Thanks Peter! I have a friend quite interested in Canadian politics and for every major election rents a hotel room in Canada, buys every newspaper possible, orders food in and watches the returns non-stop. So I will soon get a very detailed update.
John K Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device from U.S. Cellular -----Original Message----- From: Peter Kepros <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 12:19:59 To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)<[email protected]> Reply-To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]>Subject: Re: [tips] Can't possibly be true Yes, John, there is an election close at hand in Canada. Even the school children are getting involved (see below): >STEPHEN HARPER was visiting an Ontario primary >school and the class was in the middle of a >discussion related to words and their meanings. >The teacher asked Mr. Harper if he would like to >lead the discussion on the word 'Tragedy'. > >So our illustrious leader asked the class for an >example of a 'Tragedy'. A little boy stood up and offered: > >" If my best friend, who lives on a farm, is >playin' in the field and a tractor runs over him >and kills him, that would be a tragedy." > >"Incorrect," said Harper. "That would be an accident." > > >A little girl raised her hand: > >"If a school bus carrying fifty children drove >over a cliff, killing everybody inside, that would be a tragedy." > >"I'm afraid not", explained Harper, "that's what >we would refer to as a great loss." > >The room went silent. No other children >volunteered. Harper 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 and said: > >"If a plane carrying you and Mr. Ignatieff and >Mr. Layton and Mr. Duceppe were struck by a >'friendly fire' missile & blown to smithereens, that would be a tragedy." > >"Fantastic", exclaimed Harper, "and can you tell >me why that would be a tragedy?" > >"Well", said 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!" Peter Kepros, Ph.D Professor of Psychology and Dean of Arts, Emeritus University of New Brunswick Fredericton, NB, CANADA At 11:04 AM 13/04/2011, you wrote: >Yes the US is mighty and >Yes The Donald is gaining attention but there is >No chance he will make it far. My bet for the >Repub pick lies with Mitt Romney who gave Mass >the closest thing to unversal health care and >served as a model for Obama. Say, isn't there an >election close at hand in Canada? > >John K >------Original Message------ >From: [email protected] >To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) >ReplyTo: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) >Subject: [tips] Can't possibly be true >Sent: Apr 13, 2011 9:48 AM > >Now I know it's not good form to comment on politics on a psychology >list, and especially not about the politics of someone else's >country. So I do apologize. > >But I see that Donald Trump is tied for the position of leading >Republican candidate for president of the mighty USA. >http://tinyurl.com/3oou7n3 > >[snicker] > >Stephen >-------------------------------------------- >Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. >Professor of Psychology, Emeritus >Bishop's University >Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada >e-mail: sblack at ubishops.ca >--------------------------------------------- > >--- >You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. >To unsubscribe click here: >http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13338.f659d005276678c0696b7f6beda66454&n=T&l=tips&o=9985 >or send a blank email to >leave-9985-13338.f659d005276678c0696b7f6beda66...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > >Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device from U.S. Cellular >--- >You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. >To unsubscribe click here: >http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13034.e0154ac829acb5cb5735e1d1e7f48c68&n=T&l=tips&o=9986 >or send a blank email to >leave-9986-13034.e0154ac829acb5cb5735e1d1e7f48...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13338.f659d005276678c0696b7f6beda66454&n=T&l=tips&o=9988 or send a blank email to leave-9988-13338.f659d005276678c0696b7f6beda66...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=9989 or send a blank email to leave-9989-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
