So yesterday I spent 12 hours working on grading ALL my midterms. They're done. But MAN was I entertained along the way at some of the clever, hilarious, or just plain bonehead things some students wrote. Let's take a little hilarious sample shall we?

Quotes from an essay about the history of early Hebrew history from ritual polytheism to ( Read more... )

So in cleaning my workspace and filing away all my last semester work, I realized I never put up the -isms from the end of last semester. Here they are, compiled, so I never have to look through my notes again to remember that I enjoyed my classes.
( end-of-year -isms )

Professorisms this semester! Highlights include comments on the following topics: prostitutes, physics, 'the F word,' physical abuse, sucker-punching Jesus, pants-less-ness, mullets, professional flatulence, zombie mummies, reverse castration, and castleology!

( My Professors and their -isms this semester )

So we're well into second semester, but as I was unpacking I came across my notebooks from last semester and remembered that there's a whole bunch of professor-isms that didn't get recorded!!! Here, for your (and mostly my) enjoyment, are some of the more humorous things said in class toward the end of last semester.

( Professor-isms! )

FALL BREAK! Makes me think it's time for another quick -isms unload - funny quotes from my classes!

( Professor-isms! )

But my new profs here at SLU say some funny things too. I really miss Miller though; He was such a hilarious professor that made history so lively.

( SLU Professor-isms )

Sure as this night
Leads to a sky of blue
Sure as my heart
Leads me to be with you
Surely the gods
Meant this to be a sign
That my life is forever yours
and you are mine...

OOTI came up on my itunes recently, and I realized I haven't listened to any of that in a long long time. I listened to the broadway cast, and then on a whim I listened to some ( Read more... )

Since yesterday was the midterm, I thought now would be as good'a'time as any to record some of the better Miller-isms of the block:

- "I maintain that the word 'cake' is Arabic but the OED doesn't believe me."

- "I'm just trying to stay relevant with you guys. I have this reputation as a hip teacher ( Read more... )

To start of the week I will formally proclaim that hugs are amazing ( Read more... )

On artistic genius: "Where do you get talent from?!" *looks around confusedly, and slightly crazed ( Read more... )