> Superior Knowledge of History
>
> It was the first day of school and a new student, the son of a Japanese
> businessman entered the fourth grade. The teacher greeted the class and
> said, "Let's begin by reviewing some American history.
> Who said, "Give me liberty, or give me death?"
> She saw only a sea of blankfaces, except for that of Yoshi, who had his
> hand up.
> "Patrick Henry, 1775," said the boy.
> "Now," said the teacher, "Who said 'Government of the people, by the
> people, for the people shall not perish from the earth?"
> Again, no response except from Yoshi, "Abraham Lincoln, 1863."
> The teacher snapped at the class, "You should be ashamed. Yoshi, who is
> new to our country, knows more about American history than you do." As
> she turned to write something on the blackboard, she heard a loud whis-
> per, "Damned Japanese."
> "Who said that?" she demanded.
> Yoshi put his hand up.
> "Lee Iacocca, 1982," he said.
> At that point, feeling completely disgusted by Yoshi's history knowledge,
> a student in the back sighed, "I'm gonna throw up."
> Teacher says "Who said that?"
> Again, Yoshi raises his hand and says, "George Bush to the Japanese Prime
> Minister in 1991."
> Now furious, another student yells, "Oh yeah?!? Well suck my Dick!"
> This time Yoshi didn't even wait for the teacher to ask her question,
> and tendered his answer: "Bill Clinton to Monica Lewinsky, 1997!"
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