Teacher's Wordplay

Teacher's Wordplay Do your professors say funny things? Well mine do. This is a blog dedicated to the strange witticisms and jokes that our educators provide us. Afterall you know what they say, teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths theatre.

"When India-Pakistan is playing, no one goes to the office."

MKL, March 7, 2012. On the rivalry between India and Pakistan carrying over to cricket.

Posted March 13, 2012 at 4:00 pm 13 notes

"I used to hope and pray that I would meet a Muslim man that I wanted to marry, but I never did."

MKL, March 7, 2012. On her parents telling her she could outside of her caste, but couldn’t marry a Muslim.

Posted March 12, 2012 at 4:00 pm

Language Barrier in Hindi

  • Me: So, the form of "to be" is the same for 2nd and 3rd person singular.
  • RM: Yes they are similiar.
  • Me: So, they're not the same?
  • RM: No they are similiar.
  • Me: Meaning...the same.
  • RM: Yes.

Posted March 10, 2012 at 2:00 pm

MKL literally, was downing cloves to help her cough. Vom.

Posted March 9, 2012 at 6:00 pm

"A live, 3-day old baby, sold for 20 rupees."

HA, February 27, 2012. On prostitutes selling their children to make ends meet.

Posted March 9, 2012 at 2:00 pm

March 7, 2012: I notice that SP has his ears pierce. This is why I love him.

Posted March 8, 2012 at 6:00 pm

"If you start laughing you keep laughing, if you start crying you keep crying."

SP, March 6, 2012. On drinking bhang on Holi. Bhang is a cannabis milkshake.

Posted March 8, 2012 at 2:00 pm 3 notes

"What are you talking about? You are a qualified nurse! You can’t measure blood volume in buckets!"

HA, February 24, 2012. On uneducated/ill-informed medical officers in India.

Posted March 6, 2012 at 6:00 pm

"Hoo. Like who, who, who set the dogs free? Who? WHO? WHO?!?"

RM, February 22, 2012. On how to pronounce the first person singular form of the verb to be in Hindi.

Posted March 6, 2012 at 2:00 pm

"Sometimes I regret not being a woman."

HA, February 20, 2012. On wishing he could have a child just so he could stay in a certain ward of a tribal primary health center.

Posted March 5, 2012 at 6:00 pm