Saturday, February 02, 2008

He dropped what on Hiroshima??

Overheard in Honolulu last week...

Two employees, maybe mid-twenties, in a sandwich bar not far from where I live.

Woman [looking at a newspaper]: Oh. Harry Truman's daughter died. That's sad.
Man: Who's Harry Truman?
Woman: Former U.S. President. Harry Truman.
Man: Humph. Goes to show how much attention I pay to all that stuff. U.S. government.
Woman [thinking hard]: What was it? Those who fail to something history are condemned to repeat it?
Man: ...

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