Margaret Manheim Could Never Catch a Break

Professor: All right. I'm going to start giving the papers back in reverse alphabetical order from last time.
Whispering girl: Damn it! I hate my life.

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Posted on December 3, 2016
Class, Default, Education, Feelings, Girls, Michigan, Students, Teachers, Weirdness

If Evolution Is Wrong, I Don't Want to Be Right!

Human evolution professor, showing a slide of a monkey: Just look at those testicles! They're huge and pink…just…they're all in your face!

Anthropology Classroom, Kent State University
Ohio

Overheard by: Laureen

Posted on October 14, 2016
Animals, Balls, Class, Colleges & Universities, Default, Education, Ohio, Teachers, Weirdness

…But Who's Up for Porn Instead Of a Lecture Today?

Professor: I am so not professional…

Rowan University
Glassboro, New Jersey

Posted on August 6, 2016
Colleges & Universities, Compare and contrast, Default, Jobs & Careers, New Jersey, Teachers, Words

Why the Taliban Exists

Teacher: From an evolutionary perspective, what do you have more time to do if you don't need to find a mate?
Female student: Build an army!

South Eugene High School
Eugene, Oregon

Posted on July 18, 2016
Education, Oregon, School [Elem., Middle, & High], Students, Teachers, Violence

Come Back! You Teach in Korea!

16-year-old: There are 24 letters in the alphabet, right?
Teacher: I quit.

Bradley, Illinois

Overheard by: A Horrified Student

Posted on July 10, 2016
Education, Illinois, School [Elem., Middle, & High], Students, Teachers

Warthogs! Cabbages! Pokemon!

Professor: So, what are most songs written about?
Student #1: Apple bottom jeans?
Student #2: Boots with the fur?

School of Environmental Studies
Minnesota

Posted on May 26, 2016
Clothes, Colleges & Universities, Default, Education, Minnesota, Music, Questions, Students, Teachers

That, or Being Attacked by Giant Serpents.

Teacher to class: What is your number one fear surrounding public speaking?
Student: Assassination.

Universtiy of Colorado

Overheard by: Owl is a hairstyle

Posted on May 2, 2016
Colorado, Murder, Questions, Teachers, Weirdness

But Don’t You Think Toddlers Deserve to Work in Coal Mines?

Student: That’s terrible!
Professor: I agree, I’m a horrible person.

Marist College
Poughkeepsie, New York

Posted on April 16, 2016
Character, Class, Default, Feelings, New York, Students, Teachers, Weirdness

The Original Tag-Line for Keeping Up with the Kardashians

Anatomy professor: There's a little bit of failure in everyone.

Western Illinois University

Overheard by: Pixie

Posted on March 18, 2016
Colleges & Universities, Compare and contrast, Default, Education, Illinois, Teachers, Weirdness

If You're Forging, Try to Spell His Name Correctly This Time

Professor: No, pondering eternal truths is not a good excuse for missing my class…I'd need a signed note from god.

Lycoming College
Williamsport, Pennsylvania

Overheard by: JQ

Posted on March 8, 2016
Colleges & Universities, Default, Education, God, Offers and requests, Pennsylvania, Philosophy, Teachers

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