Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2004 5:07 pm
sorry, but like anyone here knows what kerry would do different... just jumping on the bandwagon people... but heres a good bush joke (the person, ot the body part)
>
> > President Bush was visiting a primary school. One of the classes was
> > 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 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 him over and
> > kills him, that would be a tragedy." " No," said Bush, "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 president. "That's what we
> > would call a great loss."
> >
> > The room went silent. No other children volunteered.
> >
> > Bush searched the room. "Isn't there someone here who can give me an
> > example of 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 Mr. Bush was
> > struck by a "friendly fire" missile and blown to smithereens, that
> > would be a tragedy."
> >
> > "Fantastic!" exclaimed Bush. "That's right. And can you tell me why
> > that would be a tragedy?"
> >
> > "Well," says the boy, "it has to be a tragedy, because it certainly
> > wouldn't be a great loss and it probably wouldn't be an accident
> > either".
>
> > President Bush was visiting a primary school. One of the classes was
> > 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 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 him over and
> > kills him, that would be a tragedy." " No," said Bush, "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 president. "That's what we
> > would call a great loss."
> >
> > The room went silent. No other children volunteered.
> >
> > Bush searched the room. "Isn't there someone here who can give me an
> > example of 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 Mr. Bush was
> > struck by a "friendly fire" missile and blown to smithereens, that
> > would be a tragedy."
> >
> > "Fantastic!" exclaimed Bush. "That's right. And can you tell me why
> > that would be a tragedy?"
> >
> > "Well," says the boy, "it has to be a tragedy, because it certainly
> > wouldn't be a great loss and it probably wouldn't be an accident
> > either".