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August 8, 2019
Education/Schools

“I see you have some graph paper. You must be plotting something”

People who use graph papers are always plotting something, or so the joke goes. "You should always be suspicious of people with graph paper. They're probably plotting something" was…

May 19, 2020
Education/Schools

“I signed up for Binary 101, but it turns out it’s a level 5 course”

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…

November 18, 2012
Education/Schools

“I souport publik edukashun”

"Public education" is often jocularly misspelled "publik edukashun" to ridicule its quality. ""Another brilyunt mind diztroyed by the publik edukashun sistum" has…

May 2, 2017
Education/Schools

“I spent four years in college and didn’t learn anything. Double majored in psych & reverse psych”

American actor, writer and comedian B. J. Novak told this joke in his stand-up comedy act by at least 2003: "I learned nothing in college. It really was kind of my own fault. I had a double…

April 19, 2017
Education/Schools

“I stopped understanding math when the alphabet decided to get involved”

"I stopped understanding math when the alphabet decided to get involved" is a jocular one-line math saying that has been printed on several images. "I stopped understanding maths…

September 24, 2019
Education/Schools

“I struggle with Roman numerals until I get to 159. Then it just CLIX”

The Roman numerals for the number "159" are "CLIX" (that some pronounce as "clicks"). "I find it difficult to count in Roman numerals until the number 159, then…

January 16, 2026
Education/Schools

“I study every day for 4 hours and if I miss a day, I add 4 hours to the next day…”

A joke has it that the speaker is supposed to do something for a few minutes each day (such as run or study), amd if a day is missed, the time is added to the next day. The speaker then says that…

October 12, 2022
Education/Schools

“I sure hope I get an ‘A’ on my daughter’s science fair project”

Many parents do most of the work on a child's science fair project. "I hope I get an A on my daughter's science fair project" was posted on Twitter by Andie Johnson on January…

November 9, 2017
Education/Schools

“I swallowed an abacus because it’s what’s inside that counts”

A pun about an abacus (a calculating tool) was posted on Twitter on February 22, 2010: "People think I'm weird because I swallowed an abacus. It's what's inside that…

March 11, 2017
Education/Schools

“I think my math teacher works for the CIA. He always wants to put radicals in isolation”

A math joke about "radicals" is: "I think my math teacher works for the CIA. He always wants to put radicals in isolation." The joke was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on March 11,…

February 16, 2018
Education/Schools

“I think my smart phone is broken. I pressed the home button, but I’m still at school”

"I think my iPhone is broken. I pressed the home button and I'm still at work" is a jocular line that has been printed on many images. "I keep pushing the 'home'…

June 8, 2026
Education/Schools

“I think the universe knew I would be too powerful if I could do math”

Not everyone is good at math. A joke was posted on X/Twitter by gina on July 23, 2018, and this received over 134,000 likes: "god knew i would be too powerful if i could do math." "I…

November 23, 2019
Education/Schools

“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.…

March 12, 2026
Education/SchoolsFood/Drink

“I took a tour of the soda museum. It ended with a pop quiz”

A "pop quiz" usually doesn't involve soda pop, but there are jokes. X/Twitter LaughBreak: Dad Jokes ‘N More @MediocreJoker85 Took a tour of the soda museum. Ended with a pop quiz.…

October 18, 2014
Education/Schools

“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…

February 13, 2018
Education/Schools

“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…

November 14, 2025
Banking/Finance/InsuranceEducation/SchoolsWork/Businesses

“I took out a loan to go to school so I could get a job to pay off my school loans”

School loans can feel like years of poverty. "I’m so glad I went to school and studied hard so I could get a good job and pay off my student loans and 10 years later...still feel poor…

November 2, 2017
Education/Schools

“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…

August 10, 2018
Education/Schools

“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…

August 14, 2018
Education/Schools

“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…

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