A friend forwarded me this joke. I thought it was kind of apt, in light of one of the current debates raging on GoaNet. I edited it a bit, to downgrade its rating from NC-17 to PG-13.
It was the first day at a school in the United States. A new Indian student named Chandrasekhar Subramanian 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 Chandrasekhar, 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 Chandrasekhar. "Abraham Lincoln, 1863", said Chandrasekhar. The teacher snapped at the class, "Class, you should be ashamed. Chandrasekhar, who is new to our country, knows more about our history than you do". She heard a loud whisper : "F the Indians" "Who said that?" She demanded. Chandrasekhar put his hand up. "General Custer, 1862". 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, Chandrasekhar says, "George Bush to the Japanese prime minister, 1991". Now furious, another student yells, "Oh yeah? Suck this!" Chandrasekhar 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 shit. If you say anything else, I'll kill you". Chandrasekhar frantically yells at the top of his voice, "Michael Jackson (RIP) to the child witnesses testifying against him - 2004". The teacher fainted. As the class gathered around the teacher on the floor, someone said, "Oh shit, we're screwed!". And Chandrasekhar said quietly, "I think it was the American people, November, 2008 when America officially hit recession". Jim F New York.
