Today, out of habit from twelve years of karate classes, I bowed to my teacher as I exited my classroom. My chemistry classroom. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I was teaching when I saw a student leave her chair and brazenly head for the door. I clapped her on the shoulder and said, "Going somewhere, miss?" She vomited all over my pants. FML
Today, I was escorted out of the building for getting in a scuffle at my anger management class. FML
Today, in my karate dojo, I was being taught how to fall properly. My sensei instructed us not to fall with our hands out because it could sprain our wrists. As I was getting ready to help demonstrate a backwards break fall, I actually fell over. Guess where my hands went. FML
Today, I finally got the guts to walk out of class 30 minutes early, only to find that the back door was locked. As I stood there like an idiot trying to get it open, all 200 people in my class turned to laugh. My professor stared at me. I then walked back to my seat, sat down, and unpacked. FML
Today, I fell asleep in class. I'm the teacher. FML
Today, I witnessed my karate instructor whimper and practically piss himself as a guy walked up to him in the street and demanded his wallet. What a total waste of hundreds of dollars' worth of lessons. FML
Today, as I was leaving for my chemistry exam, I stepped on one of the countless sheets of chemistry notes that littered the floor following last night's studying. I managed to slip and knock myself out in my own living room. FML
Today, I was late for class. I have extreme social anxiety, so I quietly slipped into the huge, packed auditorium, trying to be as quiet as possible. When I was almost to my seat, I accidentally kicked a teacher's coffee down the steps. The entire class looked at me and some clapped. FML
Today, I stood up in front of the class and dropped my pen. As I bent over to pick it up, a boy in the front row loudly broke wind. I will forever be known as "that teacher who farted". FML
Today, at my art school, during the class my teacher left the classroom. I stood up from my seat to ask my friend something. When I sat back down, one of my guy classmates was sitting there. I sat on his lap and right at that moment my teacher came back. FML
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AlliTheKat 27
It shows that you've learned respect, maybe a little out of context, but there is a bright side to this
Demig0d6 14
I want to tell a chemistry joke but all the good ones argon
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Comments (68)
nhormuss 17
Did the teacher spin-kick you?
J3R3MYY 14
Would have been real awkward if your teacher was Asian..
PIGaming 21
Depends on which culture they were brought up with. I had an exchange student from China in my class who bowed to the teacher everytime he left the class.
lexi365 20
You mean "Dol-A Cha-gi" in Korean? Stands for spin heel kick to Kuk Sool Won and Tae Kwon Do artists.
PancakeSlap 23
I hope the teacher bowed back.
Warmonger_Smurf 29
#26 No he didn't, mainly because Karate is from Okinawa not Korea.
supersitter 11
Huh. I do ho kuk mu sul (another Korean martial art) and I've never heard that. @#26
ilmanator 7
omg yes someone else who does tkd lol
pwnman 33
Seems like you guys are negatively charged...
AlliTheKat 27
It shows that you've learned respect, maybe a little out of context, but there is a bright side to this
Demig0d6 14
I want to tell a chemistry joke but all the good ones argon
AbeFrohman 10
Very punny. I've got my ion you.
False_Stupidity 42
I wanted to kick your butts for the bad puns, but Na
Roskosity 22
You guys are a bunch of Borons.
grapefruit_hd 7
Their are so much puns you guys should be called puunist
mannatee 19
Atoms
extrasnipes 22
K...
DemosthenesMB 13
Clearly you guys aren't "up and Atom."
JMichael 26
Do you call your principal sensei?
Rallred32 20
Flourine uranium carbon potassium bismuth technetiumhelium sulfur germanium thulium oxygen neon yttrium.
cherries62212 16
Just don't bow in the bathroom.. that would be weird. But other than that.. I see no problem with this!
spluver0005 17
I've been doing martial arts for over 13 years and I have bowed walked in and out of the bathroom, walking into my house, stepping off the curb, walking into a store, it's pretty embarrassing.
raphanne_fml 33
I don't think there is anything embarrassing about bowing, seriously. It's just a form of greeting. It's not like you get down on your knees on the ground and prostern yourself in front of people. Bowing is pretty soft.
spluver0005 17
When you're walking into a public place and you bow going through the doorway, yeah it's kinda embarrassing. I don't understand why I'm being thumbed down.
raphanne_fml 33
I don't know why you're getting downvoted, but honestly, I don't see anything wrong or embarrassing with bowing. You might feel self-conscious because it is not the norm where you're from, but I don't think anyone would seriously mind or pay attention to it. It's just a polite greeting. No big deal.
Pstraka6 20
You're only being polite and now that you've got your teachers attention, buddy up! Ttrust me, I've seen worse done to a chemistry teacher -__-
AlaskanG 27
....what are kids doing to your chemistry teachers?
Rallred32 20
It rhymes with grape. It rhymes with grape.
worldclassrager 41
Well I guess you can say that's a formal hello...keep it up
CallMeMask 23
Who says "hello" when they're leaving?
worldclassrager 41
Goodbye*
jrod9327 17
You know who bows alot. Chuck Norris. You are either Chuck Norris or a person who bows to your chemistry teacher. Either way..... Egh its not the worst thing that could have happened.
awkward_welcomes 8
Bowing to your teacher, eh? Might try that...seems kinda random and funny....
lex1459 38
At least you didn't call your teacher mom too
gracehi 33
HA! I did that in second grade. So embarrassing! XD
chinaski7628 32
I teach high school and I get called mom all the time. It bothered me when I was 22, but I've been called worse. Never been bowed to, though.
phoebeperry6 14
What's the matter with that a lot of ppl do it especially if they've gotten close with the teacher. I call one of the teachers at my school grandma .
byron17 26
i could imagine that, arigato mum!
gracehi 33
I tried to high five my principal at my high school graduation on stage on front of everybody... He left me hanging. :'(
Brandi_Faith 34
Sorry for your embarrassment, but that would've been pretty funny to watch! I'm guessing the principle wasn't smiling at you either which makes it even funnier. He sounds like a jerk though.
gracehi 33
He wasn't a jerk. He was actually a very nice man. He was just rather old and on the verge of retirement so I don't think he'd high fived anyone in a while. He just looked really confused when I put my hand up. After an awkward pause, I just went for the hand shake like everyone else.
91hayek 31
I had a rather formal polite Japanese teacher once so shaking hands was awkward; we all just developed a small nod as a greeting. No one told the class we just did it and in hindsight it was respectful and befitting because he was an awesome teacher.