And We're Glad You Did.

(professor starts to write on the board. The chalk breaks. Class laughs. Professor turns around and bumps into the desk. Class laughs harder)
Professor: Shut up! Shut up and listen to me! I am teaching you things and being enthusiastic! …much as I dislike each and every one of you!
Student: Oh man, I am so writing that down.

SUNY Potsdam
New York

Overheard by: minibab

Posted on March 24, 2022
Class, Education, Gripes, New York, Students, Teachers, Weirdness

Only Lightly Misting on Shirtless, Muscley Ones

British lit professor, on gays: I have honestly never seen it rain on a gay person. Never. Not once in my life.

Georgia State Lit Class

Posted on March 18, 2022
Class, Compare and contrast, Default, Georgia, Sexuality, Teachers, Weather, Weirdness

Let's Stick to First Abortions, Okay?

Professor: I want you to write about the first time you did something. It can be anything. The first time you rode a bike. The first time you made a baby. (awkward pause) Wait!

Syracuse University
New York

Posted on February 28, 2022
Class, Default, Education, New York, Offers and requests, Sex, Teachers

Yeah, Technically ‘Martians’ and ‘Venusians’

Guy in sociology class: So male and female… Are those races?

http://overheardatcornell.blogspot.com/

Overheard by: doug

Posted on February 23, 2022
Class, Education, Gender issues, Guys, Overheard at Cornell, Questions, Race, Students, Stupidity

Then There Are the Brave Few Who Would Join Me on This Pole

Professor: Say that you were to walk into class, and I was wearing…a red thong.
(students laugh) I'm not done. I also have sequins on my nipples–and my hair is in a red Mohawk. Half of you would turn around and walk out. The other half would think, “Eh, I can always drop the class.”

Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa, California

Posted on January 29, 2022
California, Class, Clothes, Colleges & Universities, Compare and contrast, Default, Hair, Names, Nipples, Teachers

…Has Been Selected As Our New State Motto

Art professor: Say goodbye to sex and violence and hello to boring allegories.

KSU
Manhattan, Kansas

Posted on November 6, 2021
Class, Compare and contrast, Education, Kansas, Sex, Teachers, Violence

See, This Is Why I Came Here

Girl: Wow! Einstein was like really smart!

Astronomy Class
UCSC, California

Overheard by: Eric

Posted on October 4, 2021
California, Class, Education, Girls, Science, Stupidity

None Of Which Are All That Hard

Student: Have you ever heard of the penis game?
Female professor: Which one? I've played many penis games.

Greek Myth Class
Illinois Wesleyan University

Overheard by: problem

Posted on October 2, 2021
Class, Default, Games, Girls, Illinois, Penis, Questions, Students, Teachers

And Make Our Points Without Using the Word “Whatever”

Girl in anthropology class: So… Islam says that men can marry four wives, but women can only marry one husband. Whatever.
Professor: Let's try to maintain some cultural relativism!

Collegeville, Pennsylvania

Overheard by: nina

Posted on August 19, 2021
Class, Compare and contrast, Education, Pennsylvania, Relationships, Religion, Students, Teachers

Casting Agents Get More Like Pimps Every Day

Girl on cell: Look, fine, then if you don't want Lucy Liu I'll hook you up with her sister. Then you can have two for one!

Film Class
Queen's University
Canadia

Overheard by: Umm can I get in on that?

Posted on July 1, 2021
About celebrities, Canadia, Class, Girls, Jobs & Careers, Offers and requests, On the phone