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January 11, 2025
Education/SchoolsMusic/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“Music is just math out loud”

Music and math have many connections. It's sometimes said that "music is just math out loud" or that "music is just loud math." “Music is just math out loud" was…

January 11, 2025
Education/SchoolsMusic/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“Music is just really loud math”

Music and math have many connections. It's sometimes said that "music is just math out loud" or that "music is just loud math." “Music is just math out loud" was…

January 11, 2025
Education/SchoolsMusic/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“Music theory is just loud math”

Music and math have many connections. It's sometimes said that "music is just math out loud" or that "music is just loud math." “Music is just math out loud" was…

October 24, 2017
Education/Schools

“My biology teacher grew human vocal chords in the lab. The results speak for themselves”

A pun was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on November 19, 2015: "Cancer research scientists have grown human vocal chords in a Petri dish. The results speak for themselves." "My biology…

April 29, 2025
Education/SchoolsFood/Drink

“My chemistry teacher threw sodium chloride at me. That’s a salt”

"A salt" sounds like "assault," and there are sodium chloride jokes that have been printed on many images. "Some one just threw a bag of sodium Chloride at me! That's…

November 11, 2012
Education/Schools

“My child is an honor student” (bumper sticker)

"My child is an honor(s) student at ____ school" is a bumper sticker that many schools have handed out. "My Child Is An HONOR STUDENT In The Durant Public Schools" (in Druant,…

May 27, 2017
Education/Schools

“My college graduation was in an arena, and it was hot in there, like 5,000 degrees”

Many college graduations are held inside in arenas, where over 1,000 degrees may be handed out. A joke was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on May 26, 2017: "My college graduation was held inside the…

July 19, 2024
Education/Schools

“My daughter asked why she can’t just quit school and I told her it’s against the law…”

A joke about compulsory school was posted on X/Twitter by ceciATL on Januay 28, 2021, and this received over one million likes: "My daughter asked why she can’t just quit school and I told…

October 18, 2020
Education/Schools

“My daughter said she saw a deer on the way to school. How did she know it was going to school?”

A school joke was posted on Reddit -- Dadjokes on October 17, 2020: "My daughter told me she saw a deer on the way to school.Me: 'How do you know it was going to school?'"…

July 5, 2018
Education/Schools

“My diving school has gone under”

A company that's bankrupt and closes is said to have "gone under" (as if buried). There are several diving company/school jokes. "Friend's had to cancel his deep sea diving…

October 13, 2024
Education/SchoolsGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /HealthPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“My dog ate my homework and then a migrant ate my dog”

In September 2024, a Springfield, Ohio pet-eating rumor was that Haitian immigrants were eating people's pets (cats and dogs). A new spin was provided on the jocular student homework excuse,…

September 18, 2024
Education/SchoolsGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /HealthPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“My dog ate my homework and then an immigrant ate my dog”

In September 2024, a Springfield, Ohio pet-eating rumor was that Haitian immigrants were eating people's pets (cats and dogs). A new spin was provided on the jocular student homework excuse,…

October 28, 2022
Education/Schools

“My English teacher always told me that spelling doesn’t matter because we’ll have autocorrect”

"My teacher told me not to worry about spelling because in the future there will be autocorrect. And for that I am eternally grapefruit" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many…

November 28, 2020
Education/Schools

“My favorite teacher at school was Mrs. Turtle. Strange name, but she tortoise well”

"Tortoise" can sound like "taught us." "As strange as it was that my teacher wore a shell on her back, she tortoise well. #fit" was posted on Twitter by Jonathan…

May 15, 2021
Education/Schools

“My French teacher has retired. Adios, amigo”

"My french teacher died. Adios, buddy" was posted on Reddit -- Sixwordstories on June 21, 2016. "After a long and effective career, my French teacher finally retired. Adios,…

January 24, 2020
Education/Schools

“My friend has just passed his master’s degree in salad studies. He now has lettuce after his name”

People with many degrees have many letters after their names. This shouldn't be confused with "lettuce" after a name, but there are jokes. "Q: Why was the rabbit called Peter…

October 21, 2018
Education/Schools

“My friend shouted, “You have a BA, a Masters and a PhD, but you still act like an idiot!’” (joke)

A "third degree burn" doesn't involve three college degrees, but a joke was posted on Reddit -- Dad Jokes on April 22, 2018: "My friend said, 'You have a BA, Masters and a…

July 9, 2019
Education/Schools

“My friends and I experimented with drugs and sex in high school. I was part of the control group”

"My friends and I experimented with drugs and sex in high school. I was part of the control group" is a popular joke. The control group consists of people who do not get the drugs and…

January 7, 2018
Education/Schools

“My Geography teacher died yesterday. Well, he is History now”

There's a difference between being a History teacher and being history. "That English teacher they sent up (into space and died -- ed.)? She is history now" was posted on Twitter on…

December 4, 2019
Education/Schools

“My high school was so small we had driver’s ed and sex ed in the same car”

"My high school was so small we had driver's education and sex education in the same car" is a joke that has been told by many people. This was printed in the Philadelphia (PA) Daily…

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