“Norse God mathematicians stick out like Thor sums”
The idiom to "stick out like a sore thumb" (to be very obvious) is sometimes expressed using the spoonerism "Thor sum." "'He sticks out like a Thor sum' -…
“Nostalgia is like a grammar lesson. You find the present tense and the past perfect”
"Nostalgia is like a grammar lesson. You find the present tense and the past perfect. -- Robert Orben" was printed in the Family Weekly weekend newspaper supplement on July 5, 1974.…
“Not all goodbyes are sad. Example: ‘Goodbye, class’”
"Not all goodbyes are sad. Example: 'Goodbye, class'" is a jocular school saying that has been printed on many images. "Not all goodbyes are bad. Especially if the goodbye…
“Not all math puns are bad. Just sum”
"Not all math puns are bad. Just sum" is a joke that was posted on Reddit on May 30, 2016. "Math puns are bad, and then sum" -- a similar joke -- had been posted on Twitter on…
“Not sure if I actually have free time or just forgetting everything”
"I'm never sure if I actually have free time or if I'm just forgetting everything I have to do" (or "I'm never sure if I actually have free time or if I just keep…
“Nothing as stupid as an educated man if you get him off the thing he was educated in”
Academics specialize, but are often clueless in areas outside of this specialized knowledge. American humorist Will Rogers (1873-1935) pointed this out in a July 1931 newspaper column, where he…
“Nothing makes me feel like a founding father like still remembering how to write in cursive”
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."…
“Now I sit me down to sleep; the speaker’s dull, the subject deep”
"Now I lay me down to sleep" is a bedtime prayer that has been cited in print since at least 1711. Lectures can put people to sleep, prompting this prayer, first cited in print in 1939:…
“Of all the things I learned in grade school, how to avoid cooties was the last I expected to use”
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic reminded many people of how they used to avoid cooties. "OF ALL THE THINGS I LEARNED IN GRADE SCHOOL, HOW TO AVOID COOTIES WAS THE LAST ONE I EXPECTED TO USE…
“Old deans never die—they just lose their faculties”
"Old soldiers never die -- they just fade away” is an old saying that was popularized by General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) in his farewell address to Congress on April 19, 1951. Many…
“Old math teachers never die—they just become irrational”
"Old soldiers never die -- they just fade away” is an old saying that was popularized by General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) in his farewell address to Congress on April 19, 1951. Many…
“Old math teachers never die—they just reduce to lowest terms”
"Old soldiers never die -- they just fade away” is an old saying that was popularized by General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) in his farewell address to Congress on April 19, 1951. Many…
“Old mathematicians never die—they just lose some of their functions”
"Old soldiers never die -- they just fade away” is an old saying that was popularized by General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) in his farewell address to Congress on April 19, 1951. Many…
“Old teachers never die—they just lose their class”
"Old soldiers never die -- they just fade away” is an old saying that was popularized by General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) in his farewell address to Congress on April 19, 1951. Many…
“On what kind of ships do students study?”/“Scholarships.”
There's a pun about student scholarships: Q: On what kind of ships do students study? A: Scholarships. The children's pun has been cited in print since at least 1976. Google BooksBiggest…
“One of the greatest mistakes in American history was allowing government to educate our children”
"Perhaps the greatest mistake made in American history was (in) allowing (the) government to educate our children" is a saying that has been printed on many images. American writer,…
“One time my kid’s elementary school went 6 days in a row without a fundraiser”
Schools often hold many, many fundraisers. This joke was posted on Twitter by Simon Holland on February 7, 2020: "One time my kid’s elementary school went 6 days in a row without a…
“Ordered new coats for my kids and for convenience I had them shipped directly to their school’s lost and found section”
Kids often leave hats, gloves and coats at school. "Ordered new coats for my kids and for convenience I had them shipped directly to their school’s lost and found section" was posted on…
“Organic chemistry is difficult. Those who study it have alkynes of trouble”
"Organic chemistry is difficult. Those who study it have alkynes of trouble" is a pun that has been printed on several images. "Alkynes" sounds like "all kinds."…
“Over-medicated and under-educated is exactly how they want us”
"Over-medicated and under-educated is exactly how they want us" is a saying that has been printed on several images. One popular image shows a young school student. "They"…