Fundies say the darndest things

By Anonymous - 08/03/2020 02:04 - United States - Houston

Today, I opened a lesson with the phrase, "As we all know, the world is over 4 billion years old." One of my students immediately snorted and said, in all seriousness, that I was wrong, and that the Earth is only 6000 years old. A few of his classmates agreed. I teach geology at university. FML

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By Talkingbeforethinking - 16/03/2019 18:00

Today in class I accidentally called my teacher very old and almost dead. As we were discussing a book I said that the book character is very old and close to death since it fitted to the context. Turns out this character is one year younger than my teacher and she wasn't amused. FML

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By wasted time - 19/12/2013 09:09 - United States

Today, I learned, 90 horrifying minutes into a college exam, that my 85-year-old calculus teacher had spent the last three weeks teaching us the wrong chapter. FML

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Indoctrination?

By homo fuckofftus - 22/05/2015 17:10 - United States - San Diego

Today, we were discussing evolution at the super-religious school I'm forced to attend. I mentioned homo sapiens, and my teacher mockingly replied, "You actually believe in homo sapiens? Hahahah!" The whole class started laughing. No, not at the teacher; at me. FML

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By immature - 18/09/2014 19:20 - United Kingdom - Reading

Today, in astronomy class, a kid used Uranus in a hilarious innuendo. I was the only one who laughed. I also happen to be the teacher. FML

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Slipping up

By englishfail - This FML is from back in 2010 but it's good stuff - United States

Today, I was teaching a class when a student pointed out that I'd used the wrong "your/you're" while writing on the board. FML

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By IHateSchool-.- - 11/12/2014 23:13 - United States

Today, I asked my teacher how old he was, and jokingly I said, "50?" Then he chuckled, so I laughed and said, "I was kidding… 42, 43, 44?" He then looked at me and said, "Are you trying to guess my age, or your grade percent in this class?" FML

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By sciencetime - 10/12/2016 11:33

Today, I had environmental science class. My teacher doesn't believe humans are affecting climate change or that we should protect endangered species. He slants class discussions so now all my classmates agree with him. FML

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By regretsteachinghighschool - 05/11/2013 13:22 - United States - Rochester

Today, while teaching juniors about black holes, I said, "Imagine everything being sucked into a black hole." An African-American student shouted, "I'd better start clenching!" Nobody took the lesson seriously after that. FML

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By Noname - 10/03/2009 15:46 - United States

Today, the kids I teach informed me that I had spelled my name incorrectly on the board. I looked at it and assured them that I had spelled it correctly. I'm 22 and a graduate student, they're six and mentally challenged. Guess who was right? FML

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Book smarts

By Anonymous - 05/07/2016 16:19 - United States - South Sioux City

Today, my teacher marked a test question wrong, even though I was sure I got it right, so I went online to check. I found a government-approved website showing proof that my answer was correct. My teacher still counted it wrong, because, "We follow the book." That book's older than I am. FML

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nemcali 34

Sunday 8 March 2020 3:52

What did they base their stupid comment on? Fox News?

RichardPencil 30

Sunday 8 March 2020 2:28

Is it Trump University?

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RichardPencil 30

Sunday 8 March 2020 2:28

Is it Trump University?

nemcali 34

Sunday 8 March 2020 3:53

The earth is 4 billions years old? Fake news ;p

nemcali 34

Sunday 8 March 2020 3:52

What did they base their stupid comment on? Fox News?

Michael Sawyer 11

Sunday 8 March 2020 6:30

Uhh, probably the BIBLE. religious nutz are like that when you try and say the earth is more than 6 thousand years old.

Phil courteney 4

Monday 9 March 2020 13:22

nope... religion 🤦‍♂️

the_catherine 9

Sunday 8 March 2020 9:26

Why would a creationist (and maybe also flat earther) want to study geology?!

Spoopy Flame III 8

Sunday 8 March 2020 20:15

I mean I'm a creationist but I still like geology...

Grizz8831 14

Monday 9 March 2020 10:10

it's not the fact they are creationists entirely... it's the fact they seem to be the really bad kind. bible didn't say it, it's not real. they believe the bible encompasses all information and anything else is fake... I work with both groups. some believe the bible is a foundation other that it is the entirety of real and true information... we own a CNC machine, they have used it...

krray 7

Tuesday 10 March 2020 19:09

But the Earth is flat ... for as far as I can see. </LOL>

the_catherine 9

Tuesday 10 March 2020 20:33

Yeah ok, but if you truly believe that the Earth is 6,000 years old, studying geology might not be the right path for you.

BorderCount 5

Sunday 8 March 2020 15:41

Did you fail the ******? I would've.

ksact 2

Sunday 8 March 2020 20:18

Its a religious thing. In sunday school they teach that acording to the bible the earth is only between 6 an 7 thousand years old. So the lesson here is never asume something that is so controversial

P DarklyKira 14

Monday 9 March 2020 6:05

I thought getting into uni was harder

DogStew 20

Tuesday 10 March 2020 4:12

That freaking sucks! How can you teach anything when the students are that ignorant?

vbychkova 13

Wednesday 11 March 2020 5:49

That’s because it is!!!!

sassypenguinxox 15

Saturday 14 March 2020 3:11

This is based on the creation theory that Christians and Jews follow. That earth was created when life was documented to have begun 4000 B.C. when man was first created. Because of a day in God’s time being 1000 years in our time, creation also has a theory that God’s 7 days in the Bible are actually 7000 years. Plus the 6000 years of man’s existence. Making the earth 13,000 years old. The earth being 4 billion years old is just as much of a theory as the creation theory to the eyes of others. So depending on your theory belief, either one could be classified as truth or stupid.