“I took a demolitions class. The first day was a train wreck”
There are several jokes about "demolitions class." "Aquinas must have a demolitions class but they only produce one hit wonders" was posted on Twitter by fk on November 5, 2013.…
“I took an IQ test and the results were negative”
"I took an IQ test and the results were negative" is a jocular line that has been printed on many gift items, such as posters, T-shirts and bumper stickers. Tests for diseases that come…
“I took levitation classes once, but I dropped out”
People "drop out" of school -- but levitation school? "Just dropped out of levitation school" was posted on Twitter by donni saphire on April 7, 2015. "I took levitation…
“I tried to design a piece of paper and my teacher was impressed. He gave me an A4 effort”
"A4" is a popular paper size. "A joke about paper? You might have gotten an A4 effort!" is a pun that was posted on Twitter on October 23, 2012. "I tried to design a piece…
“I used to be an expert in the Dunning-Kruger effect. Then I started to learn more about it”
The Dunning-Kruger effect describes a cognitive bias in which people of low ability assess their abilities to be greater than they actually are. There have been several jokes about it. "About…
“I used to hate math, but then I realized decimals have a point”
"I used to hate math, but then I realized decimals have a point" is a jocular math saying that has been printed on many images. "Decimals have a point" was posted on the…
“I used to pee my pants when i stood in front of my 3rd grade class. It cost me my teaching career”
A school joke is: "I used to pee my pants every time I stood in front of my 3rd grade class. It cost me my teaching career." The joke was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on March 23, 2016.…
“I used to walk five miles to and from school, uphill both ways” (parent joke)
Parents often say that their kids have it easy. As an example, they sometimes exaggerate how difficult it was for them to walk to school. They walked miles -- and it was uphill both ways! The joke…
“I wanted to marry my jailed English teacher, but you can’t end a sentence with a proposition”
Students studying English are often told not to end a sentence with a preposition. The joke about a jailed English teacher having a marriage offer to "end a sentence with a proposition"…
“I was afraid I might fail my fireworks exam, but I passed 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 fireworks exam. "Just passed the fireworks inspection with…
“I was an honor student—I don’t know what happened” (bumper sticker)
"I was an honor student -- I don't know what happened" is a popular bumper sticker. The bumper sticker is a parody of the "My child is an honor student" bumper stickers.…
“I was doing my vocabulary homework when suddenly I felt dizzy. I had to sit for a spell”
A pun about vocabulary homework is: "I was doing my vocabulary homework when suddenly I felt dizzy. I had to sit for a spell." The joke was posted on Reddit -- 3amjokes on September 2,…
“I was going to join the debating team, but somebody talked me out of it”
A joke about the debating club is: "In university, I was going to join the debating team, but someone talked me out of it." Canadian comedian Stewart Francis has told the one-line joke in…
“I was kicked out of math class for one too many infractions”
"Infractions" shouldn't be confused with "in fractions," but there are jokes. "I was kicked out of math class for one too many infractions. Pun of the Day…
“I was terrible at spelling when I was at school. Brilliant at jografy, though”
"I was terrible at spelling when I was at school.Brilliant at mattermattics, though. http://bit.ly/1mM33vw via @sickipedia" was posted on Twitter by Fresh Stand Up on December 28, 2015.…
“I was terrible at spelling when I was at school. Brilliant at mattermattics, though”
"I was terrible at spelling when I was at school.Brilliant at mattermattics, though. http://bit.ly/1mM33vw via @sickipedia" was posted on Twitter by Fresh Stand Up on December 28, 2015.…
“I was thinking of studying astronomy, but I fear it’s all way over my head”
The stars are over our heads, but what about the study of astronomy? "RT @monkjail: I was thinking of studying astronomy, but I fear it's all a bit over my head" was posted on…
“I was thrown out of music school for plagiarism. I didn’t steal songs; I was just taking notes”
"Taking notes" usually means "making notes," not "taking" or "stealing" them. Several jokes involve music school and music "notes." "I once…
“I was told there would be no math”
"It was my understanding that there would be no math" (or "I was told there would be no math") is a saying that has been printed on many images. It is a line that a student…
“I was very young when I learned to count. It was odd at first, even then”
Numbers are alternatively odd and even. "I was only young when I learned to count. It was odd at first, even then" was posted on Twitter by Lee Evans (and others) on April 13, 2011.…