History Lesson

[greeneyedlady]

History Lesson
>
> It was the first day of school and a new student
> named Martinez, the son of
> a Mexican restaurateur who had recently immigrated,
> 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: "Screw 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 puke."
>
> The teacher glared and asked, "All right! Now, who
> said that?"
>
> Again, Martinez. "George Bush to the Japanese Prime
> Minister, 1991!"
>
> Now furious, another student yelled, "Oh yeah? Suck
> this!"
>
> Martinez jumped out of his chair waving his hand and
> shouting to the
> teacher, "Bill Clinton to Monica Lewinsky, 1997!"
>
> Now, with almost a mob hysteria, someone said, "You
> little ****. If you say
> anything else, I'll kill you."
>
> Martinez frantically yelled at the top of his voice,
> "Gary Condit to Chandra
> Levy, 2001!"
>
> The teacher fainted, and as the class gathered
> around her on the floor,
> someone said, "Oh ****, we're in BIG trouble now!"
>
> Martinez whispered, "Saddam Hussein, 2003!"
>

[ash]

that's a little much.

[Harlock]

Oddly enough, there were as many or more Mexicans fighting against Mexico in the fight for Texas Independence as there were people from Tennesee, Ohio, Georgia, etc. Honestly, I wish we still called ourselves Texicans, it's just as accurate now as it was then. I think I'll go fly my Texas flag outside just as high as my US flag... I can you know, Texas is the only state that is allowed. ;)

[FL Knifemaker]

I think I'll go fly my Texas flag outside just as high as my US flag... I can you know, Texas is the only state that is allowed. ;)

I didn't know that. Very interesting!!

GEL,

ROFLMAO !!!!

[Timmain42]

I didn't know that. Very interesting!!
When you used to be your own country, you can do quite a bit.

[gonefishin]

As funny as it is..... i work at a resort, and quite a few of the housekeepers are hispanic. Mario is trying to become a citizen and he's always asking me " who was the 8th president" or some other piece of history I learned in 8th grade and forgot by 9th. He knows the answers to a lot of things I don't.

[Harlock]

As funny as it is..... i work at a resort, and quite a few of the housekeepers are hispanic. Mario is trying to become a citizen and he's always asking me " who was the 8th president" or some other piece of history I learned in 8th grade and forgot by 9th. He knows the answers to a lot of things I don't.
Yeah, I went through the same thing when an Indian couple that are friends of the family got citizenship recently. The citizenship test is pretty thorough and it really is a bit embarassing when they ask you questions and you have to say, "Umm, I know I learned that in grade school but..." Kudos to anyone getting US citizenship.