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An Accident ? or A Tragedy !

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Norrie

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Prime Minister Tony Blair was visiting a primary school, and he entered one

of the classrooms.

 

The pupils were in the middle of a discussion about words and their exact

meanings.

 

The teacher asked the Prime Minister 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 a

farm, was playing in a field, and a tractor ran over him and killed him,

that would be a 'tragedy'."

 

"No, not exactly," said Mr

Blair, "that would be an accident."

 

A little girl raised her hand. "If a school bus carrying fifty children

drove over a cliff, killing everyone on board, that would be a tragedy."

 

"I'm afraid not," explained the Prime Minister "that's what we would call a

great loss."

 

The room went silent. No other child

volunteered. Tony searched the room.

 

"Isn't there anyone here who can give me an example of tragedy?"

 

Finally, at the back of the room, a small boy raised his hand, and in a

quiet voice said: "If an aeroplane carrying you and Mrs Blair was struck by

a "friendly fire" missile, and was blown to smithereens, that would be a

tragedy."

 

"Fantastic!" exclaimed Tony Blair. "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 f**king accident!" :yeah::D:yeah::D

In sleep every dog dreams of food,and I, a fisherman,dream of fish..

Theocritis..

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Chris Goddard

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Superb!!! Not heard THAT one before!! :):):)

Chris Goddard


It is to be observed that 'angling' is the name given to fishing by people who can't fish.

If GOD had NOT meant us to go fishing, WHY did he give us arms then??

(If you can't help out someone in need then don't bother my old Dad always said! My grandma put it a LITTLE more, well different! It's like peeing yourself in a black pair of pants she said! It gives you a LOVELY warm feeling but no-one really notices!))

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medwaygreen

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Oh how i wish that had actually happened.

 

:bigemo_harabe_net-163::bigemo_harabe_net-163::bigemo_harabe_net-163:

Fishing seems to be my favorite form of loafing.

 

"Even a bad day of fishing is better than a good day of work."

 

I know the joy of fishes in the river through my own joy, as I go walking along the same river.

 

What do you think if the float does not dip, try again I think.

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