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Another version of 'It's all in the wording'
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<blockquote data-quote="Topper" data-source="post: 864483" data-attributes="member: 186250"><p><span style="font-size: 18px">David Cameron was visiting a Glasgow primary school and the class was in the middle of a discussion about words and their meanings. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">The teacher asked Mr Cameron if he would like to lead the discussion on the word 'tragedy'.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">So the the prime minister asked the class if they could think of an example of a tragedy. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">A little boy stood up and said, 'If my best friend is playing in the field and a tractor runs over him and kills him, that would be a tragedy.' </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">'Incorrect,' said Cameron, 'That would merely be an accident.' </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">A little girl stood up and said 'If a school bus carrying thirty children drove over a cliff, killing everybody inside, that would be a tragedy.' </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">'I'm afraid not', said Cameron, 'That's what we would call a great loss'. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">The room went silent. No other kid volunteered. Cameron searched the room. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">'Isn't there someone here who can give me an example of a tragedy?' </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">Finally, little Johnny raised his hand from the back of the class and said, 'If a plane carrying you and Mr Clegg and Mr Milliband was hit by a missile and blown to smithereens, that would be a tragedy.' </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">'Fantastic!' exclaimed Cameron, 'And can you tell me why that would be a tragedy?' </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">'Well,' said little Johnny, 'It has to be a tragedy, because it certainly wouldn't be a great loss, and it probably wouldn't be an accident either'</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Topper, post: 864483, member: 186250"] [SIZE=5]David Cameron was visiting a Glasgow primary school and the class was in the middle of a discussion about words and their meanings. The teacher asked Mr Cameron if he would like to lead the discussion on the word 'tragedy'. So the the prime minister asked the class if they could think of an example of a tragedy. A little boy stood up and said, 'If my best friend is playing in the field and a tractor runs over him and kills him, that would be a tragedy.' 'Incorrect,' said Cameron, 'That would merely be an accident.' A little girl stood up and said 'If a school bus carrying thirty children drove over a cliff, killing everybody inside, that would be a tragedy.' 'I'm afraid not', said Cameron, 'That's what we would call a great loss'. The room went silent. No other kid volunteered. Cameron searched the room. 'Isn't there someone here who can give me an example of a tragedy?' Finally, little Johnny raised his hand from the back of the class and said, 'If a plane carrying you and Mr Clegg and Mr Milliband was hit by a missile and blown to smithereens, that would be a tragedy.' 'Fantastic!' exclaimed Cameron, 'And can you tell me why that would be a tragedy?' 'Well,' said little Johnny, 'It has to be a tragedy, because it certainly wouldn't be a great loss, and it probably wouldn't be an accident either'[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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