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From: maxg@tekig4.UUCP (Max Guernsey)
Newsgroups: net.jokes
Subject: Re: History Lesson...offensive
Message-ID: <105@tekig4.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 29-May-85 21:37:03 EDT
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Posted: Wed May 29 21:37:03 1985
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In article <760033@acf4.UUCP> mcb8391@acf4.UUCP (mike b) writes:
>
>	In P.S 11, a history lesson is going on in the third grade class.
>'Now I'm going to quote a famous sentence and you should tell me who
>said it and what the date was' says the teacher.
>'I regret I have only one life to give for my country' she repeats.
>'Now who said that?'
>	A little voice in the back says 'Nathan Hale, 1776'
>The teacher says 'Stand up so everyone can see you'
>	It turns out to be a little Japanese kid.
>'Isn't that nice' the teacher says, 'only in this country a few years and
>already knows more American history than the rest of you.'
>	Another voice in the back yells 'Fuck the Japs!'
>The teacher angrily yells 'Now who said that!!!'
>	A little girl up front stands up and says...
>	'Lee Ioccoca, 1976'.
>
>
>*****************************************************************************
>		Mike B.
>	"Well everyone else thought it was funny..."

Just to set the record straight I think it was Henry Ford that said that.