Education

Teacher to chattering students: Quit discussing biochemical warfare!

Biology Classroom
Auckland
New Zealand

Professor: My job is pretty sweet. All I have to do is show up and talk about something I'm interested in. How sweet is that? It would be even better if I didn't hate all of you.

Columbia College
Chicago, Illinois

Computer professor explaining design process: You can't use shortcuts until you have lots of experience, like your mom.

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Pregnant teen waiting in lunch line: Yeah, I'm having the shower at my grandma's. My mom said she did not send me to that fancy Catholic school just so I could get knocked up.

Publis High School
Cincinnati, Ohio

Teacher: Okay, so get out your books and start doing the exercises.
Student: Can I borrow your book?
Teacher: You didn't bring your books? Man…you guys are such losers.

Philadelphia University, Pennsylvania

Overheard by: Student

Professor: I’m just waiting for a chlorine radical to come and bite me up the ass.

Morraine Valley Community College
Palos Hills, Illinois

Overheard by: Kati

English professor, going over punctuation: We can fix this sentence by putting a comma here… and here… and here. See? Comma, comma, comma. [Breaks into song.] Comma-comma-comma-comma-comma chameleeeooon!

Community College
Palm Bay, Florida

Professor: Like, for example, my wife loves Everybody Loves Raymond. I think it's…well, I think it's the death of all art.

Catholic University of America
Washington, DC

Guy at party: What are you studying in that class?
Psychology grad student: We're learning how to administer and score intelligence tests.
Girl at party: I don't believe in intelligence.

Fort Collins, Colorado

Tutor: Wikipedia is not homework!

University of Melbourne
Australia

Overheard by: Kiri