gran Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 While President Bus..ooops I meant to say Stoltenberg prime minister of Norway was visiting a primary school he visited one of the classes. They were in the middle of a discussion related to words and their meanings. The teacher asked the Primeminister if he would like to lead the discussion on the word "tragedy", so the illustrious leader asked the class for an example of a "tragedy". One little boy stood up and offered: "If my best friend, who lives on farm, is playing in the field and a tractor runs over him and kills him, that would be a tragedy". "No," said Stoltenberg, "that would be an accident." A little girl raised her hand: "If a school bus carrying 50 children drove over a cliff, killing everyone inside, that would be a tragedy." "I'm afraid not," explained the Primeminister. "That's what we would call a great loss." The room went silent. No other children volunteered. Stoltenberg searched the room. "Isn't there someone here who can give me an example of a tragedy?" Finally at the back of the room a small boy raised his hand. In a quiet voice he said: "If Air Force One carrying you and King Harald was struck by a friendly fire missile and blown to smithereens, that would be a tragedy." "Fantastic!" exclaimed Stoltenberg. "That's right. And can you tell me why that would be a tragedy?" "Well," said the boy, "It has to be a tragedy, because it certainly wouldn't be a great loss and it probably wouldn't be a [censored]ing accident either!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everythingape Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Oh we laughed and laughed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gran Posted October 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Oh we laughed and laughed! you will like even better now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel Posted August 4, 2007 Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sssurfer Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 Great! (I plan to fit it to the Italian Primeminister though... or maybe the Pope...) I just wonder why not in the Humour section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 Great! (I plan to fit it to the Italian Primeminister though... or maybe the Pope...) I just wonder why not in the Humour section. See...just an example of how looney things are in here....Yeah...I know...it should have been in the humour section, but it's here...looney, I say!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylar Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 Great Joke. Ill have to pass it on to my folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guanaco Posted September 8, 2007 Report Share Posted September 8, 2007 I'm a republican and found it hilarious! (Hey you must have a sense of humor about everything! Even if it involves your beliefs ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cronsell Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 See...just an example of how looney things are in here....Yeah...I know...it should have been in the humour section, but it's here...looney, I say!!! I had a dream last night that I was flying in a helicopter with the pope....uhh....that's all I've got to add.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue_sphere Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 hahaha yeah good one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 I'm a republican and found it hilarious! (Hey you must have a sense of humor about everything! Even if it involves your beliefs ) Hey, I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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