It was the first day of school in Marietta, Georgia, 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 screwed" and Suzuki
>>said,"The Taliban! 2001.
>>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 screwed" and Suzuki
>>said,"The Taliban! 2001.
