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November 4, 2014
Education/Schools

“An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest”

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) is often credited with the following quotation about education: "If a man empties his purse into his head no one can take it away from him. An investment in…

July 28, 2023
Education/Schools

“Analogy is not the study of buttholes”

"Analogy is not the study of buttholes" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Some people assume this, from the "anal" in "analogy." "Turns…

October 24, 2020
Education/Schools

“Anger management classes are all the rage”

"Anger management" is for anger prevention and control. "All the rage" means something that is very popular. An obvious pun combines the two terms. "Anger management…

October 24, 2020
Education/Schools

“Anger management courses are now all the rage”

"Anger management" is for anger prevention and control. "All the rage" means something that is very popular. An obvious pun combines the two terms. "Anger management…

April 11, 2018
Education/Schools

“Another day has passed and I didn’t use Algebra once”

"Another day has passed and I didn't use Algebra once" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The person making the saying is an adult, regretting the pain of…

October 28, 2024
Education/Schools

“Any adult that needs to discuss sexuality to kindergartens is a predator, not a teacher”

"Anybody that discusses sexuality with kindergartners is a predator, not a teacher" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "ANY ADULT THAT NEEDS TO DISCUSS SEXUALITY TO…

October 28, 2024
Education/Schools

“Anybody that discusses sexuality with kindergartners is a predator, not a teacher”

"Anybody that discusses sexuality with kindergartners is a predator, not a teacher" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "ANY ADULT THAT NEEDS TO DISCUSS SEXUALITY TO…

October 28, 2024
Education/Schools

“Anybody who discusses sexuality with kindergartners is a predator, not a teacher”

"Anybody that discusses sexuality with kindergartners is a predator, not a teacher" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "ANY ADULT THAT NEEDS TO DISCUSS SEXUALITY TO…

April 17, 2021
Education/Schools

“Archaeologists are just grave robbers with a degree”

Archaeologists (and some anthropologists) examine graves. "Archaeologists are just grave robbers with a degree" is a saying that some people say of the profession. "I have always…

March 22, 2024
Education/SchoolsSports/Games

“Archers study arrow dynamics”

"Aerodynamics" shouldn't be confused with "arrow dynamics," but there are jokes. "Archers understand arrow dynamics" is a jocular saying that has been printed on…

June 25, 2020
Education/Schools

“Are abbreviations in sign language called ‘shorthand’?”

"Are abbreviations in sign language called 'shorthand'?" is a joke that was posted on Twitter by J. W. Sullivan on September 17, 2011. "If you abbreviate in sign language,…

May 6, 2019
Education/Schools

“Are monsters good at math?”/“No, unless you Count Dracula.”

A math riddle has been printed on many images: Q: Are monsters good at math?A: No, unless you Count Dracula. Forms of the joke have been cited in print since at least 2001. Wikipedia: Dracula…

September 29, 2018
Education/Schools

“Are there a lot of first-person singular objective pronouns, or is it just me?”

A joke about first person pronouns uses the catch saying "or is it just me?" "Are there any other first-person singular objective personal pronouns, or is it just me?" was…

October 5, 2017
Education/Schools

“Aren’t all books text books?”

Students read from textbooks, but why call them "text" books? Don't all books -- except picture books and blank books -- have text? "All this news about Texas text books got me…

October 13, 2018
Education/Schools

“Art teachers tell you there’s no right or wrong in art, then tell you you’re wrong”

Many art teachers tell their students that there is no right or wrong in art, but then tell the students that their art is wrong. "Art teachers are all like 'there are no right or wrong…

May 17, 2011
Education/Schools

“As long as there are final exams, there will be prayer in schools”

The issue of prayer in public schools has long been debated in the United States, and the U.S. Supreme Court case of Engel v. Vitale ruled shool prayer to be unconstitutional. Several school prayer…

July 18, 2025
Education/SchoolsRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“As the world gets dumber, I can’t help but think Pizza Hut should give a personal pan pizza to every adult who reads…”

Pizza Hut's "Book It!" promotion has encouraged students to read to earn free personal pan pizzas. This was posted on X/Twitter by SCOTTY (@MississippiMudflap, an account that no…

June 12, 2023
Education/Schools

“Ask not why the children shouldn’t see drag queens; ask why drag queens crave an audience…”

"Don't ask why children need to see drag queens. Ask why drag queens crave an audience of children" (or "Ask not why the children shouldn’t see drag queens; ask why drag…

March 19, 2021
Education/Schools

“At LOTR 150, Professor Gandalf is kind of a jerk. He opened the class with, ‘YOU SHALL NOT PASS!’”

Gandalf is a protagonist in J. R. R. Tolkien's novels The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Many jokes have Gandalf as a teacher, shouting his famous line. "COLLEGE JOKE | I went to LOTR…

April 8, 2018
Education/Schools

“At the university, I made videos of urine at different resolutions. I even got a pee HD”

A "Ph.D" (doctorate degree) shouldn't be confused with "pee HD" (urine in high definition), but there are jokes. "At the university, I used to make videos of people…

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