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Teachers don’t have to be stuffy, boring, and angry — they can be the most awesome and hilarious authority figures in your life. Those people are educators who go above and beyond the call of duty, using humor and shock to help their students learn about life.

Bored Panda collected the most exquisite examples of teachers doing funny things, so you can enjoy yourself while waiting for the weekend to start. It’s lists like these that really make you appreciate school more and not groan when thinking of an approaching Monday. Scroll down, upvote your favorite pictures, and leave a comment somewhere below about the funniest teacher stories that you know. And be sure to share this post with your family, friends, and fave teachers.

We know you can’t get enough of hilarious educators, so when you’re done scrolling through this list, check out our previous posts about the most awesome teachers ever, funny teachers who know how to deal with students, as well as the epic times that teachers trolled their students.

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    This Is How History Professor Teaches About The First Man In Space

    This Is How History Professor Teaches About The First Man In Space

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    Bleh
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would attend the lecture just to see the explanations he has come up with

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    A Little Wisdom From My Physics Professor

    A Little Wisdom From My Physics Professor

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    Hseed
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "When you're dead you don't know you're dead"... or do you? DUN-DUN-DUUUUUUN!!!!

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    Humor is a wonderful learning tool and helps us retain information much better. That’s because humor activates the dopamine reward system in our brains, stimulates our long-term memory, as well as our goal-oriented motivation.

    Or, to put it succinctly, we remember that which makes us laugh. It’s a fact that has been known throughout history. And it’s one of the main reasons why people living throughout history have suggested that jokes (especially naughty ones) help us remember things quicker and better. The next time you need to memorize something, try associating it with something funny and shocking.

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    Our Professor Wears His Hat And Cape Every Time He Conducts An Experiment

    Our Professor Wears His Hat And Cape Every Time He Conducts An Experiment

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    Today Was "Meme Day" At My Old High School For Homecoming Week. I Appreciate This Science Teacher Even More Now

    Today Was "Meme Day" At My Old High School For Homecoming Week. I Appreciate This Science Teacher Even More Now

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    #6

    My School Just Got A Ton Of New iMacs. This Is What They Did With The Boxes

    My School Just Got A Ton Of New iMacs. This Is What They Did With The Boxes

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    Sarah Henderson explains on Edutopia that humor helps unite separate individuals into a cohesive, supportive community. That’s very important in the classroom (not to mention outside the classroom as well).

    #7

    Sitting In My Immunology Class When

    Sitting In My Immunology Class When

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    #8

    There Is A Student In Class Who Likes To Draw A Cat Of The Day. One Day That Student Wasn't In Class So The Teacher Drew One Instead

    There Is A Student In Class Who Likes To Draw A Cat Of The Day. One Day That Student Wasn't In Class So The Teacher Drew One Instead

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    #9

    "My Face Physically Hurts From Smiling So Much Today, I Love Teaching You Guys" - My Professor, Who's Such A Good Soul

    "My Face Physically Hurts From Smiling So Much Today, I Love Teaching You Guys" - My Professor, Who's Such A Good Soul

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    However, not all forms of humor are equal in the classroom: the humor that educators use has to be related to the topic for us to retain the information for longer. But cruel or forced humor, as well as sarcasm, doesn’t always have the same positive benefits that genuine laughter does.

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    Our Teacher Told Us To Get In Groups And Practice Theses Shakespearean Insults, I Love English A Lot More

    Our Teacher Told Us To Get In Groups And Practice Theses Shakespearean Insults, I Love English A Lot More

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    #13

    Students Were Asking This Professor If His Shirt Is Missing The 2nd Part

    Students Were Asking This Professor If His Shirt Is Missing The 2nd Part

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    Colin Leetham
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have made this joke to my math students... I didn't intend it to be a mean joke...

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    #14

    My Professor Doesn't Believe In Laser Pointers So He Uses A Fishing Pole With A Foam Finger Attached And I Can't Contain Myself During A Lecture

    My Professor Doesn't Believe In Laser Pointers So He Uses A Fishing Pole With A Foam Finger Attached And I Can't Contain Myself During A Lecture

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    My Teacher Raises A Picture Of His Own Face To Make Sure No Student Is Lost During The Fire Drill

    My Teacher Raises A Picture Of His Own Face To Make Sure No Student Is Lost During The Fire Drill

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    #16

    After Not Taking Attendance All Quarter, My Teacher Assistant Was Out Of Town On Exam Day. This Was The Last Question

    After Not Taking Attendance All Quarter, My Teacher Assistant Was Out Of Town On Exam Day. This Was The Last Question

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    5 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Okay - this is hilarious. Especially if you're Asian... and you've been told all your life...*ahem* "You all look the same" I love it.

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    A Series Of Unfortunate Events

    A Series Of Unfortunate Events

    "Professor Hendel, I am writing this email very embarrassingly. As I began writing my paper, I wrote out the template. Unfortunately, I could not remember your last name, so I filled it with something completely unprofessional. It was my intention to change the name before submission, but it completely slipped my mind. I attempted to resubmit the assignment but was unable to. I am so very sorry for the lack of respect that was used and again I apologize for this mistake. I hope that this does not reflect what you think of me and that the next assignment I can address by the correct name. Thank you again and I am so sorry. Thank you, Zoey"

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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He's a great sport about it, I love it. :D (And honestly - "whats his nuts" doesn't sound like it was meant as an insult so the poor student wasn't mean.)

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    All Set For My Meeting With The Student That Missed More Than 30 Classes This Semester And Emailed Me To Set Up An Appointment To Talk About His Grade

    All Set For My Meeting With The Student That Missed More Than 30 Classes This Semester And Emailed Me To Set Up An Appointment To Talk About His Grade

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    Spotted In The Window Of A Biology Professor Office At A Community College

    Spotted In The Window Of A Biology Professor Office At A Community College

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    The Coolest Math Teacher In Town

    The Coolest Math Teacher In Town

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    #21

    My Professor Asked Me To Bring My 7-Week-Old Kitten To The Class. He Learned A Lot About Poetry

    My Professor Asked Me To Bring My 7-Week-Old Kitten To The Class. He Learned A Lot About Poetry

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    #23

    So My Drivers' Ed Teacher Only Has 3 Fingers On His Left Hand And Took Advantage Of It When He Went To A Museum

    So My Drivers' Ed Teacher Only Has 3 Fingers On His Left Hand And Took Advantage Of It When He Went To A Museum

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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That. Is. AWESOME! And... now... I'm thinking of Abe's Oddyssey... oh lord I'm old.

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    #25

    My Teacher Hand Draws/Writes Memes And Jokes Every Day

    My Teacher Hand Draws/Writes Memes And Jokes Every Day

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    #26

    My Math Teacher's Board Today

    My Math Teacher's Board Today

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    Pittsburgh rare
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hahahahaha, I did something similar with the GoT finale. I wrote a very clear and specific threat about anyone spoiling it for me on the board. In hindsight, I wish someone had done it and save me a couple of hours 😂

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    #27

    Frustrated With The Same Old Questions, My Professor Ripped Off His Shirt In The Middle Of Lecture

    Frustrated With The Same Old Questions, My Professor Ripped Off His Shirt In The Middle Of Lecture

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    #28

    My Professor Exploding A Hydrogen Balloon Looks Like Defense Against The Dark Arts

    My Professor Exploding A Hydrogen Balloon Looks Like Defense Against The Dark Arts

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    #29

    This High School History Teacher Has Been Drawing Picture Of The Day For His Students The Past Five Years

    This High School History Teacher Has Been Drawing Picture Of The Day For His Students The Past Five Years

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    #30

    I See Your Teacher's Yearbook Photo, And I Raise You This. 2 Years In A Row

    I See Your Teacher's Yearbook Photo, And I Raise You This. 2 Years In A Row

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    My Teacher Said If The Class Could Get An 80% Test Average On Our First Exam He Would Dress Up As Batman For A Day. A Pic From The Day We Got Our Test Results Back

    My Teacher Said If The Class Could Get An 80% Test Average On Our First Exam He Would Dress Up As Batman For A Day. A Pic From The Day We Got Our Test Results Back

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    #33

    My Professor Brought In A 10 Mb Hard Disk From The 1960's

    My Professor Brought In A 10 Mb Hard Disk From The 1960's

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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can imagine the looks on the faces of those students when he explains what it is...

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    Newton's Third Law Of Motion: As Demonstrated By My Professor, A Skateboard, And A Fire Extinguisher

    Newton's Third Law Of Motion: As Demonstrated By My Professor, A Skateboard, And A Fire Extinguisher

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    My Teacher Nailed His Student's Phone To The Wall For Using It In Class 20 Years Ago. It's Still There Til This Day

    My Teacher Nailed His Student's Phone To The Wall For Using It In Class 20 Years Ago. It's Still There Til This Day

    ..or he just probably bought an old phone and nailed to scare students.

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    My Professor Lost His Pointer. He's Been Using This For The Past Couple Classes

    My Professor Lost His Pointer. He's Been Using This For The Past Couple Classes

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    College Professor Advice

    College Professor Advice

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    My Professor Wore This Today With No Explanation

    My Professor Wore This Today With No Explanation

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    A Theorem And A Proof

    A Theorem And A Proof

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    #41

    My Physics Teacher Made A Flow Chart Of Where He Is At

    My Physics Teacher Made A Flow Chart Of Where He Is At

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    One Of My Old Teachers Does Different Costumes For Her Yearbook Photo Every Year

    One Of My Old Teachers Does Different Costumes For Her Yearbook Photo Every Year

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    #43

    Professor Reads His Reviews During The Course

    Professor Reads His Reviews During The Course

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    #45

    A Group Of Co-Workers Messed With A Teacher Who Was Very Picky About His Chair By "Borrowing" It Every Weekend And Taking It To All Sorts Of Crazy Places And Taking Pictures

    A Group Of Co-Workers Messed With A Teacher Who Was Very Picky About His Chair By "Borrowing" It Every Weekend And Taking It To All Sorts Of Crazy Places And Taking Pictures

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    #46

    We Had A Test Today And My Teacher Couldn't Make It So He Told The Sub To Put This On The Screen

    We Had A Test Today And My Teacher Couldn't Make It So He Told The Sub To Put This On The Screen

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    #47

    My Professor Said He Spent Two Hours Trying To Match His Powerpoint With His Tie

    My Professor Said He Spent Two Hours Trying To Match His Powerpoint With His Tie

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    Gipsy Kings fan
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow! Very impressive. I wonder if he got the idea from the ready-made PowerPoint template called "Dad's Tie": https://www.free-power-point-templates.com/articles/dads-tie-powerpoint-template/

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    My Teacher Put Up A Picture Of Himself On His Door So It Looks Like He's In His Office

    My Teacher Put Up A Picture Of Himself On His Door So It Looks Like He's In His Office

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    My English Teacher Can Balance An Office Chair On His Chin

    My English Teacher Can Balance An Office Chair On His Chin

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    3 Of My Professors Share An Office. This Was Just Put Up On Their Door

    3 Of My Professors Share An Office. This Was Just Put Up On Their Door

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    Troux
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I honestly thought the middle one was a joke name....now I feel bad, :|

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    #54

    My Chem Teacher Announcing Our Quiz

    My Chem Teacher Announcing Our Quiz

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    #55

    My Cooking Teacher Pinned This Poor Pizza To The Blackboard

    My Cooking Teacher Pinned This Poor Pizza To The Blackboard

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    My Old Math Teacher Played This Before We Started A Test. It's A 10-Minute Video Of Him Mowing His Lawn. We Had To Turn In Our Tests After The Video Is Done

    My Old Math Teacher Played This Before We Started A Test. It's A 10-Minute Video Of Him Mowing His Lawn. We Had To Turn In Our Tests After The Video Is Done

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    Physics Professor At My School Teaching In Costume

    Physics Professor At My School Teaching In Costume

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    #61

    When Teachers Cover The Clock In Their Classroom

    When Teachers Cover The Clock In Their Classroom

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    #62

    This Physics Teacher Teaching A Lesson About Gravity

    This Physics Teacher Teaching A Lesson About Gravity

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    Math Teacher Has A Rubber Stamp Of His Own Face That He Uses To Grade Tests

    Math Teacher Has A Rubber Stamp Of His Own Face That He Uses To Grade Tests

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    5 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's a kind way to maximize the points awarded for the problem :)

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    Photo Of My Professor Today. There's Something About His Shirt

    Photo Of My Professor Today. There's Something About His Shirt

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    Noez 🇸🇪
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    5 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It means 4:20, a drug reference for you who didn't understand. Or it might be a bible quote...? Edit: proverbs 420; "My son, pay attention to what I say; turn your ear to my words." damn DE Ray, nice one!

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    #66

    My Nephew's Teacher Looks Very Familiar

    My Nephew's Teacher Looks Very Familiar

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    Troux
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Hi, I'm Mr. White. I teach meth...I MEAN MATH!"

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    #67

    The Teacher Said Those Who Are Done With The Task Could Come To This Room

    The Teacher Said Those Who Are Done With The Task Could Come To This Room

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    My Education Professor Duct Tapes Her Own Mouth Shut During Presentations So She Doesn't Interrupt, Distract Or Intimidate The Presenters

    My Education Professor Duct Tapes Her Own Mouth Shut During Presentations So She Doesn't Interrupt, Distract Or Intimidate The Presenters

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    darubyprincess
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't know about you guys, but this would intimidate me more, not less

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    #69

    My Calc Teacher Bombed My Golf Course On My Test

    My Calc Teacher Bombed My Golf Course On My Test

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    My Teacher Came On The Morning Video Announcements Dressed As An Ear Of Corn

    My Teacher Came On The Morning Video Announcements Dressed As An Ear Of Corn

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    #72

    A Chemistry Professor With A Good Sense Of Humor

    A Chemistry Professor With A Good Sense Of Humor

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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For those too young to get it...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGDQ9IukMOc

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    #73

    My Teacher Was Dressed As Arthur

    My Teacher Was Dressed As Arthur

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    Femur!
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Again, where I can find this awesome teachers? I need to start on mid school again? :(

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    #74

    This Bathroom Pass At My School

    This Bathroom Pass At My School

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    My Arts And Crafts Teacher Made A Graveyard For Misused Tools

    My Arts And Crafts Teacher Made A Graveyard For Misused Tools

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    Panda Kicki
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Translation: Left: "OMG My leg!" Right" The contour saw is NOT allowed to be used with the hot glue"

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    #76

    Teacher Made A Cake For The Last Day. It Is Meant To Be His Own Face

    Teacher Made A Cake For The Last Day. It Is Meant To Be His Own Face

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    #77

    If You Passed A Note In Class, Chances Are Your Teachers Did Not Throw It Away

    If You Passed A Note In Class, Chances Are Your Teachers Did Not Throw It Away

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    #78

    Sister-In-Law Showed Me Her Professor With A Much Better Solution Than A Laser Pointer

    Sister-In-Law Showed Me Her Professor With A Much Better Solution Than A Laser Pointer

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    #79

    My Teacher Is Showing Off His Minecraft World To Our Class

    My Teacher Is Showing Off His Minecraft World To Our Class

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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this is my torture chamber, where I dress up characters like annoying students and then kill them.

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    #80

    My History Teacher Uses A Floppy Disk For Her Hall Pass

    My History Teacher Uses A Floppy Disk For Her Hall Pass

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    My Economics Teacher's Hallpass

    My Economics Teacher's Hallpass

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    DemPugs
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    After seeing that execution, it kinda looks like his idea went down the toilet.

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    #82

    Every Friday During School, One Of My Substitute Teachers Dresses Up In A Banana Costume And Sings A Song About "Going Bananas Because It's Friday"

    Every Friday During School, One Of My Substitute Teachers Dresses Up In A Banana Costume And Sings A Song About "Going Bananas Because It's Friday"

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    Femur!
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wish I could know what's the meaning of "going bananas" i work on a call center, I'm latino, but I do not get those kind of expressions.

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    #83

    My Economy Teacher Covers Up The Light That Comes Through The Door In The Afternoon With Pictures Of Himself

    My Economy Teacher Covers Up The Light That Comes Through The Door In The Afternoon With Pictures Of Himself

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    #84

    This Is How My Chinese Teacher Makes Us Present To The Class

    This Is How My Chinese Teacher Makes Us Present To The Class

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    Femur!
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I will do the same! I'm Mexican, but I look like a Philippines dude, and everyone told me "my chinese"

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    #85

    My Biology Professor Is Playing Qui-Gon’s Conversation About Midi-Chlorians In Class To Talk About Mitochondria

    My Biology Professor Is Playing Qui-Gon’s Conversation About Midi-Chlorians In Class To Talk About Mitochondria

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    Teacher Dressed As The Man Himself

    Teacher Dressed As The Man Himself

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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Steve Buscemi from 30 Rock acting as s student https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiOMbqPHFwo

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