Professor, after long explanation of transactions: … But that is probably not the law.
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Professor, after long explanation of transactions: … But that is probably not the law.
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Linda: Ugh, this class is so depressing!
Professor: Let’s all take ten seconds to think about baby lambs to make Linda feel happy. [pause] Okay, back to Terri Schiavo!
Marist College
Poughkeepsie, New York
Professor: That’s what people in Paris did on Sunday afternoons — they walked their ostriches.
Vermont
Sex ed teacher, drawing something in red marker: It looks like a tooth, but… (continues drawing) …it's supposed to be a uterus!
UW Rock County
Janesville, Wisconsin
Overheard by: Aku
Professor: And this means that… [Looks at two students in the second row wearing striped shirts.] I just noticed that you two are matching! Wow! Anyway, this means that… [Sees another student farther back.] You too! [Stands back, eyes class suspiciously.] That’s almost too much of a coincidence.
Carleton University
Ottawa
Canadia
Professor: Now, I want you to listen to what McCormack does with this last phrase. And then I want you to go slit your wrists. Because I know I do every time I hear this.
Peabody Conservatory
Baltimore, Maryland
Overheard by: Emo has nothing on opera
Political science professor to class, explaining the term “political actors”: Political actors can be political parties, politicians, organizations of different kinds…and by organizations I do not think of a group of pedophile carpenters gathering in a living room.
NTNU University
Norway
Overheard by: Amused student
Professor: I think fish are not animals. I don't have a concrete answer, but I think they are not animals.
Michigan State University
Overheard by: sjshock
Professor, trying to motivate class: Sometimes, you just need to…to look up, and…and smell…the big picture.
Carleton University
Ottawa
Canadia
