“I can explain it to you, but I can’t understand it for you”
"I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you" is a saying that has been printed on many gift items, such as T-shirts, buttons and posters. The saying is especially…
“I can write in cursive so I’m basically a Founding Father at this point”
The Founding Fathers of the United States wrote documents in cursive, but most people seldom write in cursive today. Cursive is sometimes called "founding father handwriting."…
“I could only afford a second hand calculator and the ‘X’ button was missing. Times were hard”
The saying "times were hard" usually has nothing to do with multiplication, but there are jokes. "I was never privileged at school, I had to use a second-hand calculator which had…
“I couldn’t wait to go to university. But when I got there, it was just people from Earth”
A university does not have people from all over the universe, but there are jokes. "I couldn't wait to leave school and go to university. But when I got there, it was just people from…
“I did really well on my Roman history test. I got a C”
A "C" is a letter grade. "C" is a Roman numeral for 100. "Thank you sweet baby jesus i got a C on my roman history test :D" was posted on Twitter by Amanda Kramer on…
“I didn’t think my son stole from his trig teacher until I saw his room. All the sines were there”
"I never wanted to believe that my dad stole from his job as a road worker, but when I got home all the signs were there” is a now-classic pun. There are math versions ("all the sines…
“I didn’t understand the math, so the teacher summed it up for me”
A math joke was posted on the website Pun of the Day on March 18, 2012: "I didn't understand the math, so the teacher summed it up for me." Pun of the Day (March 19, 2012)I…
“I didn’t go to school just to eat my lunch”
Schools usually have a lunch break; some students qualify for free school lunches. "I didn't go to school (just) to eat lunch" is a popular saying, meaning that the speaker went to…
“I don’t always have time to study…but when I do, I don’t”
"I don't always have time to study (for exams)...but when I do, I don't" is a joke based on the Dos Equis "Most Interesting Man in the World" advertisement tagline…
“I don’t hate ALL of the periodic table. Just elements of it”
"I'm not familiar with the entire periodic table. Just elements of it" is a pun that was posted on Twitter by Sanjeev Kohli on February 21, 2012. "I don't hate ALL of the…
“I don’t teach subjects. I teach students”
"I don't teach subjects (English, Math, Social Studies, et al.), I teach students" is a popular saying with many teachers. What's most important is the students, and teaching to…
“I don’t like math puns. But I will make one if I half two”
"Half" is sometimes confused with "have." A joke was posted on Reddit -- Dadjokes on August 20, 2022: "I don’t like math puns. But I will make one if I half two."…
“I dropped out of communism class because of lousy Marx”
"I dropped out of communism class because of lousy Marx" is a popular pun on Twitter. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2007 and is of unknown authorship.…
“I failed Binary 101. I said it was 6”
Many introductory college courses end in "101." But what if the course is Binary 101? (101 is 5 in binary.) "I failed Binary 101.I said it was 6. http://bit.ly/1a78s7q via…
“I failed my drug test today. There goes my degree in pharmaceutics!”
Drug tests are often given at work, but sometimes a different kind of drug test is given at school. "I failed my drug test again. Sometimes I wonder if I'll EVER get my pharmacy…
“I failed my italic writing exam with straight A’s”
"@brianshelf - I failed my Italics exam with straight As. #fb" is a jocular one-line saying that was posted on Twitter on August 18, 2011. "Failed my italic writing exam with…
“I failed my math exam. I couldn’t write 1, 1000, 51, 6, and 500 as Roman numerals. IM LIVID”
"Just heard they're changing my mobile phone number to Roman numerals!? I'm LIVID" is a joke that was posted on Twitter by Morris Dutchley the Comic Book on September 28, 2011.…
“I fill sorry four all the kids that half to learn from home with parents who can’t reed…”
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic caused many students to stay at home and be homeschooled. "I fill sorry four all the kids that half to lurn from home with purunts who can’t reed, right…
“I finally got an A on my essay! (Only 1999 more words to go)”
Getting an "A" on an essay is great -- if that stands for a letter grade. "I have an A on my essay. only 6999 more words to go!" was posted on Twitter on November 12, 2015.…
“I got a rejection letter from the origami university today, I’m not sure what to make of it”
A joke about college rejection letters was posted on Twitter by "the name is Les" on November 18, 2018: "I got a rejection letter from the origami university today, I’m not sure…