It was the first day of school and a new student named Pepito, the son of
>a
> > Cuban-American refugee, 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 Pepito, who had his hand up.
> > >
> > >"Patrick Henry, 1775."
> > >
> > >"Very good Pepito! Who said 'Government of the people, by the people, for
> > the
> > people, shall not perish from the earth'"?
> > >
> > >Again, no response except from Pepito: "Abraham Lincoln, 1863."
> > >
> > >The teacher snapped at the class, "Class, you should be ashamed. Pepito,
> > who
> > is new to our country, knows more about its history than you do."
> > >
> > >She heard a loud whisper: "Screw the Cubans." "Who said that?" she
> > demanded.
> > >
> > >Pepito put his hand up. "J.F.K., during the Bay of Pigs invasion 1961."
> > >
> > >At that point, a student in the back said, 'I'm gonna puke." The teacher
> > glares and asks "All right! Now, who said that?"
> > >
> > >Again, Pepito says, "George Bush Sr. to the Japans Prime Minister, 1991."
> > >
> > >Now furious, another student yells, "Oh yeah? Suck this!"
> > >
> > >Pepito 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 shit. If you say
> > anything else, I'll kill you."
> > >
> > >Pepito 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 shit, we're in BIG trouble!, we better get the
>hell
> > outta here!!"
> > >
> > >Pepito said,
> > >
> > >"Saddam Hussein 2003."
> >
> >