Teachers

Senior professor: So, Vladimir*, when will this project be finished?
PhD student: Time is a… dynamic thing!

University of Leuven
Belgium

Ski instructor: Well, at least it's snowing today. Yesterday we had rain.
First time skier: Oh, so this is snow, is it? Not rain?
Ski instructor: Well, yeah…
First time skier: So what does rain look like up here?

Smiggin Holes
Australia

Overheard by: Emma

Secretary: I waste so much time trying to make it clear and succinct, when on the phone I can just say, “send me this, I need it.” Honestly, I kick and scream when I have no other choice but to use the internet!
Cheerful academic, placatingly: Well, it's great for communicating with Rome and London!

Manhattan, New York

Post doctoral researcher, approaching end of contract: I can see light at the end of the tunnel, but I hope it's not another bastard with a torch holding more work.

KU Leuven
Belgium

Teacher: The 6th graders were videotaping themselves at the dance and then posting it on the tube you!

Elementary School
Phoenix, Arizona

Professor: How are you today?
PhD student: I'm not dead.

College Park, Maryland

Professor: Many cultures handle cleanliness in many ways.
Female student: But just because you're OCD about being clean doesn't mean you're not susceptible to getting herpes.

Fullerton, California

Instructor in hallway: Jacob! Where are your clothes, naked boy? Naked boy!

Martial Arts Academy
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Professor in nearby cubicle: They were human beings; you had to harass them a little.
Student: Yeah.

West Lafayette, Indiana

Overheard by: Rachel S

Lecturer, discussing cell membranes: So now the membrane has potential… unlike my career.

Physiology Lecture
Melbourne University
Australia

Overheard by: martinasnape