Mr. M Claps Back
If I tell you to stop talking, and you respond with, "It wasn't me!" this is how I will respond. Thank you ____
Who is Shaggy?
You are forbidden to talk about the Spanish word for one in my class. If you do, I will tell you this.
"We don't talk about Uno."
What my former student, Olivia Rodrigo said when I asked her to translate the words, "Bien," "Cuatro," and "Tú" from Spanish to English.
What is "Good 4 U?"
Believe it or not, I taught all the members of Walk the Moon. When they collaborated with the "Cocoa Butter Kisses" rapper, they released a song called this.
What is "Shut Up and Chance with Me"?
I'm still working on it.
If you complain about the temperature by saying, "It's hot in here," this is how I will respond. Thank you ____.
Who is Nelly?
If nobody is participating during a speaking activity, you might hear me singing this Khalid lyric to encourage you to do so.
"Can we just talk?"
Believe it or not, I taught all the members of One Direction, and at first, they were very hesitant to speak up in class. When they told me they were insecure, I responded this way.
Don't know what for.
What I called it when my former students, Robert Van Winkle and Isis Gaston when they had a kid.
What is Vanilla Ice Spice Baby?
This is why you wouldn't get my International Space Station joke.
It's way over your head.
If you complain one minute about the temperature being too hot, then complain about it being too cold, I'm going to respond by saying, "Thank you ____."
Who is Katy Perry (or Katy Perry's ex)
If you complain about me cracking down on you reading a Lois Lowry novel about a boy named Jonas, I will respond with this reference to a Justin Timberlake song.
What is "Cry Me a Giver"?
What I called my former student (at that time known as Radric Delantic Davis), when he developed an obsession with the actor who played Caesar Flickerman in The Hunger Games.
Tucci Mane
When my former student, Tiffany, collaborated with the "Circles" rapper, they called their song this.
What is, "I think we're Malone Now"?
Why you wouldn't like my pizza joke.
It's really cheesy.
If you're goofing off, then ask to go to the bathroom, by repeatedly screaming, "I got to go!" this is how I will respond: "Thank you _____."
Who is Gladys Knight?
If you fall asleep in class, I reserve the right to sing the chorus to this Snow Patrol song from 2006.
What is "Open Your Eyes"?
When I taught Whitney Houston, this was her favorite type of coordination.
Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand Eyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyeeeee-eeeeeyyyye!
What my former student, and future "Internet Trolls" rapper called her collaboration with the "What a Night" rapper.
Florilla
My students typically don't enjoy my puns about marathons. It's this type of joke.
What is a running joke?
If I tell you I have to be out for a day, and you tell me you don't want no subs, I will respond to you this way. "Thank you ____"
TLC.
If you have your phone out in class, your friends will soon be asking you this question, the title of Prince's non-album B-side of "1999".
"How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?"
My former students Andre 3000 and Big Boi both broke their arms the year that I taught them. When they both fully healed, I told them they were this.
What is OutKast?
When my former student, and future "Breakfast" rapper, collaborated with Cuisinart to hawk a way of shredding cheese, I called him this.
Kevin Grates
If you don't get my stapler joke, I'm going to tell you to do this.
What is "Get it together!"?