The teacher said, "Let's begin by reviewing
some History. Who said 'Give me Liberty, or
give me Death'?"
She saw a sea of blank faces, except for Little
Akio, a bright foreign exchange student from
Japan, 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 Little Akio:
"Abraham Lincoln, 1863."
"Excellent!" said the teacher continuing. "Let's
try one a bit more difficult. Who said, 'Ask not
what your country can do for you, but what
you can do for your country'?"
Once again, Akio's was the only hand in the air
and he said: "John F. Kennedy, 1961."
The teacher snapped at the class, "Class, you
should be ashamed of yourselves.
Little Akio isn't from this country and he
knows more about our history than you do."
She heard a loud whisper: "F**k the Japs."
"Who said that? I want to know right now!" she
angrily demanded.
Little Akio put his hand up, "General
MacArthur, 1945."
At that point, a student in the back said, "I'm
gonna puke."
The teacher glares around and asks, "All right!
Now who said that?"
Again, Little Akio says, "George Bush to the
Japanese Prime Minister, 1991."
Now furious, another student yells, "Oh yeah?
Suck this!"
Little Akio jumps out of his chair waving his
hand and shouts to the teacher, "Bill Clinton,
to Monica Lewinsky, 1997!"
Now with almost mob hysteria someone said,
"You little s--t! If you say anything else, I'll kill
you!"
Little Akio frantically yells at the top of his
voice, "Michael Jackson to the children
testifying against him, 2004."
The teacher fainted.
As the class gathered around the teacher on
the floor, someone said, "Oh s--t, we're
screwed!"
Little Akio said quietly, "Albertans, 'if' Justin
Trudeau wins the Liberal leadership and gets
elected PM".
some History. Who said 'Give me Liberty, or
give me Death'?"
She saw a sea of blank faces, except for Little
Akio, a bright foreign exchange student from
Japan, 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 Little Akio:
"Abraham Lincoln, 1863."
"Excellent!" said the teacher continuing. "Let's
try one a bit more difficult. Who said, 'Ask not
what your country can do for you, but what
you can do for your country'?"
Once again, Akio's was the only hand in the air
and he said: "John F. Kennedy, 1961."
The teacher snapped at the class, "Class, you
should be ashamed of yourselves.
Little Akio isn't from this country and he
knows more about our history than you do."
She heard a loud whisper: "F**k the Japs."
"Who said that? I want to know right now!" she
angrily demanded.
Little Akio put his hand up, "General
MacArthur, 1945."
At that point, a student in the back said, "I'm
gonna puke."
The teacher glares around and asks, "All right!
Now who said that?"
Again, Little Akio says, "George Bush to the
Japanese Prime Minister, 1991."
Now furious, another student yells, "Oh yeah?
Suck this!"
Little Akio jumps out of his chair waving his
hand and shouts to the teacher, "Bill Clinton,
to Monica Lewinsky, 1997!"
Now with almost mob hysteria someone said,
"You little s--t! If you say anything else, I'll kill
you!"
Little Akio frantically yells at the top of his
voice, "Michael Jackson to the children
testifying against him, 2004."
The teacher fainted.
As the class gathered around the teacher on
the floor, someone said, "Oh s--t, we're
screwed!"
Little Akio said quietly, "Albertans, 'if' Justin
Trudeau wins the Liberal leadership and gets
elected PM".
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