Students

Student in English class: Does anyone know the difference between romantic poems with a capital R and lowercase r?

Reston, Virginia

Professor: I could go to Mark*, for example, and say, “hey, you have to do this or I'm going to shoot you.” (to Mark*) Uh, sorry.
Mark*: Well, at least you're polite about it.

Emerson College
Boston, Massachusetts

Overheard by: S.m. Torres

Student to other: Do you have your uterus?

Duke Medicine
Durham, North Carolina

College girl #1: It was fun because it was easy.
College girl #2: Emily*, not all easy things are fun…like, I hear you're not that fun.

Borders
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Student: Have you ever heard of the penis game?
Female professor: Which one? I've played many penis games.

Greek Myth Class
Illinois Wesleyan University

Overheard by: problem

College kid: Excuse me, what is the difference between these potato pancakes and a potato latka?
Grocery stocker: Um, I don’t know what a latka is, so I couldn’t tell you.
College kid: A Jewish potato pancake.
Grocery stocker: Well, those potato pancakes are German.
College kid: I wonder if a German Jew would eat them.

Sendik’s Grocery Store
Grafton, Wisconsin

Overheard by: Arthur

Student, discussing artwork: … And this represents my soul!
Teacher, squinting: Your soul is Batman?

Twelfth grade art class
Frankfurt
Germany

Overheard by: Giggling in the back row

Chick giving presentation: Because this is Russia, bitch.

High School Classroom
Englewood, Colorado

Overheard by: Julia

Blonde girl: I hate horror movies, because then I get scared that those things are going to happen, cause they really do happen.
Teacher: You can't live your life like that! Those things are really rare! Like, I've been in all sorts of sketchy situations, and I'm still here.
Guy: You're just too sheltered.
Teacher: Like, when I was in Rwanda, this guy was giving us a ride and he was like “do you want to stay overnight at my house?” and we were like “okay,” and I immediately regretted that one…

Toronto
Canadia

Male student #1: Man, you can't get pregnant doing that.
Male student #2: Oh.

Monash University
Melbourne
Australia

Overheard by: Assilem