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We love nothing more than seeing folks think outside the box and approach an otherwise rigid activity with some good old fashioned creativity. These students certainly brought the creative inspiration alongside some razor sharp wit. 

Knowing history doesn't necessarily make you smarter than anyone else, but it sure feels like it. Sure it's cool to know about sweating sickness and emu wars, but it what can one do with that knowledge other than mention it to uninterested bystanders? Well, you can indulge in sweet history memes for for the ages.

Unfortunately, many of us have found ourselves confronted with the daunting predicament that is realizing you're in an absolute nightmare of a class. Sometimes, it's really just the sheer lousiness of the teacher that can end up ruining a class that you'd otherwise love. The following recollections from students that realized they were in terrible classes should be used as some kind of instruction manual to help you avoid the classes that could be your ultimate undoing. 

Don't judge a book by its cover. For better or for worse. What initially seems like a promising situation with a professor who gives off technology savvy vibes, ends up devolving into a puzzling situation where the IT dude has to work around the professor's glaring lack of knowledge on how an internet browser works. At least the issue was able to be "resolved."

Someone on AskReddit got a fun thread going about the most ridiculous things that people have witnessed in classrooms. Classrooms have an uncanny ability to bring out people's most devilish behavior. The tomfoolery very well could be a manifestation of people just getting bored out of their minds, and trying to keep themselves entertained. These might remind you of that one time you witnessed a full-fledged class clown create chaos in an otherwise peaceful classroom. 

Sounds like an awesome teacher. Upgrading the stuffed octopus to account for all those snacks it was getting was a brilliant move. 

Bart Simpson gets an F, and all of a sudden Tumblr goes full on debate mode. Seems about right. If you're looking for more fun from the wild world of Tumblr's obsessive and creative minds, check out this Tumblr thread of a dude getting schooled on physics and car safety.

There's something about group projects that just effortlessly bring out the worst in people. In the case of this group project, we have a wonderful story centered on a couple students in particular that were pretty much just plain old deadweight. Once the student hit their breaking point, the pro revenge from there was swift and critically effective. Added bonus in that the teacher was more than understanding of the situation, and made sure that the actual student trying hard on the project didn't suffer as a result of their lazy, entitled teammates. 

It's not every day that you come across a Tumblr post from a user who honors just how amazing their Physics professor was. For an unfortunate many of us, our time spent in school can end up being much more of a painstaking process, occasionally brought down by teachers that don't bring that life and personality to the stage that students so sorely need to stay engaged. Well, this prof seems like he had the whole thing down to a science. And he wasn't even trying. 

For some more gold from Tumblr check out this post about why Linguini was the unbreakable champion in the movie "Ratatouille." 

If there's one benefit to learning history (other than developing a keener understanding of the world and your context in it) it's getting sweet history memes. Knowing what happened to various astronauts or the attitudes of different colonial powers may not win you any popularity contests, but it sure is fun to look at history memes and become one with time.

Sometimes the truth is indeed stranger than fiction. This AskReddit thread pays homage to the absolute wildest excuses that ever came across teachers' desks from students. If anything it's threads like this that can once again awaken us to the reality that we never really know what's boiling underneath the surface of someone's otherwise, seemingly pleasant life. Whole lot of crazy stuff going on in this world. 

This guy's approach to trying to access a textbook couldn't be more faulty. Like, my man, it's seriously time to reassess the life strategy. Even when he's given multiple opportunities to share the textbook he manages to mess those up. Whole lot of yikes, indeed. Check out some more entitled folks with their outlandish demands over here. 

Well, that professor got exactly what they asked for. Sometimes, as a student you encounter a teacher who seems to carry on in such a way that indicates they're the one who ultimately needs to be schooled. Fortunately, these students had their wits about them, and happily, maliciously complied. Can't imagine that the teacher was too stoked about the outcome. 

If you or someone you know is wandering through this wild world, namedropping fancy colleges left and right, then it's time to wake up and realize that you're not doing it right. Nope. In fact, you're likely leaving rooms with folks that are trash talking you behind your back. Nobody likes a bullish braggart. Being humble is where it's at. With that being said, consider giving this strategy a go if you ever find yourself in need of avoiding someone who is namedropping their fancy college. Check out some more entertaining nuggets of comedy gold from Tumblr over here.