Here are some interesting interpretations of nature from test papers and essays submitted to science and health teachers by junior high, high school, and college students around the world. Spelling is left as it is.

“When you breath, you inspire. When you do not breath, you expire.”

“The moon is a planet just like the earth, only it is even deader.”

“Dew is formed on leaves when the sun shines down on them and makes them perspire.”

“Mushrooms always grow in damp places and so they look like umbrellas.”

“A fossil is an extinct animal. The older it is, the more extinct it is.”

An angel appears at a faculty meeting and tells the dean that in return for his unselfish and exemplary behavior, the Lord will reward him with his choice of infinite wealth, wisdom, or beauty.

Without hesitating, the dean selects infi nite wisdom. “Done!” says the angel, and disappears in a cloud of smoke and a bolt of lightning.

Now, all heads turn toward the dean, who sits surrounded by a faint halo of light.

One of his colleagues whispers, “Say something.”

The dean sighs and says, “I should have taken the money.”

A professor was lecturing his English class one day.

“In English, a double negative forms a positive, such as the phrase “not unfamiliar”. But in some languages such as Russian, a double negative is still a negative. However, there is no language where a double positive can form a negative,” said the professor.

A voice from the back of the classroom said, “Yeah, right.”

Dear Daddy,
Univer$ity i$ really great. I am making lot$ of friend$ and $tudying very hard. With all my $tuff, I $imply can’t think of anything I need, $o if you would like, you can ju$t $end me a card, a$ I would love to hear from you.

Love,
Your $on.

After receiving his son’s letter, the father replies with a letter of his own.

Dear Son,
I kNOw that ecoNOmics and astroNOmy are eNOugh to keep even an hoNOurs student busy. Do NOt forget that the pursuit of kNOwledge is a NOble task, and you can never study eNOugh.

Love,
Daddy

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