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GORDON BROWN was visiting a Scottish primary school and went into one
of the classes.
They were in the middle of a discussion related to words and their
meanings. The teacher asked Mr. Brown 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'.
A little boy stood up and offered: 'If ma best freen, wha lives on a
fairm, is playin' in the field an' a tractor rins ower him and kills
him, that wid be a 'tragedy.' '
'No', said Gordon - 'that would be an accident.'
A little girl raised her hand: 'If a skale bus kerryin' fufty children
drove ower a cliff, killing a'b'dy inside, that wid be a tragedy'
'I'm afraid not', explained Gordon - 'that's what we would call a
'great loss'' .
The room went silent. No other children volunteered. Gordon searched
the room.
'Isn't there someone here who can give me an example of a tragedy?'
Finally, at the back of the room, wee Johnny raised his hand...
In a quiet voice he said:
'If a plane kerryin' you and Mr. Darlin' wis struck by a 'freendly
fire' missile & blawn tae smithereens, that wid be a tragedy.'
'Fantastic!' exclaimed Gordon. 'That's right. And can you tell me why
that would be a tragedy?'
'Weel,' says wee Johnny 'it his tae be a tragedy, because it certainly
widnae be a great loss.....
and it probably widnae be a f***ing accident either!
of the classes.
They were in the middle of a discussion related to words and their
meanings. The teacher asked Mr. Brown 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'.
A little boy stood up and offered: 'If ma best freen, wha lives on a
fairm, is playin' in the field an' a tractor rins ower him and kills
him, that wid be a 'tragedy.' '
'No', said Gordon - 'that would be an accident.'
A little girl raised her hand: 'If a skale bus kerryin' fufty children
drove ower a cliff, killing a'b'dy inside, that wid be a tragedy'
'I'm afraid not', explained Gordon - 'that's what we would call a
'great loss'' .
The room went silent. No other children volunteered. Gordon searched
the room.
'Isn't there someone here who can give me an example of a tragedy?'
Finally, at the back of the room, wee Johnny raised his hand...
In a quiet voice he said:
'If a plane kerryin' you and Mr. Darlin' wis struck by a 'freendly
fire' missile & blawn tae smithereens, that wid be a tragedy.'
'Fantastic!' exclaimed Gordon. 'That's right. And can you tell me why
that would be a tragedy?'
'Weel,' says wee Johnny 'it his tae be a tragedy, because it certainly
widnae be a great loss.....
and it probably widnae be a f***ing accident either!
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