Teachers

Lecturer: People who are happy, hopeful, and relaxed… are a pain in the ass.

Auckland
New Zealand

Teacher: Does anyone know how to spell that?
(silence)
Student: Looks like it’s time to whip out the dic!
Teacher: Some words should *not* be shortened.

High School Classroom
Rhode Island

Biology prof: So the dinosaurs were eating all the iridium poisoned plants, and dying of drug overdoses. That's why you find them in all these weird positions, they were having bad trips and just… dying.

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Overheard by: Danielle

Architecture tutor critiquing students' poster: When you look at it, it starts making some irrational type of sense.

Unitec Polytech
Auckland
New Zealand

Biology teacher: Parvo disease is a disease in mammals that can be fatal; squirrels, cats and dogs can all get it.
Kid, whispering quietly to himself: Ruff! Ruff ruff! Kaboom!

Florida

Teacher: Sit the fuck down and stop acting like a bird!

High School Classroom
Englewood, Colorado

Prof: I like to click on the descriptive statistics checkbox in order to pleasure myself!

Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana

Overheard by: Can't believe she said that

Professor: It must seem like I'm beating you over the head with a frozen chicken breast.

Hartford, Connecticut

Overheard by: Claire

Professor, discussing an 18th century painting: Now, it is important to remember that at this time women did not wear panties. This is a beaver shot par excellence!

San José State University
California

Teacher: See, adjectives are boring old turtles.
Students: Uhhh.
Teacher: But participles are like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

Marshall High School
Virginia

Overheard by: amused student….