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."
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."