[StBernard] Best Little Johnny Joke Ever!

[Westley Annis]

		Lil' Johnny Meets Barack
		
		Barack Obama was visiting a primary school and he visited
one of the classes. They were in the middle of a discussion related to words
and their meanings. The teacher asked the president if he would like to lead
the discussion on the word 'tragedy'. So our illustrious president 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, is playing in the field and a tractor runs over him and
kills him, that would be a tragedy."
		"No,' said Obama, '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 Obama. 
		'That's what we would call great loss." 
		
		The room went silent. No other children volunteered. Obama
searched the room. "Isn't there someone here who can give me an example of a
tragedy?" 
		
		Finally, at the back of the room, Little Johnny raised his
hand. In a quiet voice he said: "If the plane carrying you and Mrs. Obama
was struck by a 'friendly fire' missile and blown to smithereens, that would
be a tragedy." 
		
		"Fantastic!' exclaimed Obama. 'That's right. And can you
tell me why that would be tragedy?" 
		
		"Well,' says Johnny, 'It has to be a tragedy, because it
sure as hell wouldn't be a great loss... and you can bet your ass it
probably wasn't an accident either."

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	
	
	
	 
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