Perishables

The headline in the SMH read "Polish President Dies"

Silly me: I immediately thought that the CEO of a varnish factory had perished.

However, the words in the SMH revealed the truth:

"... some of the country's highest military and civilian leaders died when the presidential plane crashed ..."

Tragedy

"Kaczynski was on his way to attend commemorative ceremonies for the Katyn massacre, which decimated Poland's military and intellectual elite 70 years ago."

Irony

"Black ribbons appeared in some windows in the Polish capital ..."

... and this was before the crash.

Kaczynski Sought to Rid Poland of Corruption, Forge Ties to US‎ -

Kiss of death policy.

"There were no survivors on the Soviet-era Tupolev"

The plane probably did it.

"Russian news agencies reported that pilot error was suspected as a cause in the crash."

The plane definitely did it.

"Kaczynski, the identical twin brother of former prime minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski, had said he would seek a second term in presidential elections later this year."

Jaroslaw should turn up for work on Monday and pretend nothing has happened.