Politics. It’s all we hear about anymore. With serious news blasting 24/7 about the upcoming presidential race, it’s about time for some lighthearted humor to bring us back to reality.
In the following joke sent in by a reader, an outspoken child speaks the hilarious truth.
Read the joke below.
During one of her campaign trips Hillary Clinton is visiting an elementary school and goes into one of the classes. They are in the middle of a discussion related to words and their meanings.The teacher asks Mrs. Clinton if she would like to lead the discussion of the word “Tragedy.” So she asks the class for an example of a tragedy.
One little boy stands up and offers: “If my best friend who lives on a farm, is playing in the field and a runaway tractor comes along and knocks him dead, that would be a tragedy.” “No,” says Mrs. Clinton, “that would be an accident.”
A little girl raises 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,” explains Mrs.Clinton. “That’s what we would call a great loss.”
The room goes silent. No other children volunteer. Mrs. Clinton searches the room.“Isn’t there someone here who can give me an example of a tragedy?”
Finally at the back of the room, a boy raises his hand. In a quiet voice he says: “If a private jet carrying you was struck by a missile and blown to smithereens, that would be a tragedy.”
“Fantastic!” exclaims Mrs. Clinton, “That’s absolutely right. And can you tell me why that would be a tragedy?”
“Well,” says the boy, “because it wouldn’t be a great loss and it probably wouldn’t be an accident either.”
C’mon, you can admit it. That made you laugh out loud, didn’t it?
Who knew a kid could be such a wise guy? There is one thing we know about little kids: they don’t have a filter and they always speak the truth! With children this crafty, we don’t have to worry much about our future generations’ success.
Don’t worry. We’re only kidding; just wanted to make you smile.
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