It was the first day of a school in USA and a new Indian student by name Chandrasekhar entered the fourth grade.
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The teacher said, "Let us 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", said the teacher, "Who said, 'Government of the people, by the people and for the people, shall not perish from the earth'?"
Again, no response except from Chandrasekhar, who said,
"Abraham Lincoln, 1863."
The teacher snapped at the class, "Students, you should be ashamed. Chandrasekhar, who is new to our country knows about our history more than you do."
She heard a loud whisper,
"F_ _ _ the Indians."
"Who said that?", demanded the teacher.
Chandrasekhar put his hand up and said,
"General Custer, 1862."
At that point, a student at the back shouted,
"I'm gonna puke".
The teacher glared around and asked,
"Now, who said that?"
Again, Chandrasekhar said,
"George H.W. Bush to the Japanese Prime Minister in 1991."
Now, with almost mob hysteria, someone said,
"You little shit, if you say anything else, I am going to kill you."
Chandrasekhar frantically yelled at the top of his voice,
"Michael Jackson to the child witnesses testifying against him in 2004."
Now, the teacher fainted and collapsed on the floor. And, as the students gathered around her, someone said,
"Oh shit. We are screwed."
And, Chandrasekhar said quietly,
"I think it was Lehman Brothers on September 15th, 2008."