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August 20, 2014
Education/Schools

“Everyone thinks they are an expert in education because they went to school”

"Everyone thinks they are an expert in education because they went to school" is a saying of unknown authorship. "It is as if everyone is an expert in education because everyone has…

October 2, 2024
Education/Schools

“Everyone who confuses correlation with causation eventually ends up dead”

"Correlation does not imply causation" is a popular phase. "Every single person who confuses correlation and causation ends up dying" (also "Everyone who confuses…

June 13, 2018
Education/Schools

“Everything becomes a lesson when you’re open to learn”

"Everything becomes a lesson when you're open to learn" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter by The Golden Mirror on…

August 4, 2012
Education/Schools

“Experience gives us the tests first and the lessons later”

"Experience is the best teacher" is a proverb that can be traced back to classical Rome. "Experience gives us the tests first and the lessons later" is a popular saying, showing…

April 1, 2015
Education/Schools

“Experience is the best teacher, but the tuition is high”

"Experientia docet (experience teaches) is a Latin phrase. "Experience is the best teacher" is a proverb that has been cited since at least the 18th century. The tuition cost was…

August 29, 2018
Education/Schools

“First I drink the coffee. Then I teach the kids”

"First I drink the coffee. Then I do the things" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. "First I drink the coffee then I do the things" was posted on Twitter…

January 31, 2018
Education/Schools

“Flight attendants go to boarding school”

"Do flight attendants have to go to boarding school?" is a joke that was posted on Twitter by Pundamentalism‏ on September 20, 2011. "When I was six-years-old, my parents sent me…

October 12, 2018
Education/Schools

“Football fields are for band practice”

Both the school football team and the marching band need practice, and they must share the same high school football field. A Funky Winkerbean newspaper comic strip by Tom Batiuk published on…

October 8, 2018
Education/Schools

“For a slutty Halloween costume, dress as a professor. They barely cover anything important”

Do a lot of people dress up as professors for Halloween? "'Looking for a scandalous Halloween costume? Dress as a professor... They don't cover anything' *badum tsssss*"…

June 7, 2017
Education/Schools

“For many people, ‘live and learn’ is one task too many”

"Live and learn" is an old saying. "For many people, 'live and learn' is one task too many" is a variation on this saying that was posted on Twitter by "God"…

August 8, 2019
Education/Schools

“For me, math class is like watching a foreign movie without subtitles”

"For me, math class is like watching a foreign movie without subtitles" -- that is, it's like being totally lost -- is a saying that has been printed on many images. "My math…

November 23, 2017
Education/Schools

“For our chemistry exam, we had to write a thousand words on acid” (joke)

A joke about acid was posted on Twitter on October 13, 2012: "For our chemistry exam, we had to write a thousand words on acid. Unfortunately, my pen turned into a gorilla and the floor…

March 27, 2024
Education/SchoolsGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Forensics is ten” (jocular definition)

"Forensics" sounds like "four and six," and there are jokes. "Forensics: FORENSICS is ten. (Gary Hallock)" is a jocular definition that was posted on the newsgroup…

January 28, 2018
Education/Schools

“Forget everything you learned in college. You won’t need it working here” (joke)

People are often told by new employers, "Forget everything you learned in college!" The idea behind the statement is that "real world" applications are different. A joke was…

July 19, 2019
Education/Schools

“Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune”

"Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is from American entrepreneur, author and…

July 5, 2012
Education/Schools

“Four years ago, I couldn’t spell engineer; now I are one”

"Four years ago, I couldn't spell engineer/injuneer, and now I are one" is a joke saying suggesting that an engineering education doesn't necessarily require much English. There…

June 5, 2025
Education/SchoolsWork/Businesses

“Fun prank: Make people study for 16 years and then replace them with AI”

"Fun prank: Make people study for 16 years (and) then replace them with AI" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Many people study for 16 years (12 years of public school and…

June 5, 2025
Education/SchoolsWork/Businesses

“Fun prank: Make people study for 16 years then replace them with AI”

"Fun prank: Make people study for 16 years (and) then replace them with AI" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Many people study for 16 years (12 years of public school and…

January 24, 2019
Education/Schools

“Geology rocks, but Geography is where it’s at”

"Geology rocks, but Geography is where it's at" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The joke was posted on the website Pun of the Day on May 1, 2018. Pun of the…

September 15, 2021
Education/Schools

“Geometry is actually pretty cool. You just have to look at it from the Right Angle”

"Right angle" doesn't mean "correct" angle, but there are jokes. "Geometry is actually pretty cool. You just have to look at it from the Right Angle" was posted…

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