And I’ve Developed Immunity

Grumbling student: … But I’ve tooken so many Englishes before…!

Arlington, Virginia

Overheard by: McStupid

Posted on February 1, 2018
Education, Students, Virginia

…Cultured

English teacher, on how language features are used in advertisements: So in the end, this advertisement is making all the single women of the world think “hello? I wanna be like the yoghurt!”

English Class
Christchurch
New Zealand

Posted on January 31, 2018
Education, New Zealand, Teachers, Weirdness, Wishes

Juding by the Way You're Huddled in the Corner, Chanting in Middle English.

Professor: Sorry, I think I just gave a few of you post-traumatic Chaucer disorder.

Marist College
Poughkeepsie, New York

Overheard by: Russ

Posted on January 25, 2018
Books, Colleges & Universities, Education, Mental illnesses, New York, Teachers, Weirdness

Now We Know Why Seat Belts Are Necessary

Guy: Dude, do you remember when our driver's ed teacher taught us how to do donuts?

Pinkerton Academy
Derry, New Hampshire

Overheard by: kr142616

Posted on January 12, 2018
Colleges & Universities, Default, Education, Food, Guys, New Hampshire, Questions

But She Once Wore a Paper Sombrero and Sang “La Bamba” at the School Pageant

Native American girl: Yeah, when I was in kindergarten, I was the only Mexican in class. Well, except for Reema. She's Lebanese.

High School
San Diego, California

Posted on January 10, 2018
California, Compare and contrast, Education, Geography, Girls, School [Elem., Middle, & High], Stupidity

The Perils of Being Taught by a Large Blue Muppet

Student, to professor: I was doing this piece where I–
Professor, interrupting: –Cookies?

Ithaca, New York

Overheard by: Laura

Posted on January 1, 2018
Default, Education, Food, New York, Students, Teachers

When They Do, It's Quickly and Sparsely.

Girl sitting in front of lecture hall to professor, very matter-of-factly: People don't really use adverbs anymore.

Evans Hall, UC Berkeley
Berkeley, California

Overheard by: the only one left

Posted on December 28, 2017
California, Colleges & Universities, Compare and contrast, Default, Education, Girls, Students, Words

Tennessee Teenagers Have Only Two Options

Loud smoking kid: Man, I gotta help out at vacation bible school next week.
Girl: Why?
Loud smoking kid: I promised Zach I would if I wasn't in jail.

Sewanee, Tennessee

Posted on December 28, 2017
Christianity, Crimes, Education, Girls, Guys, Questions, Smokers, Tennessee

We’ll Only Be Able to Make Improvements on the Basis of Efficiency

Professor: At every threshold capacity spanking is happening!

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee

Posted on December 23, 2017
Colleges & Universities, Education, Teachers, Tennessee

Then What’s Sap?

Girl: Mister, what’s that?
Teacher: That is an air purifier.
Girl: A what?
Teacher: An air purifier.
Girl: That’s crazy, what yo need an air purifier for?
Teacher: To get the pollen out of the air.
Girl: What’s pollen?
Teacher: Well, when trees have sex, they release pollen into the air.
Girl: You mean I am breathing in tree jizz!? [Shudders in repulsion at the thought.][Whole class laughs.]

High School
Austin, Texas

Posted on December 15, 2017
Cum, Education, Feelings, Girls, Questions, School [Elem., Middle, & High], Stupidity, Teachers, Texas

Education