Post by crickleymal on May 1, 2014 19:56:25 GMT
Alex Salmond was visiting a Scottish primary school and the
class was in the middle of a discussion related to words and their meanings.
The teacher asked Mr. Salmond if he would like to lead the discussion on the word 'Tragedy'.
So the illustrious SNP leader asked the class for an example of a 'Tragedy'.
A little boy stood up and offered,
"If ma best pal,who lives on a farm, is playin' in the field and a tractor runs
ower him and kills him, that wid be a tragedy."
"Incorrect", said Alex, in his best trying-not-to-sound-too-
patronising-Scottish-accent,
"That would be an accident."
A little girl raised her hand,
"If a school bus carryin' fifty children drove ow’r a cliff, killing a'body inside, that wid be a tragedy"
I'm afraid not', explained Alex, "that's what we would refer to as a great loss’’.
The room went silent. No other children volunteered.
Salmond searched the room. "Isn't there someone here who can give me an example of a tragedy?"
Finally, at the back of the room, a wee lad raised his hand and, in a quiet voice, said:
"If a plane carryin' you and your deputy ' wuz struck by a 'friendly fire' missile & blown tae
smithereens, that wid be a tragedy."
"Fantastic!" exclaimed Alex, "and can you tell me why that would be a tragedy?"
"Weel", says the lad, "it has tae be a tragedy, because it certainly widnae be a great loss,
and it probably widnae be an accident either!"
class was in the middle of a discussion related to words and their meanings.
The teacher asked Mr. Salmond if he would like to lead the discussion on the word 'Tragedy'.
So the illustrious SNP leader asked the class for an example of a 'Tragedy'.
A little boy stood up and offered,
"If ma best pal,who lives on a farm, is playin' in the field and a tractor runs
ower him and kills him, that wid be a tragedy."
"Incorrect", said Alex, in his best trying-not-to-sound-too-
patronising-Scottish-accent,
"That would be an accident."
A little girl raised her hand,
"If a school bus carryin' fifty children drove ow’r a cliff, killing a'body inside, that wid be a tragedy"
I'm afraid not', explained Alex, "that's what we would refer to as a great loss’’.
The room went silent. No other children volunteered.
Salmond searched the room. "Isn't there someone here who can give me an example of a tragedy?"
Finally, at the back of the room, a wee lad raised his hand and, in a quiet voice, said:
"If a plane carryin' you and your deputy ' wuz struck by a 'friendly fire' missile & blown tae
smithereens, that wid be a tragedy."
"Fantastic!" exclaimed Alex, "and can you tell me why that would be a tragedy?"
"Weel", says the lad, "it has tae be a tragedy, because it certainly widnae be a great loss,
and it probably widnae be an accident either!"
