Yep....its a joke (as far as i am aware) and below is a cracker...Brighten up your day:
Prime Minister Tony Blair 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 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, is playing in the field and a tractor runs over him and kills him.
That would be a 'tragedy'. "No," said 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 inside, 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 children volunteered. Tony searched the room. "Isn't there someone........ PTO
2007-03-06 23:20:06 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
This joke has been doing the rounds in one form or other for the past 10 - 15 odd years.
2007-03-06 23:28:46 · answer #1 · answered by Kevan M 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He would be an improvement on the present one, and that is not a recommendation
2007-03-07 00:28:07 · answer #2 · answered by mick t 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nosense,.
2007-03-06 23:33:19 · answer #3 · answered by Nyaru 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're a funny fecker! very good
2007-03-07 00:01:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ha ha ....................ha
2007-03-06 23:32:29 · answer #5 · answered by Miss Strong minded 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
crap
2007-03-06 23:24:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋