freedom
01-28-2002, 11:14 AM
Student of History
> >
> >
> >It was the first day of school and a new student named Suzuki, the son
> >of a Japanese businessman, entered the fourth
> >grade. The teacher said, "Let's begin by reviewing
> >some American history. Who said "Give me Liberty,
> >or give me Death?" She saw a sea of blank
> >faces, except for Suzuki, who had his hand up.
> >
> >"Patrick Henry, 1775." He said.
> >
> >"Very good! Who said 'Government of the people, by
> >the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth'"? Again,
> >no response except from Suzuki:
> >
> >"Abraham Lincoln, 1863.", said Suzuki
> >
> >The teacher snapped at the class, "Class, you should be ashamed. Suzuki,
> >who is new to our country, knows more about its history than you do."
> >
> >She heard a loud whisper: "Screw the Japs."
> >
> >"Who said that?" she demanded.
> >
> >Suzuki put his hand up. "Lee Iacocca, 1982."
> >
> >At that point, a student in the back said, "I'm gonna puke."
> >
> >The teacher glares and asks "All right! Now, who said that?"
> >
> >Again, Suzuki says, "George Bush to the Japanese Prime Minister, 1991."
> >
> >Now furious, another student yells, "Oh yeah? Suck this!"
> >Suzuki jumps out of his chair waving his hand and shouts to the teacher,
> >
> >"Bill Clinton, to Monica Lewinsky, 1997!"
> >
> >Now with almost a mob hysteria someone said, "You little shit. If you
> >say
> >anything else, I'll kill you."
> >
> >Suzuki frantically yells at the top of his voice, "Gary Condit to
> >Chandra
> >Levy 2001."
> >
> >The teacher fainted. And as the class gathered around the teacher on the
> >floor, someone said, "Oh shit, we're in BIG trouble!
> >
> >....and Suzuki said, "The Taliban! 2001."
> >
> >
> >It was the first day of school and a new student named Suzuki, the son
> >of a Japanese businessman, entered the fourth
> >grade. The teacher said, "Let's begin by reviewing
> >some American history. Who said "Give me Liberty,
> >or give me Death?" She saw a sea of blank
> >faces, except for Suzuki, who had his hand up.
> >
> >"Patrick Henry, 1775." He said.
> >
> >"Very good! Who said 'Government of the people, by
> >the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth'"? Again,
> >no response except from Suzuki:
> >
> >"Abraham Lincoln, 1863.", said Suzuki
> >
> >The teacher snapped at the class, "Class, you should be ashamed. Suzuki,
> >who is new to our country, knows more about its history than you do."
> >
> >She heard a loud whisper: "Screw the Japs."
> >
> >"Who said that?" she demanded.
> >
> >Suzuki put his hand up. "Lee Iacocca, 1982."
> >
> >At that point, a student in the back said, "I'm gonna puke."
> >
> >The teacher glares and asks "All right! Now, who said that?"
> >
> >Again, Suzuki says, "George Bush to the Japanese Prime Minister, 1991."
> >
> >Now furious, another student yells, "Oh yeah? Suck this!"
> >Suzuki jumps out of his chair waving his hand and shouts to the teacher,
> >
> >"Bill Clinton, to Monica Lewinsky, 1997!"
> >
> >Now with almost a mob hysteria someone said, "You little shit. If you
> >say
> >anything else, I'll kill you."
> >
> >Suzuki frantically yells at the top of his voice, "Gary Condit to
> >Chandra
> >Levy 2001."
> >
> >The teacher fainted. And as the class gathered around the teacher on the
> >floor, someone said, "Oh shit, we're in BIG trouble!
> >
> >....and Suzuki said, "The Taliban! 2001."