Little Johnny on Tragedy
A former co worker now living in El Paso, TX sent this to me and I had to share.
Mayor Nagin and Police Chief Riley visited a class in a local elementary school yesterday and the teacher suggested that they participate in the day's vocabulary lesson.
"Today's word is tragedy, " said the mayor.
"Can anyone give an example of a tragedy?" asked the police chief.
One child raised her hand. "If a drug dealer was trying to shoot another drug dealer and hit my sister instead," the child offered.
"No," said the police chief, "that would be an accident. Anyone, else?"
"How about if everyone quit visiting the city, my daddy lost his job and couldn't provide for me?" another child ventured.
"No," said the mayor, "although that would be a great loss. One more answer from Johnny in the back."
"Well," said Johnny, "if the mayor and police chief were shoved off the viewing platform during a Mardi Gras parade and killed when a float ran them over, THAT would be a tragedy!"
"Now that's correct," agreed the mayor and police chief. "And can you tell us why?"
"Of course," confirmed Johnny, "because it sure as hell wouldn't be a great loss, and I doubt very seriously if it would be an accident."
Mayor Nagin and Police Chief Riley visited a class in a local elementary school yesterday and the teacher suggested that they participate in the day's vocabulary lesson.
"Today's word is tragedy, " said the mayor.
"Can anyone give an example of a tragedy?" asked the police chief.
One child raised her hand. "If a drug dealer was trying to shoot another drug dealer and hit my sister instead," the child offered.
"No," said the police chief, "that would be an accident. Anyone, else?"
"How about if everyone quit visiting the city, my daddy lost his job and couldn't provide for me?" another child ventured.
"No," said the mayor, "although that would be a great loss. One more answer from Johnny in the back."
"Well," said Johnny, "if the mayor and police chief were shoved off the viewing platform during a Mardi Gras parade and killed when a float ran them over, THAT would be a tragedy!"
"Now that's correct," agreed the mayor and police chief. "And can you tell us why?"
"Of course," confirmed Johnny, "because it sure as hell wouldn't be a great loss, and I doubt very seriously if it would be an accident."