Today, in the senior class I teach, I asked my students who had traveled outside of the country, excluding Canada and Mexico. One student raised his hand and proudly stated, "Arizona". He wants to be a doctor. FML
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Today, I heard two of my students having a conversation. One asked what state Arizona was in, and the other replied Canada. I teach sixth grade social studies and they weren't joking. FML
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Today, I received my acceptance letter to one of the most prestigious universities in the US, as well as a nice scholarship. I was so proud of myself, I eagerly showed my dad, hoping he would shed a tear or two. His only words were, "Just get a job so you can get the hell out of my house." FML
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saIty 17
He could still be a Love Doctor, or I heard drinking Dr. Pepper certifies you as a doctor.
ZeDolphinator 7
You are so dumb, you are really dumb, for real.
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Comments (111)
saIty 17
He could still be a Love Doctor, or I heard drinking Dr. Pepper certifies you as a doctor.
indielove 13
He's going somewhere.
je_suis_fml 11
Nope, he went somewhere.
MagesticSSS 0
Win.
hedgerow 0
Drink alotta soda so the call me dr. Peppah
YourEvilHero 12
I think he was probably joking.
FMLsOhilarious 6
That's just as bad as my cousins ex-boyfriend thinking that Virginia was another country...smh, and now this guy? AND he wants to be a doctor? This country needs some help for its future.
grahambertus 11
Doctors within borders
markrs 0
I see our future is in good hands. Make sure to get on his good side, never know if you're gonna be his patient.
Daralea 21
A lot of the med school students I know are terrifyingly immature with bad ethical practices. I wouldn't trust them the slightest when they graduate.
BIGBOY4rmAHM 19
Omg. This statement put me in a good mood for the rest of the day! Lmao
Stonedmanalex 0
Just resd older fml that said, Today, I heard two of my students having a conversation. One asked what state Arizona was in, and the other replied Canada. I teach sixth grade social studies and they weren't joking. FML
marzey321 9
Last time I checked you didn't need to know states and countries to be a doctor
docscientist 10
He's going to be in Doctor's without borders, by principle he must be blind to borders.
jerilyn333a 0
Maybe be thought you said the opposite and thought you meant in america
TheOptimist 0
Next time just tell em outside of North America, States and Countries are all the same thing ya know.
effedml 5
Ah, the stupidity.
xlord 27
Imagine how safe you would feel if he starts telling you how he's travelled the world (Arizona) right before surgery :D
NeatNit 33
Doctors don't need to know geography.
memob123 0
Unless they're traveling doctors!
xlord 27
Yea but how would you feel if someone who potentially has your life in their hands can't even tell if they have been outside their own country?
shazza26 1
21, I think he was meaning that he wasn't very smart
thisisafunnyname 12
That kid is so stupid! The professor already said excluding Canada and Mexico, and since Arizona is in Canada, that student was clearly not listening.
RedPillSucks 33
@21 if he can't manage the focus to memorize simple geography, just think how great he'll be at memorizing biological geography. I'd hate to go in to have my appendix removed and leave the hospital with my appendix intact, but minus a kidney.
kareltje 17
#50: classic :D
Fruit_Dealer 9
Ha 50 watch some noobs comment on what you said not detecting the sarcasm in it.
rkmepm 16
Is op Flo Rida by any chance?
FMLsOhilarious 6
#50 yeah, and you have room to talk. Everybody knows Arizona is in Mexico, not Canada. Gosh, what do people learn in school these days :p
livingdaLife 5
Everyone is a genius. But if u judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing it is stupid.. One doesnt need to know where Arizona is to become a doctor. And.. Unless your name is Google, stop acting like you know everything. =)
ruthchun92 2
yeah...not funny..
Zebidee 9
#81 Knowing what country you're in hardly qualifies you for Mensa.
gurly98 13
Ikr
livingdaLife 5
Just saying, don't need to know Arizona to be a doctor, don't need to know a pancreas to be an engineer.
decidedlyvague 11
"Judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree"? The ****? is that a thing? I don't believe it's a thing.
tygerarmy 35
It's an Einstein quote. I just keep thinking how different this post would be if we replaced Arizona with Georgia..
lmngrl889 14
don't make fun of people....I'm sure there are things all of you wish you were better at!
Smidget1 0
Arizona isnt even on the edge of the country... How...?
ZeDolphinator 7
You are so dumb, you are really dumb, for real.
kaprookie 3
No I think hes expressing his confusion as to how the child could even think that he left USA, I dont think he believes Arizona to be a separate nation. "He" being the commenter
alexy0806 3
By any chance are you OP's student ?
RadikulRam 16
In reply to #3 and #11 I don't live in NA or ever visited NA but doesn't the southern part of Arizona border another country? Mexico to be precise - but I have not been taught any of this.
mishkaroni 15
That still doesn't make sense of the commentator's post. Seems they know just about as much geography...seeing as Arizona borders Mexico...
kaprookie 3
Probably, I live in Australia so obviously I don't know, thats just how I interpreted it :)
lotto_boi 3
Here you in australia you actually have to go over seas to get to another country
je_suis_fml 11
18- you don't have to be "taught" to be in the know. A quick reference to Google shall suffice during these technological times. Here LMGTFY...
Livencountry 5
In Missouri people have a joke like this but it's usually Arkansas being the other country.
Bajee 10
Ahhhh Antoine Dodson!!!
SockMonkey333 0
Omg are you the student??? Just wondering
AllThatHit 7
actually Arizona is on the edge of the nation
Bently24 6
Uh look at a map dumbass. Arizona clearly borders Mexico...which is out of the country.
TriciaD_fml 6
Hopefully you don't plan on being a doctor too...
HerpYourDerp 7
I wonder what would happen if he actually did become a doctor... Oh, I pity his future patients.
shazza26 1
Knowing my luck, I'd be the patient...
instnt1nfction 17
39, are you ok, you look like you're in pain in your profile picture
dakotadk 5
She's being operated on by OP's student.
neocow 8
It's okay, he'll still make more money.
bensharp 5
You really don't need to know geography to operate on someone as long as you actually know what you are doing
shireeniee 8
107: but you do need common sense at the very least.
NeatNit 33
How does common sense help you know geography? Geography is just about memorizing a bunch of information that for many people would be useless.
decidedlyvague 11
What if you're operating on the world?
Victoire_W 0
Ever consider he was messing around?
xxGheTToGumbYxx 16
No, that is just madness!
Victoire_W 0
He was being an idiot more like it. He was trying to be smart.
JustinThunder 8
Well school needs some amusement from time to time!
Miq94 0
Doubt he was joking. Americas education system, especially when it comes to geography is frighteningly bad.
xxGheTToGumbYxx 16
People tend to be stupid no matter what country they come from.
Victoire_W 0
11- EXACTLY
yadisingh 5
I thought you were Ginny Weasley when I glance over your comment. :p
Victoire_W 0
Why?
alazyguy 9
Well, at least he did it proudly.
JustinThunder 8
Yeah, but that just makes it seem like he was joking. Nice picture by the way.
steviesnm 6
I see a future in McDonalds.
Victoire_W 0
Oh, yes. So do I.
Evan___B 4
This should be a **** his life for being stupid, or maybe he was joking but has a great poker face.
barlessprison 16
I guess Geography is not his strong point. Let's hope he's better at biology and chemistry then.
rattusrattus 19
I am hopeless at Geography, but I know/recognise the names of most US states, and I live in the UK (I don't know where most of the UK counties are precisely but we tend to talk about places being "near Carlisle" or "a few miles south of Liverpool" rather than "in Cumbria/Lancashire" like Americans would do with states). This is beyond hopeless.
rattusrattus 19
We're talking about a guy who cannot tell what constitutes the country he lives in and what constitutes countries he does not live in. Or a guy who is the master of deadpan comedy.
docscientist 10
Well, Arizona is so out there it can feel like another country by its public policies.
brenkite 5
What does geography have to do with the healing arts?
rattusrattus 19
Presumably the good doctor would have to know how to get to the hospita and so on. Also, this is general knowledge. Kinda makes one look like a dumbarse. Of course, he could be one of those guys who is thick at everything except one special talent...
MrSassypants 34
Don't worry OP, you could have people who are more stupid in your class like me. I would've said "New York baby! Representing my country!"