New Orleans Humor
Ganked unashamedly from Greg Peters over at Suspect Device, a really great piece of humor:
Mayor Nagin and Police Chief Riley visited a class in a local elementary school yesterday and the teacher suggested that they participate in the day’s vocabulary lesson.
“Today’s word is tragedy,†said the mayor. “Can anyone give an example of a tragedy?†asked the police chief.
One child raised her hand. “If a drug dealer was trying to shoot another drug dealer and hit my sister instead,†the child offered. “No,†said the police chief, “that would be an accident. Anyone else?â€
“How about if everyone quit visiting the city, my daddy lost his job and couldn’t provide for me?†another child ventured. “No,†said the mayor, “although that would be a great loss. One more answer from Johnny in the back.â€
“Well,†said Johnny, “if the mayor and police chief were shoved off the viewing platform during a Mardi Gras parade and killed when a float ran them over, THAT would be a tragedy!†“Now that’s correct,†agreed the mayor and police chief. “And can you tell us why?†“Because,†said Johnny, “it sure as hell wouldn’t be a great loss, and I doubt very seriously if it would be an accident.â€