Education

Guy: It was mostly about fucking goats, but I also learned a lot about libel law.

Miami, Florida

Overheard by: Nick

WASPy college student to cab driver: You’re absolutely right, sir. A curse upon the Saudis.

eavesdropdc.blogspot.com

Ninth grade English teacher: I mean, it isn’t just like, ‘Wee, the man in the moon is gettin’ laid!’

Newton North High School
Newton, Massachusetts

Physics professor: First we’ll put it in the A hole and then we’ll put it in the other hole.

Allegheny College
Pennsylvania

Student: I was wondering what my grade is.
Instructor (after consulting grade book): You have 312 points out of 500.
Student: So that's like, what, a “b?”
Instructor: Are you failing math too?

MCCKC
Independence, Missouri

Overheard by: Not failing math

Professor: I urge you to visit the TA as well, because we have complementary viewpoints. For example, he’s with it… and I’m not.

UNC-Chapel Hill
North Carolina

Overheard by: Li’l Bit

Philosophy professor: I know you’d all rather drink a bucket of hamster vomit than read a book.

Overheard in Miami Facebook group

Overheard by: sarah

Professor, talking about archaeological surveying: Even in the mountains, people will be hunting, farming, running from the police.

Glasgow
Scotland

Overheard by: sarah

Little girl, excitedly building snowman: Mommy, look, look! This could be his hat!
Mother: No, Shelly.
Little girl, dejectedly: But mommy…
Mother, exasperated: No! It's not even proportionate to the snowman!

Boston, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Only in Boston…

Brunette: So, are you gonna get some studying done?
Blonde: No, not really…
Brunette: So, you're here just to kill time?
Blonde: Yeah, to play.

Baillieu Library
University of Melbourne
Australia