There Are Cold Packs in the Department Fridge

Advisor: You know, her lack of concern for this is really biting me in the ass now. I should have been more aware.
Female grad student: Well, we all should have paid more attention to her work.
Advisor: You know, that's a good point, because trust me: your ass is not protected from biting!

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland

Overheard by: LabCat

Posted on May 20, 2009
Body Parts, Maryland, Sensory Experiences, Sexuality, Students, Teachers, Weirdness

Hard Finding a Prostitute in Baltimore, Huh?

Grad student: So I think that the manuscript should be organized differently…
(advisor's phone rings, he has a quick conversation in Arabic)
Advisor: Goddammit, sorry. I hate when my damn Arab relatives call, they always want me to set them up with prostitutes for their trips to the United States.
Grad student: Uh…
Advisor: Anyway, where is figure 3 going in your paper now?

Baltimore, Maryland

Overheard by: LabCat

Posted on April 3, 2009
Education, Language barrier, Maryland, On the phone, Sexuality, Students, Teachers, Travel, Weirdness

Next to This Cunning Drawing of a Confused Bird

Grad student: How was the meeting?
Neurology professor: It was great, and this time I took really good notes, see? Right here I wrote, “Why is the neurons are gone?”

Baltimore, Maryland

Overheard by: LabCat

Posted on December 29, 2008
General Idiocy, Health & Hygiene, Maryland, Meetings, Questions, Students, Teachers

For Making Such a Terrible Quiche

Culinary professor: There were times that I wanted to be spanked.

Niagara Falls, New York

Overheard by: wishing she heard the beginning

Posted on December 16, 2008
New York, Sexuality, Teachers, Violence, Wishes

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

Teachers