School isn't always the best of times for people, and a lot of that has to deal with what kind of trouble they got into. Most of the people will be the first to tell you they absolutely deserved the punishment they got, thinking it's some kind of brag, but others not so much. For many, school was the time they'll always remember when they got in trouble for no good reason.
Reddit user, u/SoulProxy00, wanted to hear about:
What's the dumbest reason you've ever gotten in trouble for at school?
Too Bold For Your Own Good
Homer Simpson Simpsons GIF by FOX TVGiphyDumb on my part. I walked into class evidently feeling myself, up to the teachers desk, reached into a box of donut holes grabbed one and ate it while looking directly at the teachers face. Sounds like a total boss power move but it didn't work. Lol
Proactive Punishment
I got in trouble for, well, nothing. The school compiled a list of students they believed would play up on the last day of the year and sent them home, but they didn't give any warning of this - they just sprung it on everyone on the last day.
I caught a bus to school from about half an hour away and my mum was not impressed to have to come and pick me up. I tried to explain to her that I hadn't done anything wrong, and naturally she didn't believe a word of it and sh-t the bed about it.
School Pride?
I got detention for wearing an orange ribbon in my hair because it wasn't school colours.
Forced To Tough It Out
I had had a UTI with a kidney infection as a 15yo girl in high school and I had a note from the hospital saying I needed to be allowed to use the bathroom whenever.
There was this one teacher who was a total control freak who said my certificate didn't matter and I wasn't going. I tried to protest and she told me I was back chatting her. Two of my other friends spoke up, one who was a little louder than the others- she wasn't rude, but she was firm about her dissent.
I ended up just letting it go, although I got pretty teary because I was really uncomfortable and had seriously bad bladder issues at the time. The next day we all got in school detention. The friend who stood up for me lost her Student Captain badge because the teacher escalated it to the principal saying she was back chatting in class and rude to teachers.
Dumb b-tch.
Like, Seriously?
bart simpson GIFGiphyRead the assigned chapters for the novel we were reading in my senior lit class.
Teacher didn't think anyone would actually read it and gave a pop quiz. I got a 100. Only person in the class who did.
Got detention for cheating.
Kids Don't Forget
Yawning. Yes, yawning. I was tired from watching TV and doing assignments so I was really tired the day after. So in the English class we were on a middle of a lecture and I yawned. The teacher looked at me with the glare given to troublemakers and yelled my name at the whole class. And I think I got threatened to get out of class cause I wasn't interested with the topic. Like wtf.
I was an elementary student, A growing child who easily gets fatigued. I got yelled at for yawning... something the body does and I can't control it. From this day, I still hold a grudge against her.
They're Kids. They're Learning.
I broke a pencil and got detention for not having a second pencil. I hated that lady. My mom came up and yelled at her in front of all the kids in detention with me. "You wouldn't let him go back to his locker?! You wouldn't let him finish the test?! What were you expecting him to do? He's 12. He is learning." It was glorious. Don't get me wrong, she let me face consequences many times. She just didn't feel this was justified.
A Principal That Doesn't Know What's Going On In Their School
I was sent to detention by the principal for skipping because he thought my note from the cheerleading coach was fake (cuz I'm a dude) even though I told him I'm the mascot and we had a pep rally in less than an hour. That story was too far fetched for him apparently.
Then as I'm mascoting it up he walks up to me. Why were you late? I took the head off and said because you sent me to detention.
That guy was a f-cking tool.
Taking A Punishment To Its Logical Conclusion
Got in trouble for rolling my eyes, but the punishment is the dumb reason.
See I was given a 6 page essay as punishment. I had to explain why rolling my eyes was bad...
I was like, I can't write 6 pages of straight and serious text on that.
So I wrote this story about rolling my eyed back in my head and wasps taking it as a sign of aggression and starting conflict between us and them.
The origin of the insect wars.
She got mad I didn't take her punishment seriously.
This Is America
homer simpson episode 3 GIFGiphyHad a laser pointer on my key chain, as soon as I put the keys in the bin so they can go through the X-ray scanner, and I passed through the metal detectors, I was stopped, handcuffed, taken to the principals office and suspended.
Why did your school have metal detectors?
America.
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Stop the bus
Not me but a friend got suspended from riding the bus when someone threw a soda can at him. The can bounced off his head and out the window and he was thus suspended for throwing things out the window...
All in jest
The only time I was ever sent to the office in school was because I laughed too hard at a funny story my teacher told the class. I definitely remember playing up my laugh a bit even though it was a genuinely funny story. She thought I was making fun of her though.
Grudge
I had a teacher in High School who had it out for me. Reasons for this are explained at the end.
Every single time I did something just a little wrong, or socially awkward. Boom, call to my mom.
One day, I had had enough. I was frustrated, I had done nothing wrong. I had just accidentally stumbled into a girl, and apologized. This teacher took it as me attempting to touch her. (The girl did not feel this way, and other kids saw that my hands were holding my backpack straps) Understand that at this time, my Bike had been destroyed by some local neighborhood bullies, so I was walking to school. I was not happy for multiple reasons.
So I yell out at my friend "They're doing it because they don't like us!", specifically referring to the incident with the girl, and our attempts to open a GSA club in school, which was repeatedly blocked multiple times by the same teacher.
So, I get sent to ISS for "yelling in the halls", which at the time was not a rule.
Guess what? Another call to my mom. Luckily, this was the last straw. My mom finally had enough after dozens of calls, and threatened legal action against the teacher herself for harassment.
No more calls from that teacher for the rest of my time at High school. When I graduated, I specifically walked up to her, and had a conversation with her regarding my many infractions. She thought that I was a danger to the school, because when I was in 9th grade, I drew up a blueprint of what I thought a Fusion reactor would look like, she thought it was a blueprint of a bomb, and never thought to ask me or my parents about it.
Correction
Not my story but I love telling it. My BIL got in trouble for correcting his teacher when he was in grade school. The teacher used the incorrect "there" instead of "their" so he pointed it out. This earned him a parent-teacher conference. His mother (who is a ridiculous trumpette but does have moments of lucidity) asked "Well was he correct?". The teacher said "Yes but that's besides the point. Students shouldn't correct the teachers.". This of course is lunacy, so his mom said something to the effect of "Well it sounds like you're the one who owes him an apology." and left. I think she also bitched the teacher out for wasting her time and making her take time off work for such a dumb conference.
Great bolts of fire
I remember writing something in 2nd grade that contained the word "lightning." The teacher corrected it to "lightening." 🙃
Accomplice
A classmate was having trouble opening up a bottled drink, and asked for help. I opened it for her.
Later, it turns out she had stolen it from another classmate earlier, and I was sent to the office for apparently being an accomplice because I opened it.
For heaven's sake
Went to a christian school and got in trouble for not participating in the daily prayer, I just sat there doing nothing in my seat. The teacher noticed and made me do the prayer in front of the class and later gave me a suspension slip.
Redditor enginearz was eager to hear about historical figures people were surprised to learn were still alive, leading them to ask:
"What famous person from history is still alive?"
Forever Leaving His Name In Science
"Yuri Oganessian."
"He's the only currently living man with an element on the periodic table named after him."- snowflake247
Quite The Story To Tell
"Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha."
"Last human to hold the title of Tsar, as leader of the Kingdom of Bulgaria."
"He was exiled along with his family when the Soviets invaded Bulgaria in 1944."
"In 1990, after the fall of the Soviet Union, Simeon returned from exile to Bulgaria and July 2001, was democratically elected prime minister."
"The private citizen is now 85."- DirectionNew5328
Making Nature Cool For Decades
"Jane Goodall."
"David Attenborough."- random_username_96
You Can Do It Uoftartsci GIF by U of T Faculty of Arts & ScienceGiphyThe Fought For Freedom And Justice
"John Hemingway."
"The last surviving airman of the battle of Britain."
"He is 103 years old."
"Ivan Martynushkin."
"He helped with the liberation of Auschwitz."
"He is 99 years old."
"Benjamin Ferencz."
"He was a prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials."
"He is 102 years old."- Ashtar-the-Squid
"Traute Lafrenz."
"The last living member of the german anti-nazi resistance group 'White Rose".
"Most well-known members were the sibling Sophie and Hans Scholl, who were executed by the Nazis when they were identified."- ChrisTinnef
The One Who Made One Giant Leap For Mankind
"Buzz Aldrin, and I’m not even American."- mukaltin
State Of The Union Salute GIF by MSNBCGiphyOpening Doors For So Many Others
"Ruby Bridges."
"She was one of the first black kids to go to an all-white school."
"There is a famous picture of that first day."- mumwifealcoholic
He Continues To Surprise Us
"Ozzy Osbourne."- CaptinDerpI
Admirably Defying So Many Odds
"Jimmy Carter."
"98 years old."- Back2Bach
Jimmy Carter Drilling GIF by GIPHY NewsGiphyWe've Still Got Two Out Of Four
"Paul and Ringo"- HMKingHenryIX
Inching Close To The Big One Double Oh...
"Kissinger."- LucyVialli
julie andrews snap GIFWho Could Forget About Dick Van Dyke ?!?!?!?!
"Everyone just forgetting about Dick Van Dyke, he's like 97 and still going."
"If you've never heard of him, he played in Marry Poppins, along with a bunch more movies"- Longjumping_Drag2752
And Still Stunning
"Sophia Loren is still kicking."- The_REAL_McWeasel
Continuing To Go Where No Man Has Gone Before
"William Shatner doesn't look it but that dude is in his 90s wtf."- flubberF*ck
William Shatner Fun GIF by Shark WeekGiphyPerhaps what's most admirable, is that even when these astonishing people do eventually pass, they will continue to live on and change the world with the remarkable work they did.
Redditor BungOnMimosas was curious to hear what people considered to be the most overhyped fast food chains around, leading them to ask:
"What do you think are the most overrated fast-food chains? Why?"
"Food As It Should Be"... Or Not...
"I know it's not technically 'fast food', but Panera Bread pisses me off."
"Insanely expensive for extremely average food." - Reddit
"Panera."
"Their quality has decreased so much in the past few years and they’ve added weird sh*t to their menu like pizza and chicken sandwiches."
"Massive identity crisis and crap food."- asm233
Things Ain't What They Used To Be...
"All of them, now that they charge real restaurant prices."- P00pf4rt5
Golden Arches
"As much as I hate to say it, McDonald's is the only place that I can think of that the quality hasn't changed much."
"I mean, that's a pretty low bar, but it is what it is."- gnatman66
happy ronald mcdonald GIF by McDonald's CZ/SKGiphy"The majority of them, especially the really big ones (McDonald's, Wendy's, BK, Pizza Hut, etc)."
"The prices are no longer fast food prices and the quality is not there like it used to be."
"Far better local options that cost roughly the same at the end of the day."- senorita_diablo
Consistency Is Key...
"Dunkin."
"You can go to the same location three separate times, have the food made by the same staff, and receive 3 wildly different results."- AndrewLampart
Not So Popular Anywhere, It seems...
"KFC in France became so bad."- SterBout
fried chicken animation GIF by octavioterolLikely Won't Go National...
"Idk how wide spread they are, but in the Buffalo NY area there is a chain called Mighty Taco."
"They were even voted best tacos a few years ago."
"It is absolutely terrible food."
"I’ve tried to like it and given them 3 chances."
"Each time I couldn’t eat more than a couple bites."
"Absolutely terrible and I’m disgusted even thinking about their sour vomit in a tortilla."- aa-2020
"Eat Fresh"...
"I think I’ve answered this question before but definitely for me, it’s Subway."
"Nothing but a giant hunk of bread."
"I’m editing this to add that part of my anger about Subway is how good it used to be."
"I can remember the days of nearly a whole can of tuna salad delicious sub."
"And a Veggie sub with Swiss cheese and piles of yummy veggies and the sweet Vidalia onion sauce."
"It’s all gone to sh*t."
"I would’ve been perfectly OK with increasing price but the big drop in quality pissed me off."
"Oh woe is me with my first world problems."- Mysterious-Region640
football ok GIF by Subway ColombiaGiphyQuantity Doesn't Guarantee Quality...
"Starbucks is a scam."- cmkeller62
Tasty, But Not Worth It...
"I’m going to say Five Guys."
"Not because the food isn’t good, but because I’m not paying $20 for a burger meal."- 2PacTookMyLunchMoney
"Dairy queen grill and Chill for sure."
"I worked at one for a lil' while and 1 burger combo is $14.56 CAD."- lolidk13
Ice Cream Miracle Treat Day GIF by Children's Miracle Network HospitalsGiphyAnd Not In A Good Way...
Big Kahuna Burger, it kills you."-Darklock2022
No two people have the same taste in food.
Some people know to avoid crappy food, while others eat literally nothing else.
Redditor Jacale1 wanted to discuss all the movies we wish we could experience new all over again, so they asked:
"What is one movie that you wish you could watch again for the first time?"
There are a lot of mystery movies I'd love to redo, just to figure out the killer sooner.
Gasps!
Raining The Shawshank Redemption GIFGiphy"The Shawshank Redemption."
MisOlga26
"A great nominee. Will never forget gasping when that rock went through the poster, and again when the warden pushed his arm through and ripped it down.... wow."
GalavantingRhino
Over and Over
"Edge of Tomorrow."
jeanrbel
"Is it bad that I got enjoyment knowing Tom Cruise died a lot in that movie. Never on screen, but it happened. Over and over. I hate that guy. How the hell was he the same height as Nichole Kidman in the movies they acted in together. Rhetorical question."
monrovista
"Honestly the whole reason I watched the movie to begin with is that he kept dying over and over."
AutomaticMethod2437
Swooned Away
“'Stardust'- if you don’t know you’ll never know."
jthekoker
"I’m surprised that a fantasy romcom can be so enjoyable, for a straight guy. It’s just the right balance between fantasy, comedy, drama, and romance. Most of the female cast are very easy on the eyes too."
"I swooned when Yvaine glows while dancing on the ship, and when she talks emphatically to the mouse in the caravan. This movie has a lot of A listers, and they deliver. I’m not gonna lie, I have probably watched it half a dozen times."
Redcarborundum
"The book has so much more in it, even having seen the movie you'll feel like a child again."
Beowulf33232
Hail Sigourney
"Alien."
NearDeafExperience
"I watched this with my wife, who has never seen it, and that's about as close as you can get to watching it for the first time. It really displayed just how good the movie is. Also I love Aliens just as much for different reasons."
QueafyGreens
"Came here looking for this! I watched it for the first time with my dad when I was 11, and it’s one of my favorite childhood memories. Amazing movie."
_shes_a_jar
Hey Arnold
sci-fi GIFGiphy"Terminator 2."
lobotomek
"I first watched this as a kid when I knew Arnold was the good guy in movies, and I had not seen T1. I wish I watched T2 for the first time after having watched T1. The mall scene would have been even more mind blowing."
Volvulus
T2 was definitely bada**!! I'd redo that.
Brilliant
rat GIFGiphy"The Departed."
Lineworker2448
"Bro, I'll go further. If I could watch the Nicholson covered in blood scene or the final scene between Damon and Wahlberg, I would be so freaking happy. The sheer acting clout on display for the first is near a masterclass while the last scene was just so business like, I'd love to relive that scene with fresh eyes. I love this freaking movie."
DaBearsMan_72
Originality
"The original Star Wars. Man, that blew our minds! It totally changed movies from then on. We'd never seen such incredible special effects. The story was so fun and the experience was amazing."
Raggmommy
"Even though I’m not a franchise fan, I can get behind this answer. Because when I saw it first run, I was fourteen, and nothing like it had ever been done. I think it was the first movie where the special effects were the movie? Now that’s standard. It’s a reason people see many films now."
"So, for sheer originality, I’d watch it again, but only for the first time. I barely recall the second movie."
Alexbmac
SURPRISE!!
"The 6th Sense. I audibly gasped in the theater. All the clues are obvious on rewatch but that first time, before anyone knew M. Knight Shyamalan was a twist guy... wow."
GalavantingRhino
"I never got to see it the first time. My girlfriend at the time (now wife) inadvertently let slip the ending thinking I had already seen it. I have never seen the point in watching it knowing the ending. But I did enjoy The Village."
failurebeatssuccess
"I watched it again and it was more of a sad film than a thriller."
anotherbarry
Just Beautiful!
"Spirited Away. I was blown away by how beautiful and bonkers it is."
Lizziebunnypie
"Saaaaame! Every single Studio Ghibli film, but Spirited Away especially! I’ve still watched it a million times though, and it’s always special. If I’m in a bad mood that film always cheers me up!"
"Also, Avatar-the last air bender. I know it’s not a movie, but I felt like it deserved a mention. I’ve watched the whole thing several times, and it’s always great, but I do wish I could forget it and rewatch it. I’m 35 btw... lol."
Mimi_315
Great Scott!
Doc Brown Shock GIF by Back to the Future TrilogyGiphy"Back to the Future."
dwkindig
"I'd love to watch that in the cinemas... Now from the future."
billieboop
Now I want to go to the movies.
Redditor asexyjohn18 wanted to hear about all the things that get people in the mood, so they asked:
"What is a non sexual trait that turns you on?"
I love a walk. A little strut. Nothing like getting the heart racing.
Tingles
hair GIF by SB NationGiphy"Getting my head scratched or having someone run their fingers through my hair."
SensitiveDolphin55
"Same. It’s so pleasant when the tingles run down your spine... ;-) "
PumpkinSpiceMaster
LOLOL
"When a girl genuinely laughs at jokes I make."
Realistic_Practice16
"I remember being on a first date with a beautiful woman and I made a bit of corny joke/comment and she laughed at it. I remember thinking, damn, wait till I get to my good stuff. I did get to my good material apparently as we were married. She gives me as many laughs as I give her."
CarlJustCarl
Do Right
"Kindness. When I see someone going out of their way to help others for no other reason than it’s the right thing to do… that is some truly attractive vibes."
Electrical-Bid-9577
"Apparently it's vanishing from this world really fast. People who show kindness often end up in losses (of course not everytime but most of the time yes). It really breaks my heart."
Walker1798
"Probably the sexiest thing out there. Someone can be smoking hot, funny, talented, etc. But if they're not kind, they're unattractive."
sravll
Oh Yes...
"Smiling right at me, and men stretching. LAWD HAVE MERCY!!"
Skwiddling
"I have trouble smiling at women. Is this a turnoff for them? And ones I like are really hard to smile at. Because I know it's always going to be some really weird big smile if I am crushing which makes me feel like a super duper creep."
Maximum_Knee_4622
Simplicity
Happy I Love You GIF by Warner Bros. DeutschlandGiphy"Sorry if this is too kinky but i like it when they care about me."
SirReal10000
"Too far man. You need to rethink your choices."
Funkeysismychildhood
Sometimes it's all about the heart.
Eye 2 Eye
i see you GIF by VH1Giphy"When a guy explains something to you in a calm and understanding voice. Bonus points for gentle eye contact."
Belphiespillow666
GENIUS!!
"Being crazily intelligent. Screw dirty talk, I want you to explain some unexplainable s**t in my ear."
-F**KINGUSERNAME
"Heck yes. My best connections have been with a philosophy/history professor turned chancellor, an environmental engineer, and a neurosurgeon, all 3 Summa cum laude grads and conference speakers in their fields. The downside to genius though is complete absorption in their fields leaving little time for in person connection."
__trezora__
Yummies
"Everyone should know how to cook. Hunger knows no gender. I like to eat good food so I learned how to cook. I asked my mom one day and she reacted surprised. She was more than grateful to have an opportunity to teach me the ‘finer’ aspects of cooking, as she called it. Lol. I love food."
"My girlfriend, now wife, likes to jokingly say I got her into bed with a well seasoned steak and homemade fries. I mean we did sleep together almost immediately after we finished dinner so maybe she’s right. That old saying comes to mind. 'The quickest way to the heart is though the stomach.'"
SaiyanGodKing
Getting Green
"When I ask my husband for help when I repot my plants and he delicately cleans and moves the leaves. He is a mechanical engineer and he works with huge pieces of industrial equipment, seeing him so tenderly caring for my plants just makes me melt."
BoysenberryNo3877
Limbs A Lot
Excited Thomas Lennon GIF by ABC NetworkGiphy"Men doing intricate work with their hands."
GooglePixel69
"I second this, also someone who can play guitar/bass real real well... just watching their hands, whoa mama."
squeaky-mcgee
Well, it seems that just about anything can get someone in the mood, especially if you're kind, courteous, and especially a good cook.
Anything to add? Let us know in the comments below!