W2: Yeah. W1: Well, according to the book, Jamieson asked a pilot. And the pilot said as he was flying over the volcano, his engines shut down, stopped working completely. W2: Scary. Did he get hot? W1: Hmm, it doesn't say. But he obviously survived. So there you go. Anyway, what about this one? Why did The Beatles break up? W2: Dunno. They got old, they? didn’t M1: No, John Lennon went off with Yoko Ono, he? didn’t W1: Well, Jamieson wrote to Yoko Ono and she replied, they all ‘Because grew up, wanted to do things their own way, and they did.’ W2: Oh interesting. that’s M1: amazed she replied, I’m W1: Me, too. OK, last one. After watching a violent video game, the little boy asked why is there war? W2: Great question. M1: a really good question. That’s W2: Hmm, because men like fighting? M1: Political reasons. One country wants the land or the oil or the gold. W1: Well, Jamieson asked lots of experts. Host of them or didn’t couldn’t answer. Then he asked an American army colonel, who said there are four big reasons: different ideologies, a sense of honour, economic reasons, and fear. M1: Uh-huh. W2: Good question for a four-year-old.
W2: Yeah. W1: Well, according to the book, Jamieson asked a pilot. And the pilot said as he was flying over the volcano, his engines shut down, stopped working completely. W2: Scary. Did he get hot? W1: Hmm, it doesn't say. But he obviously survived. So there you go. Anyway, what about this one? Why did The Beatles break up? W2: Dunno. They got old, didn’t they? M1: No, John Lennon went off with Yoko Ono, didn’t he? W1: Well, Jamieson wrote to Yoko Ono and she replied, ‘Because they all grew up, wanted to do things their own way, and they did.’ W2: Oh that’s interesting. M1: I’m amazed she replied, W1: Me, too. OK, last one. After watching a violent video game, the little boy asked why is there war? W2: Great question. M1: That’s a really good question. W2: Hmm, because men like fighting? M1: Political reasons. One country wants the land or the oil or the gold. W1: Well, Jamieson asked lots of experts. Host of them didn’t or couldn’t answer. Then he asked an American army colonel, who said there are four big reasons: different ideologies, a sense of honour, economic reasons, and fear. M1: Uh-huh. W2: Good question for a four-year-old.
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