Tragedy

Toshira · Post by **Toshira** » March 5, 2003, 3:11 pm

A TRAGEDY

President George W. Bush is visiting an elementary school. The 4th grade
class is in the middle of a discussion related to words and their
meanings. The teacher asks the President if he would like to lead the class in the
discussion of the word, "tragedy."

So our illustrious leader asks the class for an example of a "tragedy."One little boy
stands up and offers, "If my best friend, who lives next door, is playing in the street
and a car comes along and runs him over, that would be a tragedy."

No," says Bush, "that would be an accident."

A little girl raises her hand: "If a school bus carrying 50 children drove
off a cliff, killing everyone involved, that would be a tragedy."

"I'm afraid not," explains the President. "That's what we would call a
GREAT LOSS."

The room goes silent. No other children volunteer. President Bush
searches the room. "Isn't there someone here who can give me an example of a
tragedy?" Finally, way in the back of the room, Lil' Johnny raises his
hand. In a quiet voice he says, "If Air Force One, carrying President
Bush and Vice President Cheney, was struck by a missile and blown up to
smithereens, that would be a tragedy.

"Fantastic," exclaims Bush, "that's right. And can you tell me why that
would be a tragedy?"

"Well," Lil' Johnny said, "because it wouldn't be an accident, and it sure
as hell wouldn't be a great loss."

Gurugurumaki · Post by **Gurugurumaki** » March 5, 2003, 3:13 pm

Ril'Jonnhy is in every crassroom it seems~

Dregor Thule · Post by **Dregor Thule** » March 5, 2003, 3:57 pm

Thanks for making me laugh

Sionistic · Post by **Sionistic** » March 5, 2003, 4:35 pm

hahaha quite good

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » March 5, 2003, 4:36 pm

Was this in Maxim?

Post by **Xouqoa** » March 5, 2003, 5:10 pm

Is there a difference between Maxim and Playboy, other than one has naked women and one has nearly naked women? If you're going to go gaga over hawt chicks shouldn't they at least be naked?! (Both have great articles, btw!)

Adelrune Argenti · Post by **Adelrune Argenti** » March 5, 2003, 5:12 pm

Maxim = sold in most stores
Playboy = only sold in convenience stores

Post by **Xouqoa** » March 5, 2003, 5:25 pm

You can purchase Playboy at most Newstands also.. as well as a lot of bookstores. As far as nude magazines go, it's a pretty well respected piece of journalism, I think.

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » March 5, 2003, 5:27 pm

I read Maxim cover to cover every month. It is one of the funniest magazines I've read. Amazingly I find a lot of the same flames that are used in this forum. (I smell a spy!)

PS Barnes and Nobles carries Playboy

Adelrune Argenti · Post by **Adelrune Argenti** » March 5, 2003, 5:30 pm

By store, I meant retail outlet like Walmart, Target, etc. I know the bookstores and newsstands carry it and others.

kyoukan · Post by **kyoukan** » March 5, 2003, 6:03 pm

maxim is playboy for men that lack the spine to bring playboy up to the counter and pay for it in front of everyone else. you also have to have a higher tolerance for crappy writing.

and it helps a lot if you buy the notion that all the women that pose for shoots secretly love average looking nerds with low paying jobs because I don't think a single woman in the history of that magazine has not said that in the fluff article surrounding their pictures.

Deward · Post by **Deward** » March 5, 2003, 6:13 pm

I like Maxim better because the articles are usually more light hearted and funny. I love the fake a career articles. I also like the fact that they have sleezily dressed celebrities.

Playboy is just a bunch of naked women you have never seen before. Occasionally they will have a famous person but not often and it is usually like a 50 year old bo derek or something.

Both magazines do have good articles though it is just with Playboy you will get a bunch of dirty looks from old ladies.

Deward

masteen · Post by **masteen** » March 5, 2003, 6:41 pm

All the broads in Playboy look the same. They could be clones for all I know. The lack of variety is a big turn-off.

p.s. Playboy's articles are fucking boring. When I want thought provoking, I'll read the WSJ; when I want something to read for 10 minutes on the crapper, I reach for Maxim.

Millie · Post by **Millie** » March 5, 2003, 6:55 pm

kyoukan type-R wrote:maxim is playboy for men that lack the spine to bring playboy up to the counter and pay for it in front of everyone else. you also have to have a higher tolerance for crappy writing.

and it helps a lot if you buy the notion that all the women that pose for shoots secretly love average looking nerds with low paying jobs because I don't think a single woman in the history of that magazine has not said that in the fluff article surrounding their pictures.

LOL, so true. Every woman profiled in Maxim photo shoots is a variation on the same theme: "I'm a hot, 18-year-old model who makes $10 million a photo shoot and has a slate of movie roles lined up on the horizon. But I'm so sick of dating other hot models and actors! I really want to settle down with a 35-year-old virgin who reads this magazine and probably masturbates to my pictures!"