Professors

Apparently the moral of this story is that tight pants can save your life? Maybe it's an exception to the rule. Either way you wouldn't expect this from an 80 year old history professor. For some more close calls, here's a dad whose instinct save his daughter, as well as some creepy paranormal stories from night shifters.

Back in school, many of us were tempted to write a goofy fake name or have a bunch of stupid place holding statements in essays like "Dumb evidence goes here god dammit." More times than we'd like to admit, we remembered and deleted them moments before turning in said essay. This time a student actually turned it in, tried to save themselves with an apology, and the professor had a sense of humor about it. It's not too far-fetched, teachers have to deal with dumb essays all the time.

This power-tripping old school professor demanded all phone calls be taken publicly, so naturally, a cunning student took advantage of the situation. For school drama, here are times school presentations went off the rails as well as a teacher who lost half their class's papers and tried to fail them all.

Tumblr did a good thing with this fun and wild little story about a Professor who dodged ultimate danger, with some skimpy clothing and kindness. Seriously, whether this story is real or not, it is amazing. Just picturing a bunch of laughing, smiling dudes out on an adventure, dancing and entertaining for their kicks at night, taking none of it seriously, is enough to warm the heart. Glad to hear that they managed to avoid a perilous predicament. 

Take in some more fun from Tumblr with this post about how dwarves have intelligent super beards.

This professor tried and failed to dismiss a student for her visual impairment. So, the student proceeded to secretly record the professor and ended up getting them barred from their field for life. Definitely a successfully executed revenge against what sounds like a terrible professor. 

Flat earthers really have their work cut out for them with this one. Hard to argue with the facts when they're presented in such a well-organized manner like this. 

Academia sometimes draws absolutely ridiculous people. That being said, you have NO IDEA just how crazy that professor's life could be outside the classroom. They seem a little haggard or distant on a particular day? Hopefully it's not like the one dude we read about in this list, who had his family being held hostage. Want a bit of a lighter read? Check out some of the most ridiculous questions students have asked their teachers over here.

When it comes down to explaining why you were late, it's almost more important to just have an interesting story than a realistic one.

This isn't how science is supposed to work. Please tell me this isn't how science works.

You can feel the soul-crushing panic in this terribly hilarious revelation. 

David Red is an absolute master of the meme.

When it comes to university professors, it's a mixed bag. Some are like Robin Williams in Dead Poets' Society, and others are like Ms. Trunchbull from Matilda. There's no predicting what kind of teacher you'll get... well, that was until Rate My Professor was launched. This website allows students to rate and review their professors and universities. Like TripAdvisor, but for classes. As expected, some of these reviews are hilarious (and informative). Check out the most priceless ones below - and be thankful that you weren't in these classes! 

This kid is absolutely going places. 

Take a seat! Gotta love a professor equally adept at teaching as he is trolling. Job well done, Teach.