Inspired simultaneously and erratically by the blog thoughts of both Stanley Lee and Ned Rorem.

Oct 29, 2002

Funny forward from Akiko. Those damn japs.

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 said,
"Patrick Henry, 1775." The teacher 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." 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 responds,
"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 amidst almost a mob hysteria, someone said, "You little twit. 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,
"Arthur Andersen, 2002."

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