Colleges & Universities

Pol-sci professor: Nuking other countries is kind of rude.

University of Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee

Professor, showing slide: And here we have another example of a seal or stamp, with a procession of men along the bottom. However, they could be aliens. (pause) Anyways…

Art History Class
University of Alabama

Overheard by: Bennett

Girl #1: It’s such a shame. I mean, if only there was some semblance of religious tolerance…
Girl #2: I know. Muslims, Christians, Jews… It’s all the same god, but different rules.
Girl #3: Wait, is a Muslim just a black Jew?
Girl #1: … No. A black Jew is a Jewish person who is black. It’s a different religion.
Girl #3: Oh. Okay. That’s confusing.
Girl #2: No, no, it’s really not.

Hofstra University
Long Island, New York

Freshmen dorm girl: Take it from someone who swallows quite often: it's actually pretty fun!

Washington State University
Pullman, Washington

Professor: How old are you?
Visiting high school student: Seventeen.
Professor: And you're not married? Well, you've come to the right place!

Freed-Hardeman University
Henderson, Tennessee

Overheard by: Lisa

Professor: Well, I'm not supposed to state my own political views. (pause) Ah, to hell with it, I'm just going to say it: Sarah Palin is a complete fucking disaster!

University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland

Overheard by: Brittany

Weird emo girl: I've still got bruises from the first time she hit me with a wheelbarrow!

Bridgwater College
Somerset
England

Emphatic girl: Babies can't watch porn!

Smith College
Northampton, Massachusetts

Overheard by: TARDIS Dyke

Sociology professor: Today, we'll be talking about sex.
(students mumble)
Sociology professor: I heard that. (pause) How much do I know about it? Well, I can tell you: less than my cheating ex-girlfriend.

University Classroom
Virginia

Overheard by: Nicole

Guy to friend, matter-of-factly: You know he’s just teaching there for the kielbasa.

Macalester College
St. Paul, Minnesota