Professor: “Annihilation.” I love this word. You will see it again.
Arcadia University
Glenside, Pennsylvania
Overheard by: disturbed student
Professor: “Annihilation.” I love this word. You will see it again.
Arcadia University
Glenside, Pennsylvania
Overheard by: disturbed student
Professor, about a book currently sold out at the campus bookstore: This book has been required in my class for years. All the upperclassmen have this book. Borrow it! (whispering) Steal it!
Point Park University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Overheard by: ZB
Student: This morning I watched Walker, Texas Ranger. They're always going around talking to Native Americans.
Professor: That's good.
Decorah, Iowa
Professor to students: You need go out and have a lot of sex.
Seattle University, Washington
Student: So, basically I’ve come to beg for my life.
Professor: Go on.
Student: So, I need this class to graduate, right? But I know I’m failing. The problem is I’m taking too many credit hours and stopped coming to class, but this guy that I know who was taking notes for me and whatever — he stopped coming to class because he says he can’t stand to listen to you drone on and on. But don’t worry, it’s not like I don’t like psychology or anything — I love deviant psychology. So can I get extra credit or something?
Professor: Oh, Lord, no.
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
Overheard by: JP
Professor: So, the creation of Stonehenge is a good example of how a bunch of people can do something.
Palm Bay, Florida
Girl #1: My grandfather has won the Nobel Prize!
Girl #2: Really?
Girl #1: Yeah, he has one of those trophies in his bookshelf!
Janitor, walking in: Are you sure it was the Nobel Prize?
Girl #1: Yes, I am! Don't you believe me? I'm gonna call him and ask! (proceeds to call, hangs up sounding disappointed)
Janitor: Well?
Girl #1: Oh, it was not the Nobel Prize. It was only from a bicycle race.
High School
Sweden
Overheard by: Malin
Biology professor: Hey, didn’t they discover that process in corals?
Grad student: No, they discovered that in plants.
Biology professor: That’s what I just said!
Grad student: But coral is not a plant.
Biology professor: What? Yes, it is!
Grad student: No, it’s not, it’s an animal!
Biology professor: Since when?
Grad student: Since always — go look it up!
Biology professor, after disappearing for five minutes: Fucking Wikipedia…
3400 North Charles Street
Baltimore, Maryland
Overheard by: How’d you get this job, anyway?
Diminutive Asian girl: Well, I think that…
English professor: Isn’t “Balls!” such a great expression? It’s just so… you know… I give you all permission to interject and interrupt this class by shouting “Balls!” at any time for the rest of the year. Sorry, go ahead with your comment.
Diminutive Asian girl: Well, I think that…
English professor: Balls!
www.overheardatyale.com
Overheard by: overheardatyale
International Relations professor: If I was to go to San Diego, or any city I’ve never been to, give me 24 hours and I could tell you what, where, by whom, and how much the drugs are sold for… [Long pause] And, depending on the drug, perhaps even the quality.
http://eavesdropdc.blogspot.com/2007/02/whered-you-get-your-phd-cheech-drug.html
