Wednesday, May 1, 2024

What is the worst pun you've ever heard?

 I take attendance by having the students answer a question.

What is the worst pun you've ever heard?


Only a few actual responses:

  • That's pretty punny of you, haha!
  • alpaca lunch
  • [thought too much]
  • orange you glad I didn't say banana
  • all puns are great

... and then more than 15 variants of "I don't know". I guess it's hard to remember a pun on the spot.


This post's theme word is gegg (n), "a trick or practical joke," or (v) "to play a hoax or practical joke." The biggest gegg of the post is the lack of puns!

Thursday, April 25, 2024

If you were a superhero, what power would you have?

 I take attendance by having students answer a question. Previously 2017, 2019.

If you were a superhero, what power would you have?

There were some traditionalists:

  • invisibility x7
  • flying x3
  • super speed x2
  • telepathy
  • read minds 
  • invulnerability
  • super saiyan

Many people want extra time:
  • have 48 hours a day
  • stop time
  • no longer need to sleep
  • not getting sleepy
  • making [other student in class] on time
  • instant transportation
Then there were people who imagined powers that help towards other goals:

  • power to refill anything
  • memory
  • infinite memory
  • infinite money

This post's theme word is macrosmatic (adj), "having a well-developed sense of smell." The macrosmatic superhero rescues local residents from inadequately-aged cheese.