It was the first day
of school and a new student named Martinez, the son of a
Mexican restaurateur, 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 Martinez, who had his hand up.
"Patrick Henry, 1775."
"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 Martinez: "Abraham Lincoln,
1863.", said Martinez.
The teacher snapped at the class, "Class, you should be
ashamed. Martinez, who is new to our country, knows more about its
history than you do."
She heard a loud whisper: " S c r e w the
Mexicans." "Who said that?" she demanded. Martinez
put his hand up. "Jim Bowie, 1836."
At that point, a student in the back said,
"I'm gonna p u k e ." The teacher glares and asks
"All right! Now, who said that?" Again, Martinez says,
"George Bush to the Japanese Prime Minister, 1991."
Now furious, another student yells, "Oh yeah? S u c k
this!" Martinez 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
s h i t . If you say anything else, I'll k i l l
you." Martinez 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 s h i t , we're in BIG
trouble!" Martinez said, "Saddam Hussein 2003." |
