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Aug-30-2006 01:51

I heart stupidity. When you see it, post it here. I'll start.

Some of you know that I've do some teaching of first year sociology students in university. I really enjoy it, and love my students, but -GAWD- grading their work is a nightmare.

Through the course of a year, they have to write short essays on a range of topics ---feminism, Karl Marx, education, Freud, crime, etc. I feel kinda guilty laughing at these because of course they are writing under extreme pressure, but holy bobo I find them funny! Every so often, they write something so frickin' hysterical that it makes me gag laughing. These fleeting gems, I collect. Thought y'all might get a kick out of some of them.

Here we go. (nb, all typos and grammar boo boos are theirs from here on, not mine)

"Education is not really as old as many people think. It all came about in
the 1960s when the Russians were more advanced with outerspace."

"There is no evidence of women in society until the late 1990s"

"Freud is the classic theory of gender he believes the boy has the penis the girl has the clitoris simple as that"

"Freud said that a boy who plays too many dolls might be a p_ssy in later life"

"Feminists think women are the lowest of the low"

"Education is bias it only works for children who come from families where the parents are rich white and male"

"Hitlar believed in the destroying the Jews, however, his dictation only lasted until he was alive, after it was forgotten."

"Weber saw society from his eyes"

"someone from the low class is no good to us. we don't see them as nonsuccessful. That is because of sociology"

"Max Weber is a known and accredited sociologist"

"All around us in our society it is, said to be all around us these 'bureacracy' for example God is higher than Jeesus. The boss."

Jun-4-2007 23:27

I have a whole book of stupid things people put in essays, but I can't find it at the moment. So I'll just share one of the more memorable quotes.

"Rome is part of the STONED age."

Jun-4-2007 23:51

I studied philosophy at university and had an exam question for an easy that was "How do you know this peice of paper exists". To this day I wish I'd been brave enough to write "It doesn't" and leave it at that. They would either have heralded me as a genius or plain stupid....

Jun-5-2007 00:27

There was a story when I was at university that one philosophy exam just asked "Is this a question?", and one guy got a first by writing "If this is an answer".

Wish I could really believe that one!

Jun-5-2007 00:56

Ah I knew I should have tired it out! A first! Still I'd probably be smart enough then to be something better paid than a Sleuth!

Jun-5-2007 13:28

Lol. But then again, that's karma for you.

Jun-5-2007 14:12

So, I have a friend who works at a Law Firm, that deals with Copyright and patents, and ahe sent out hiring adds. A week later, she gets a response to the add that says (spelling errors are theirs, not mine)

"I recived you add 3 months ago. I'm really passonate about labor law. I think all employers are loosers. I would like to work for your Law Firm."

If their so into labor law, why are they applying to a copyright law firm? And how did they get the add 3 months ago? (A case of back to the future prehaps?)

Jun-5-2007 15:28

And how could a person passionate about law possibly make that many spelling mistakes? Wow!

Jun-5-2007 15:30

Oh, I have another one. My school's having spirit week this week, and the temperature keeps rising around here. So you know what the first theme day was? Winter day.

Jun-5-2007 16:10

Law firms have their fair share of morons too. :)

Jun-5-2007 17:02

On the note of Law firms, here are some of the dumbest law firm names.

Lei and Lie (Pronounced Lie and Lie)

Leach, Beastie, and McGredy (Prouncouced Leech, Beasty, and McGreedy)

and my favorite: Slappy and Sadd.