exactly

Hello, my name is Amber.

And I HAVE to share this with you.

I'm currently taking American history 101- I just needed an extra class so I could get my required hours and this class (specifically with Doc Elder) is notorious for being an easy A.

My favorite part about the class are his notes- they always make me laugh. They're full of pop-culture references. This one struck me and hence prompted me to write this blog. We're talking about the wars in early America like the French and Indian War, and the wars that the colonists had to fight in for England. After each section of notes, Doc Elder has a section titled "Interesting Doc Elder Observations". I would like to share Observation #5

[We used to believe that Georgia was founded by James Oglethorpe as a haven for debtors who were being held in jail in England. Nice story, but not true. It was founded to protect the rich colonies of the Carolinas against a Spanish attack like those that had occurred during Queen Anne’s War. Thus, it’s like the scene in the movie “South Park” where the U.S. declares war on Canada and the army commander tells Chef (the guy who is in charge of all the black soldiers) that he’ll lead Operation Human Shield. Then he looks at the white soldiers and says they’re part of Operation Get Behind The Darkie. At that point Chef says “hey, haven’t you ever heard of the Emancipation Proclamation,” and the white commander says “sorry, son—I don’t listen to Rap music.”]

I'll be posting more of Doc Elder's Interesting Obsversations, because frankly, I think we could all use a chuckle.

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