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December 7, 2025
Education/SchoolsFood/Drink

“Culinary students be like damn I gotta spaghetti due at 11:50”

For culinary school students, the course work is food. There are popular jokes about this. "Culinary school students be like 'I have a gabagool due Friday'" was posted on…

October 2, 2017
Education/Schools

“Dad, a boy at school called me gay!” (joke)

A joke about being called "gay" at school is: SON: Dad, a boy at school called me gay!FATHER: Hit him!SON: I can't. He's so cute! The joke has been posted on Twitter since at…

July 6, 2019
Education/Schools

“Dad, can you do my math homework for me?”/“No, son, it wouldn’t be right.”

A homework joke is: Son: Dad, can you do my math homework for me?Dad: No. son, it wouldn't be right.Son: Well, at least you could try. The joke is that the father is saying that it…

July 16, 2017
Education/Schools

“Damn girl, are you my report card? Because my parents would be disgusted if they saw you”

"Damn girl, are you my report card?" is a line with several punchlines. "Aye girl are you my report card? Because baby you got double Ds" was posted on Twitter on April 15,…

May 29, 2020
Education/Schools

“Day 5 of Homeschooling: One of these little monsters called in a bomb threat”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in school closures and homeschooling. "Homeschooling day 3: The Principal called in a bomb threat" was posted on Twitter by PoppaDoo on March…

May 29, 2020
Education/Schools

“Day 5 of Homeschooling: One of these little shits called in a bomb threat”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in school closures and homeschooling. "Homeschooling day 3: The Principal called in a bomb threat" was posted on Twitter by PoppaDoo on March…

February 23, 2015
Education/Schools

“Day school tuition is the best form of birth control” (joke)

Many Jewish parents try to sent their children to a yeshiva (Jewish day school), but tuition is expensive. A popular joke in the Orthodox community is that day school tuition is the best form of…

November 15, 2017
Education/Schools

“Dear Dairy: Today I failed another spelling test”

A spelling joke was posted on Twitter on February 23, 2014: "Dear dairy, I failed another spelling test today." "Dairy" is a common misspelling for "diary." "Dear…

May 31, 2024
Education/Schools

“Dear high school graduates, congratulations on getting through the easiest part of life”

"Congratulations on getting through the easiest part of life" (shown with a picture of graduates) is a saying that has been printed on many images. "And, I'm so glad that you…

April 19, 2017
Education/Schools

“Dear homework, you’re not attractive and I’m not doing you”

"Dear homework, you're not attractive and I'm not doing you" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on several images. The saying was posted on Twitter on February…

July 27, 2013
Education/Schools

“Dear Math, Please grow up and solve your own problems. Sincerely, Students”

"Dear Math, Please grow up and solve your own problems" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many T-shirts. "Dear Math, Grow up and solve your own problems" was cited on…

December 7, 2017
Education/Schools

“Did Rudolph go to a regular school?”/“No, he was elf taught.”

A Christmas riddle about Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is: Q: Did Rudolph go to a regular school?A: No, he was elf taught. "Question: Did Rudolph go to a regular school?: Answer: No. He was…

March 11, 2016
Education/Schools

“Did you hear about the constipated mathematician? He worked it out with a pencil”

Mathematicians solve problems with a pencil and paper. A popular joke is: "Did you hear about the constipated mathematician? He worked it out with a pencil." The joke has been cited in…

April 14, 2016
Education/Schools

“Did you hear about the English teacher who went to jail?” (joke)

A joke about English teachers is: "Did you hear about the English teacher who went to jail? She got a full sentence." The pun was cited on Twitter on August 5, 2013. “I wanted to marry…

February 2, 2015
Education/Schools

“Did you hear about the kidnapping at school? He’s awake now”

A popular joke involves a pun on the word "kidnapping" ("kid napping"). "Did you hear about the kidnapping at school? He's awake now." "Okay so today ther…

August 2, 2015
Education/Schools

“Did you hear about the mathematician who’s afraid of negative numbers?” (joke)

"I'll stop at nothing to avoid using negative numbers" is a pun that was cited on Twitter on November 10, 2010. The joke quickly went viral. "Did you hear about the…

December 17, 2016
Education/Schools

“Diploma: Remembrance of things passed”

A jocular definition or "daffynition" was published in The Wall Street Journal on March 29, 1967: Diploma: Remembrance of things passed.-- Percy Verance. "Percy Verance" (the…

January 29, 2016
Education/Schools

“Do history exams get harder every year?”

"Do history exams get harder every year?" is a jocular one-liner. After each year, there is more history to learn! "I feel sorry for each new generation of students,since history…

May 5, 2023
Education/Schools

“Do I misuse contractions? Yes, but it’s what it’s”

"It is what it is" is a popular phrase. "It's what it's" is used in contraction jokes. "Do I misuse contractions? Yes, but it's what it's" was…

September 17, 2019
Education/Schools

“Do trees poop?”/“Where do you think number 2 pencils come from!”

There's a joke about No. 2 pencils that really stinks. "Do tree poop, yes, where do you think number 2 pencils come from" was posted on Twitter by Chris Craft on October 20, 2016.…

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