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I graduated high school in 1958. I started college in 1971. My first freshman English class was with a really nice lady prof.We were reading, in class, one of those short stories written by authors with a “meaningful subliminal message”, I suppose. I’ve read better on restroom stall walls. But I digress.All the other students were fresh out of high schoolSo back to the story. I don’t remember what triggered one sweet young thing’s comment that , “Oh, the Jews celebrate Christmas in July (Jewly, see?).” When I quit laughing, I explained that the Jews didn’t celebrate Xmas. Her response was, wide eyed horror and a, “They don’t?” I smelled blood and went for the kill. I said, “They don’t worship your Jesus, either.” That brought a verge of tears quivering voice, “They…they…the don’t worship Jesus?”Blood had been drawn, the kill was imminent.“No, and neither do Muslims, Hindus, Zarathustrians, Buddhists, most Chinese and Japanese.” I am not lying to you, fully one half that class thought that Muslims, Buddhists, whatever, were only denominations, like Baptists and Methodists. And at least one fourth of them, boys and girls both were outright crying.The prof made me stay after class. Her first comment was, “Can you believe that these kids have graduated high school, and still are that ignorant.?”She just asked me to be gentler with them.
Randallw over 9 years ago
If BB is going to have him praise them, then she should at least have some.
Old Texan75 over 9 years ago
I graduated high school in 1958. I started college in 1971. My first freshman English class was with a really nice lady prof.We were reading, in class, one of those short stories written by authors with a “meaningful subliminal message”, I suppose. I’ve read better on restroom stall walls. But I digress.All the other students were fresh out of high schoolSo back to the story. I don’t remember what triggered one sweet young thing’s comment that , “Oh, the Jews celebrate Christmas in July (Jewly, see?).” When I quit laughing, I explained that the Jews didn’t celebrate Xmas. Her response was, wide eyed horror and a, “They don’t?” I smelled blood and went for the kill. I said, “They don’t worship your Jesus, either.” That brought a verge of tears quivering voice, “They…they…the don’t worship Jesus?”Blood had been drawn, the kill was imminent.“No, and neither do Muslims, Hindus, Zarathustrians, Buddhists, most Chinese and Japanese.” I am not lying to you, fully one half that class thought that Muslims, Buddhists, whatever, were only denominations, like Baptists and Methodists. And at least one fourth of them, boys and girls both were outright crying.The prof made me stay after class. Her first comment was, “Can you believe that these kids have graduated high school, and still are that ignorant.?”She just asked me to be gentler with them.
Tyrnn over 9 years ago
His lithp seems to have dithappeared with “master”