Students

College dude to girl: Yeah, so they tagged my penis…

UC Irvine
Irvine, California

Girl at humanities tutorial: Did we have to have works cited for our essay?
TA: Yes, you need to cite your sources.
Girl: That's so unfair! I can't be penalized just because I didn't have works cited!
TA: You need to cite your sources.
Girl: But what if I didn't have any sources?

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Overheard by: headdesk

Female student to friend in pub: Maybe you've fallen into the “big-nose trap” as well…

University of Portsmouth
England

Overheard by: Charlotte

Student girl on phone: They made me drink loads of alcohol out of a massive bucket. It was beer and vodka all mixed together. Yeah, and then all the lads stripped off and started dancing on the tables, and they started smearing the curry on their naked bodies. It was awful, but I ended up going home with one of them, he's a rugby player.

Cambridge
England

Overheard by: Gemma

Political science TA: Gays and Mexicans are ruining America. Gays have no culture, and Mexicans are making everything…spicy.

Herter Hall, UMass
Amherst, Massachusetts

Guy to TA, during archaeology midterm exam: When it says “How did they adapt physically?” does that mean…like…physically?

University of Washington
Seattle, Washington

White dude with blond afro: You can't get mouth cancer from cigars.
Articulate college chick: Yeah, Sigmund Freud got mouth cancer from cigars.
White dude with blond afro: You want to know what else happened to him? He got bit by a tiger!

Monson, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Sarah

Student: Dogs belong on leashes, not…inside you!

University of Maryland

Overheard by: MD

Student to another: Okay! Whatever, hooker hair!

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Overheard by: Li'l Bit

Professor: I want you to think of your education like bread.
Student in back of room: It's delicious!

Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama

Overheard by: War Damn Eagle