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[Class is conjugating Japanese verbs in the "to make someone or let someone" form.]
Student #1: To make someone eat.
Student #2: To make someone sit.
Student #3: To make someone forget. [Beat, then in English.] Wait, how can you make someone forget something?
Japanese teacher: Bourne Identity.
--Japanese Class, Columbia University. Overheard by Vicksburg (www.overheardinnewyork.com)
Jun 9th