Colleges & Universities

Math professor: Coming home drunk at 3 am and grading calculus papers is a great way to learn calculus.

Southern Methodist University
Dallas, Texas

Yuppie Naming Conventions Apply Only to White People

Girl #1: Why the heck is her name “Brezelle”?
Girl #2: Well, she's African.
Girl #1: Oh.

Temple University, Pennsylvania

Girl #1: What does he look like?
Girl #2: The same way he looked when he was Catherine.

Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, Massachusetts

Guy #1, during coldest day of the year: Chicks in long johns are totally hot, though… Right?
Guy #2: Ummm. Really?
Guy #1: Yeah! I mean… Minnesota lingerie!

St. Olaf College
Northfield, Minnesota

Overheard by: Concerned for our sexuality

Extremely diabetic professor: Now that I have to get another artificial leg, I can be as tall as I want!

Math Department
University of Chicago, Illinois

Overheard by: Suzz

Guy: Did you hear that our professor walked out on us on Monday? Crying!

Dining Hall, University of Michigan

Overheard by: not surprising

Professor to 20-something assistants, about sighting them at a bar: So, I thought I saw you the other night, but I wasn't sure because I thought that all you do is type.

UC Merced
Merced, California

Overheard by: Seriously?

Professor: So what happened in Germany between 1928 and 1930?
Student: 1929!

Fordham University, New York

Overheard by: Sromeo

Gay professor: Yeah, so running through these questions should go a little more smoothly this time around. I looked around for what was causing it to go so slow last time, and I realized that there are disadvantages to letting your 14-year-old take your laptop to Tahoe for the weekend. I mean, really–how much lesbian porn can three teenage boys download? (class laughs) So, uh. If anything pops up, you know who to blame. I mean, it certainly isn't my secret fetish.

San Francisco State University, California

Overheard by: It isn't mine, either.

Chemistry professor: A good chemist feels what his molecules are going through. A good chemist can relate to his molecules.

Macalester College
St Paul, Minnesota

Overheard by: Mac