But this one works so well because you can actually see Obama in it. For the life of me I can't see McCain in the same place. Maybe its the setting. Maybe its the question. Maybe its the condescendence in the 'voice' of the jokes subject. Think about it. Can you even see Bush in a class, let alone asking such a question? I think there's a desire to avoid another potatoe. :)
BTW, is there a Mrs. McCain? On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 9:16 AM, Billy Cox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes, the best jokes are those that are modular; just fill-in the name of > whoever you hate and it works just the same. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Erika L. Walker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2008 11:20 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Little Johnny strikes again ... > > > Had to share this .... > > Presidential candidate Barack Obama 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 presidential candidate > if > he would like to lead the discussion on the word 'tragedy'. > > So our illustrious democrat presidential candidate 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 Obama, "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 Obama. 'That's what we would call great loss. > > The room went silent. No other children volunteered. > > Obama searched the room. "Isn't there someone here who can give me an > example of a tragedy?" > > Finally at the back of the room, Little Johnny raised his hand. In a quiet > voice he said: "If the plane carrying you and Mrs. Obama was struck by a > 'friendly fire' missile and blown to smithereens that would be a tragedy." > > "Fantastic!" exclaimed Obama. "That's right. And can you tell me why that > would be 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 a freaking accident > either." > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:266508 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
