"Never trust math teachers who use graph paper.…

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 posted on Twitter by “T” on February 17, 2017. “RT @RaccoonPun: I see you have some graph paper. You must be plotting something” was posted on Twitter by Paul Jones on September 17, 2012. “I don’t trust people with graph paper. They’re always plotting something” was posted on Twitter by milk on October 28, 2012.

Math teachers are often specifically mentioned. “You shouldn’t trust math teachers with graph paper. They’re always plotting something” was posted on Twitter by powell on November 13, 2014. “I just saw my math teacher lock himself in his office with a piece of graph paper. I think he must be plotting something” was posted on Reddit—Jokes on December 3, 2017. “Never trust math teachers who use graph paper. They’re always plotting something” was posted on Reddit—Oneliners on July 8, 2019.

The graph paper pun has been printed on many images.

Twitter
T
@unoriginally
You should always be suspicious of people with graph paper. They’re probably plotting something.
5:21 AM · Feb 17, 2012·Twitter for Android

Twitter
Brooklyn West 🇻🇨🇭🇳🇧🇿
@MrYouEatAssFace
You should always be suspicious of people with graph paper. They’re probably plotting something.
12:14 PM · Feb 17, 2012·TweetCaster for Android

Twitter
Con
@ThatConnorGuy_
I see that look on your face. That horrible, scheming look. You have graph paper. You’re plotting something.
8:06 PM · Jun 17, 2012·Twitter for iPhone

Twitter
Paul Jones
@Paulz3K
RT @RaccoonPun: I see you have some graph paper. You must be plotting something.>>> plotting something indeed muwwhahaha
12:01 AM · Sep 17, 2012·TweetCaster for Android

Twitter
Engineering Humor
@EngineersHumor
I see you have some graph paper, you must be plotting something.
1:24 PM · Sep 20, 2012·Twitter for iPhone

Twitter
milk
@miilkkk
I don’t trust people with graph paper. They’re always plotting something
11:14 PM · Oct 28, 2012·Twitter for Android

Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/[deleted] October 31, 2012
I don’t trust people with graph paper.
They’re always plotting something

8 December 2012, The Sun (London, UK), pg. 18:
I SEE you have some graph paper. You must be plotting something.

Twitter
powell.
@hailee_powell1
You shouldn’t trust math teachers with graph paper. They’re always plotting something
5:04 PM · Nov 13, 2014·Twitter for iPhone

Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/ASKME_IF_IM_YOUR_MOM November 4, 2015
Never trust anybody who has graph paper.
They’re always plotting something.

Twitter
7 Generation Games
@7GenGames
Today’s #dailymathjoke… “I saw my math teacher with a piece of graph paper yesterday. I think he must be plotting something.” Via
@LaffGaff
6:14 PM · May 23, 2016·TweetDeck

Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/NOMADlC_DUDE October 7, 2016
I don’t trust people with graph paper…
They’re always plotting something.

Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/Minichu January 8, 2017
I don’t trust people with graph paper
They’re always plotting something

Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/DuckzyWatts December 3, 2017
I just saw my math teacher lock himself in his office with a piece of graph paper.
I think he must be plotting something.

Google Books
Dad Jokes:
Good, Clean Fun for All Ages!
By Jimmy Niro
Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks, Inc.
2018
Pg. ?:
Never trust someone with graph paper. They’re always plotting something.

Google Books
Title I See You Have Graph Paper You Must Be Plotting Something: Math Blank Lined Notebook Journal
Author Eve Emelia
Edition illustrated
Publisher Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp Print Us, 2018
ISBN 1723854697, 9781723854699
Length 110 pages
Subjects Mathematics › General

20 March 2019, Shenzhen (China) Daily, “Joke,” pg. ?:
Q: Why can’t you trust math teachers who use graph paper?
A: They’re always plotting something.

Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/_Tencents April 13, 2019
Why should you never trust math teachers who have graph paper?
Because they’re always plotting something.

Reddit—Oneliners
Posted by u/mrnothorny July 8, 2019
Never trust math teachers who use graph paper. They’re always plotting something.

Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/FinalCaveat August 8, 2019
Never trust anyone with graph paper.
They’re always plotting something.