The classroom was dark today as Yakko stood at the front of the room somberly. From the darkness behind him, The Battle Hymn of the Republic started playing.

"Shortly after the American Civil War, Washington DC established a new federal holiday to commemorate the soldiers who gave their lives for their country. This day, originally called Decoration Day, slowly turned into something more. Instead of just commemorating those who lost their lives in the Civil War, a new day, Memorial Day, started celebrating those lost in all wars. In 1971, the day was moved to the final Monday of May every year, where we still celebrate it today...."

The lights turned on, showing a large BBQ grill behind Yakko. "...Mostly with cookouts! Since the day's part of a three day weekend at the end of May, Memorial Day is considered the unofficial start of summer and an excuse to get people together and feed them food off the grill."

Yakko put on an apron and chef's hat before spraying an ungodly amount of lighter fluid onto the grill, dropping a pre-lit match into the grill, ducking back to dodge the rush of fire that somehow didn't trigger the sprinklers, and he started throwing various foods into the flames.

"Sure, there's still plenty of memorials going on, but mostly it's a day for parades, sales, remembering the Indy 500 yesterday, concerts, and so much food! So let's celebrate the modern way. FOOD'S UP!"

Yakko grabbed a plate and swept it across the grill, somehow scooping up all of the perfectly cooked food on it with one swoop.

Apparently that was the class activity today. Chow down!