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his jewelry. Chances are he was a reasonable person. On the other hand, he never figured he was going to lose either, which maybe makes him a prick after all.

    Example : The 1927 Yankees (especially Tony Lazzeri) did the same thing to the American League that the Saratoga boys did to Burgoyne.
    And for almost all of the same reasons, like the Red Sox and the Redcoats not taking either one of them seriously until it was too late.

    Travis:

    Dude. Thanks for the B+. Before I took this class I thought that George Washington was a load of crap like Santa Claus and the Seven Dwarfs and other people they make you believe in when you’re too young to know any better. Even with the green picture on the dollar.

    But you should lighten up a little. I mean, who really gives a shit about whose ass John

    Hancock had to kiss to get his name in the middle? You need a boyfriend.
    If you want me to keep my eyes open for somebody, just say the word.

    —Gary

    Impressions of the Revolution
    by Corey Gambel

    The Revolution solved one big problem. Up until then there wasn’t exactly a boom market on social studies books because we hadn’t done anything yet. I mean, if you were a kid who hated school, all you had to do was take American History and you’d be out of there in three days.
    But all of a sudden there were monuments and things like Concord and Valley Forge and Independence Hall and Old Ironsides. (And by the way.
    How come Paul Revere was a hero when all he did was run away and cry for help?)

    Example : Ebbets Field, which probably had more important landmarks in it than all of the Bunker Hills put together. And they built it practically overnight. Sort of like the thirteen colonies who woke up one morning and there was the Bill of Rights. Baseball got instant history quicker than anybody else ever did—I mean, one box score and suddenly we had stats!

    TP:

    Not that I thought you were nuts, but this actually makes sense. It’s also the only class I stay awake through.

    —CG

    Impressions of the Revolution
    by Doug Hatten

    So we get our independence and then we can’t figure out what to do with it. Know what it reminds me of? Being a teenager and practically breaking apart at the seams to get out of the house for good. Until it happens. Then you spend all of your time in your old bedroom, staring at your football trophies and waiting for Mom to finish doing your laundry. Nothing’s scarier than being on your own for the first time.
    That’s why it took us more than a year to find a Constitution. We hadn’t grown up after all, and we needed to do it fast.

    Example : The 1908 Cubbies. Without a doubt. They were just these confused kids who won the World Series, and they didn’t even know how the hell they got there. And once they thought they’d figured it out, they never got there again.

    Trav, do I really have to take History 304 to find out about Carlton Fisk and the Cuban Missile Crisis? Couldn’t you just give us a hint and save me four units?

    —Doug

    Impressions of the Revolution
    by Tony Norris

    Know what England’s problem was? They were kicking the wrong country, that’s what. Suppose you were somebody’s asshole father who drank all night and spent the rest of the day beating the shit out of your kid. Then all of a sudden they make the little brat Chief of Police. Guess what? You’re screwed. And what really poked England in the nuts was figuring out too late that if they’d stopped us earlier, we never would have learned how to say no.

    Example : John McGraw’s New York Giants. Any year’ll do. The Yankees may have been a better team, but nobody knew how to say “fuck you” to the people in charge better than Mr. McGraw. Even Alexander Hamilton didn’t.

    Hey Trav,

    When I first got in this course, I didn’t want a pervert teaching me. ow I don’t mind.

    —Tony

    Impressions of the Revolution
    by Ray Sorren

    What Revolution? We got our independence the day we set sail for