Which We Should Get Out of the Hobbit of Doing

Orientation instructor: Well, yesterday we had a “team exercise” but it quickly spiraled into a Lord of the Rings scenario.

Alexandria, Virginia

Overheard by: Amy

Posted on October 28, 2008
Meetings, Pop culture, Teachers, Virginia

Insert Obligatory “Cockpit” Joke Here

Prudish female lecturer of psychology: And so, we have to assess whether the pilot has the presence of mind to ejaculate from his seat during emergencies…

Selangor, Malaysia

Posted on August 18, 2008
Default, Malaysia, Sexuality, Teachers, Words

And Not Go Whoring Around With Other Seats

Professor, to student who changed seats in between classes: It's okay if you sit there from now on, but you've got to be willing to commit. It's like monogomy -once you've made up your mind you've got to stick to your choice!

Loyola University
New Orleans, Louisiana

Overheard by: saelo

Posted on August 12, 2008
Compare and contrast, Default, Education, Louisiana, Offers and requests, Relationships, Teachers

Sometimes I Get Shocked Right Out Of My Logical Empiricism

Professor walking into new chemistry building: Whoa, is this an optical illusion or is this reality?!

University of Arizona, Tucson

Overheard by: Rasputin

Posted on July 29, 2008
Arizona, Compare and contrast, Default, Education, Philosophy, Questions, Teachers

It’s Just That It Has the Periodic Table on It…

Grad student to undergrad: So I think we’ll probably end up selling our plane tickets, since we kind of need the money.
Professor nearby: Damn it!
Grad student: Um, should I, not sell the tickets, then?
Professor: Oh, oh no, sorry. It’s just that I don’t think I should wear my bathing suit to work anymore.

North Charles Street
Baltimore, Maryland

Overheard by: LabCat

Posted on July 18, 2008
Clothes, Default, Maryland, Money, Students, Teachers, Travel

Deleted Scene From Stand and Deliver

Math teacher: So that was interpreting the graph. Gosh guys, this is really boring.

Wallingford, Connecticut

Overheard by: margo

Posted on July 17, 2008
Connecticut, Default, Education, Gripes, Teachers

…But It Sounds Dirty

Statistics professor: … Because honestly, I don’t even know what a box plot is.

University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland

Overheard by: student

Posted on May 15, 2008
Default, Education, Maryland, Teachers, Words

To Use a Completely Hypothetical Example.

Professor: So, you know how if you feed your sister-in-law’s kid a lot of sugar and caffeine, and he gets all crazy-like and runs around screaming? Well, that’s like exciting the molecule. And after a while, the excitement dies down, and he hits something. Like a wall. And if you’re lucky, he vomits. Fluorescence is the vomit of molecule excitation.

High Point University
High Point, North Carolina

Overheard by: This is what we’re teaching the leaders of tomorrow?