The teacher decided she would write a history question on the blackboard every Thursday afternoon, and whoever answered it correctly could take Friday off from school. On the first Thursday she wrote, Who said, Give me liberty or give me death? No one seemed to know, until a little Japanese boy said, Patrick Henry, 1775.

Very good! the teacher said. You can take off tomorrow, and well see you Monday.

The next week she wrote on the board, Who said, Fourscore and seven years ago? No one seemed to know, until a little Japanese girl said, Abraham Lincoln, 1865.

Very good! the teacher said. Now you can take off tomorrow, and well see you Monday.

Well, the next Thursday, as she was getting ready to write this weeks question on the board she said, Now the last two weeks our history questions have been answered by children who were not even born in this country. You other children should be ashamed of yourselves. Now I want one of you to answer this weeks question.

But just as she turned to begin writing, Little Johnny hollered out from the back, Screw the Japs!

The teacher turned around and demanded, Who said that?

Little Johnny jumped up and said, Harry Truman, 1945. See ya Monday!