posted 07-14- 07:47 AM               

>> President Bill Clinton was visiting an elementary school today, and
>when
>> he visited one of the 4th grade classes, they were in the middle of
>a
>> discussion related to words and their meanings. The teacher asked
>the
>> President if he would like to lead the class in the discussion of
>the
>> word, "tragedy."
>>
>> So, our illustrious leader asked the class for an example of a
>tragedy.
>> One little boy stood up and offered, "If my best friend, who lives
>next
>> door, was playing in the street, and a car came along and ran over
>him.
>> That would be a tragedy."
>>
>> "No," said Clinton, "that would be an accident."
>>
>> A little girl raised her hand. "If a school bus carrying 50
>children
>> drove
>> off a cliff, killing everyone in the bus, that would be a tragedy."
>> "I'm
>> afraid not," explained the President. "That we would call a great
>> loss."
>>
>> The room grew silent. No other children would volunteer an answer.
>> President Clinton searched the room. "Isn't there someone here who
>can
>> give me an example of a tragedy?"
>>
>> Finally, in the back of the room, a small boy raised his hand. In a
>> Quiet voice, he said, "If Air Force One, carrying Mr. & Mrs.
>Clinton,
>> were
>> struck by a missile and blown to smithereens, that would be a
>tragedy."
>>
>> "Fantastic," exclaimed Clinton. "That's right. And can you tell
>me
>why
>> that would be a tragedy?"
>>
>> "Well, " said the boy, "because it wouldn't be an accident, and it
>> certainly wouldn't be a great loss!"
> PRESIDENTIAL SAVINGS PLAN
>
>
>When Bill and Hillary first got married, Bill said, "I am
>putting a box under our bed. You must promise never to look
>in it." In all their 30 years of marriage, Hillary never
>looked. However, on the afternoon of their 30th anniversary,
>curiosity got the better of her and she lifted the lid and
>peeked inside. In the box there were 3 empty beer cans and
>$1,874.25 in cash.
>
>After dinner, Hillary could no longer contain her guilt and
>she confessed, saying, "I am so sorry. For all these years
>I kept my promise and never looked in the box under our bed.
>However, today the temptation was too much and I gave in.
>But now I need to know why do you keep the empty cans in
>the box?"
>
>Bill thought for a while and said, "I guess that after all
>these years you deserve to know the truth. Whenever I was
>unfaithful to you, I put an empty beer can in the box under
>the bed to remind myself not to do it again."
>
>Hillary was shocked, but said, "I am very disappointed and
>saddened, but I guess after all those years away from home
>on the road, temptation does happen and I guess that 3 times
>is not that bad considering the number of years we've been
>together."
>
>They hugged and made their peace. A little while later,
>Hillary asked Bill, "So why do you have all that money in
>the box?"
>
>Bill answered, "Well, whenever the box filled up with empty
>cans, I took them to the recycling center and redeemed them
>for cash."

Cheers
Himdog out