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August 3, 2017
Education/Schools

“I know every single digit of pi. Just not in the right order”

The number π ("pi") is a mathematical constant, the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. The first digits are 3.14159. "I know every digit of pi in base 10!…

September 18, 2020
Education/Schools

“I know several jokes in sign language. I guarantee nobody has ever heard them”

Sign language is not a spoken language. A joke was posted on AskReddit on July 9, 2020: "I know several jokes in sign language. I guarantee nobody has ever heard them." Reddit --…

July 30, 2015
Education/Schools

“I leave homework for the last day because I’ll be older and wiser”

"I leave homework to the last day because I'll be older and therefore wiser" is a jocular saying that has been printed on posters and ecards. The joke was first cited on Twitter on…

December 17, 2020
Education/Schools

“I like doing multiplications, sum times”

"Some times" is expressed in math puns as "sum times." "math final. 'hey do you know your multiplication?....sum times!!' yayyyy" was posted on Twitter by…

July 5, 2017
Education/Schools

“I like school. I just don’t enjoy the learning part”

Many people like school for socializing, but not for the schoolwork. "I like school, I just don't enjoy the learning part" was posted on Twitter by FUNNY TWEETS on January 9, 2017.…

March 26, 2011
Education/Schools

“I long for the day when we have to run bake sales to raise money for bombs”

"It will be a great day when our schools get all the money they need and the air force has to hold a bake sale to buy a bomber" has been a popular bumper sticker. The origin of the saying…

February 19, 2017
Education/Schools

“I love reunions. They’re old school”

"Reunions are old school" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on T-shirts. The saying was posted on Twitter on August 20, 2010. "I love reunions; they're old…

June 13, 2019
Education/Schools

“I met my girlfriend at an African language class. We just clicked!”

The African Khoisan languages share click consonants. "Met a lovely lady at my Khoisan language class. Amazing how we just clicked" was posted on Twitter by Tom Fox on October 24, 2014.…

February 19, 2024
Education/SchoolsWork/Businesses

“I miss skipping school. Calling out of work is too serious”

"I miss skipping school. Calling out of work is too serious" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "I miss skipping school. Calling out of work is too serious 😅"…

June 26, 2016
Education/Schools

“I missed the cosmetics exam. I had to do a makeup test”

When a student misses or fails an exam, he or she often has to take a "makeup test." It does not involve cosmetics, but there are several puns, such as this one from 2002: "The other…

August 26, 2017
Education/Schools

“I never knew I could drop out of school until the ‘Be cool, stay in school’ guy gave a speech”

"Be cool -- stay in school" is an education slogan that has been trademarked with a first use of 2016. Some people, however, didn't know that not going to school was a legal option.…

May 3, 2019
Education/Schools

“I never understood school shooting jokes. I guess they’re aimed at a younger audience”

"Iv never understood school shooting jokes. I guess they are aimed at a younger audience" is a dark humor joke that was posted on Twitter by January Q Systemfoo on June 2, 2014. "I…

January 19, 2025
Education/Schools

“I once flunked out of executioner school. I couldn’t get the hang of it”

Some people who work or who go to school can't "get the hang of it" (understand it). This expression usually has nothing to do with hanging, but there are jokes. "Why was the…

March 27, 2018
Education/Schools

“I passed my paintball exam with flying colors”

Students who pass an exam easily are said to do so "with flying colors." It's sometimes joked that the test was a paintball exam. "I passed my paintball exam with flying…

May 24, 2017
Education/Schools

“I passed my physical exam! But I only got a C in Hepatitis”

"Hepatitis C" is not a grade, but there are jokes. "I just took an STD test and I got a C in Hepatitis" was posted on Twitter on May 27, 2011. "I was always a C student so…

April 18, 2024
Education/Schools

“I read old books because I would rather learn from those who built civilization than those who tore it down”

"I read old books because I would rather learn from those who built civilization than those who tore it down" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "A lot of talk about…

October 14, 2025
Education/SchoolsExercise/Running/Health ClubsWork/Businesses

“I realized school was a joke when my business teacher didn’t own a business and my PE teacher couldn’t pass their own fitness test”

"I knew school was a scam when my business teacher didn't own a business, and my PE teacher was fat" is a saying that has been printed on many images. In other words, the teachers…

October 5, 2020
Education/Schools

“I recently took my apiary exam. I got a B”

The letter "B" should not be confused with a "bee," but there are jokes. "I failed my apiary exam. I did an impression of a wasp and got B-" was posted on Twitter by…

October 19, 2024
Education/SchoolsFood/Drink

“I remember the spoon’s taste more than the ice cream” (wooden spoon of ice cream cups)

Children at school or at camp are (or were) often given a cup of ice cream with a small wood "spoon" to eat it with. The ice cream spoon now is also made with plastic. "ice cream cup…

April 26, 2017
Education/Schools

“I respect faith, but doubt is what gets you an education”

"I respect faith, but doubt is what gets you an education" is a popular education epigram from American playwright Wilson Mizner (1876-1933). The quotation has been cited in print since…

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