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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. 

Man this student sounds like they'd be a prime recruit for the Flat Earth movement. They wrote a joke essay about the earth being flat, and the school ended up taking it so seriously that it manifested in them implementing a whole bit about the earth actually being round, into the curriculum. I'd say mission accomplished in the way of the student playing a solid little prank. 

Knowing just enough history to get history memes is one of the few joys of life. It's also probably one of the only tangible benefits of having paid any attention in history class. They say history repeats itself, so there'll be a refresher course soon enough. To continue digging through the past, here are more history memes to become one with time.

Pretty much all of us have that one memorable line from the strange days of high school that we can recall on a dime. It could be something like how if all your friends were to hypothetically jump off a bridge, you shouldn't too. Certainly a vivid way of encouraging people to not just do whatever everyone else is doing around them. 

Sometimes, even the experts need to get humbled. Take this teacher for instance. For whatever reason they insisted on trashing an art student's hard work. Well, that opinion went on to be disproven after the student's work ended up being selected amongst over 190 other pieces of art. Good for them!

This choosing beggar couldn't keep their story straight from the start. Apparently, them not being able to mooch off a classmate's notes will result in them straight up starving. It seems as if these entitled choosing beggars and their wealth of irrational demands will never stop popping out of the woodwork. It's up to the rest of the world to serve them the reality checks for free, when the opportunities present themselves. 

Check out another wild choosing beggar case, with this YouTuber who demanded free commissions, got rejected, and then unleashed a storm of threats.

Some of us grew up hearing from our high school teachers that college professors were going to be insufferably difficult. Some of us ended up with that being the case. Then others, others encountered professors with surreal levels of chill or just genuine detached boredom. Whether these email exchanges are real or not, they certainly paint quite the pretty, relaxed picture of what the higher education life can be like. I wonder if it's even more ridiculous nowadays with everyone being forced to complete their studies from home. 

This Tumblr thread shines light on the business of modeling for art classes. While it sounds like the pay can be decent, it can also end up being a true test of willpower when it comes to putting up with the cold. Turns out that sitting in studios or garages without any clothes on can be a tad bit chilly. 

Check out some more gold from Tumblr with these totally random Tumblr tidbits of pure golden proportions.

The flat earthers really have their work cut out for them on this one. Sometimes you've got to meet the irrationality of this world with a hearty serving of cold, hard facts. This physics professor certainly brought his A game. 

People just need to be understanding. But alas, sometimes you cross paths with those folks that are the complete opposite. At least this music teacher was humbled when it was all said and done. 

Someone on AskReddit got a thread going about the most unexpected excuses that teachers received from students. We've got our fair share of excuses that were clearly blatant lies, and then we've got the brutal, unexpected reasons that kids didn't turn in assignments that were just crazy enough to be actual truths. You never know what could be going on in someone's life!

This guy's Twitter thread about misinterpreting his classmate's behavior, is a valuable lesson in mindfulness, not leaping to conclusions, and ultimately thinking outside of oneself. Looks like the two dudes ended up having that lunch together by the end of the story, after all. 

It's quick little exchanges like this that spotlight just how much things have changed. Yes, in those olden days before emails were around people were still able to get stuff done. Might've taken a little extra exertion, but the world still kept spinning madly on. Anyone who has ever had a conversation with someone in a younger generation has likely had that, "dang I'm getting old" moment.