# Post your appropriately named schoolteachers.. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 30, 2003, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-appropriately-named-schoolteachers/204650 "2003-09-30T05:48:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-appropriately-named-schoolteachers/204650/1 "2003-09-30T05:48:17Z")
My science teacher was called Mr Cartlege (sp?) I know there were others but I can’t remember off the top of my head (I am sure they will come to me) ---
**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-appropriately-named-schoolteachers/204650/2 "2003-09-30T06:46:44Z")
I had a geography teacher called Mr. Mapp. ---
**Author:** ![TeaElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-appropriately-named-schoolteachers/204650/3 "2003-09-30T06:58:55Z")
Elementary School Physical Education: Mr. Runner High School Alegbra: Mrs. Summ; Home Economics: Mrs. Cook College Psychology Practicum Supervising Professor: Dr. Charity; English Literature: Dr. Righter; Fibre Arts (elective): Ms. Weaver ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-appropriately-named-schoolteachers/204650/4 "2003-09-30T07:04:38Z")
Statistics Prof: Funk ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-appropriately-named-schoolteachers/204650/5 "2003-09-30T07:07:03Z")
Totally playboy material student teacher in Jr. High: Ms. Best ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-appropriately-named-schoolteachers/204650/6 "2003-09-30T07:58:29Z")
Industrial Arts teacher in Jr. High: Mr. Strange. Believe me, it was appropriate. [sub]“It’s stran-_jay_!!”[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-appropriately-named-schoolteachers/204650/7 "2003-09-30T08:03:00Z")
May I submit Mrs. Wideman? 300 pounds easy. Fifth-graders can be cruel. ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-appropriately-named-schoolteachers/204650/8 "2003-09-30T09:18:09Z")
Mr. Dick for fifth grade. P. Dick. Fifth-grade boys had fun with that. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-appropriately-named-schoolteachers/204650/9 "2003-09-30T09:21:47Z")
Mrs Coal was my cookery teacher. She retired and was replaced by Mrs Burn. Mr Carpenter was the woodwork teacher for a while (though he ended up doing metalwork). Mr Hunt the chemistry teacher. How is this appropriate? Because it rhymed with his personality. ---
**Author:** ![calm\_kiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@calm\_kiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/calm_kiwi)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-appropriately-named-schoolteachers/204650/10 "2003-09-30T09:26:12Z")
My high school maths teacher was Mrs Merriman. She tired of the blackboard messages about her and Robin Hood. I had a primary teacher called Miss Crab and she was a crabby b\*\*\*h. ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-appropriately-named-schoolteachers/204650/11 "2003-09-30T09:40:54Z")
Mr Fairey was very effeminate. Mr Angles was a mathematics teacher. Mrs Deutsch was my German teacher (yes, I know it’s not a rare name, but still). ---
**Author:** ![j\_sum1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8baadc/32.png) [@j\_sum1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j_sum1)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-appropriately-named-schoolteachers/204650/12 "2003-09-30T09:56:44Z")
Miss Cook. – guess. Physed and Health (including sex ed) – Mr Condon. Hmmm Chemistry teacher Mr Speed. (Funny we never saw any significance in it.) ---
**Author:** ![green\_bladder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-appropriately-named-schoolteachers/204650/13 "2003-09-30T09:57:14Z")
My quantitative analysis lecturer’s first name is Talk. Names like this are all we get here. ---
**Author:** ![Galanthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Galanthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galanthus)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-appropriately-named-schoolteachers/204650/14 "2003-09-30T10:31:20Z")
The headteacher at my school was a Mr Bates. For some reason I don’t remember anyone realising that that is was funny at the time. ( Possibly as we where all so scared of him ). Headmaster Bates, for those who arn’t Brits … ---
**Author:** ![Galanthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Galanthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galanthus)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-appropriately-named-schoolteachers/204650/15 "2003-09-30T10:33:04Z")
Oops, must remember to preview … ---
**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-appropriately-named-schoolteachers/204650/16 "2003-09-30T11:54:02Z")
My daughter has a brand new, first-year math teacher this year. Cute little young thing, can’t possibly be more than 22. Her name is Miss Newby. ---
**Author:** ![Sister\_Vigilante](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Sister\_Vigilante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sister_Vigilante)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-appropriately-named-schoolteachers/204650/17 "2003-09-30T12:51:57Z")
Ms. Pigg, was, unfortunately, more than a bit overweight… ---
**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-appropriately-named-schoolteachers/204650/18 "2003-09-30T13:41:33Z")
Religion teacher Mr. Klugh, pronounced “clue”, one of those rare teachers who really had one… ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-appropriately-named-schoolteachers/204650/19 "2003-09-30T14:07:21Z")
I had a shop teacher named Mr. Woody. ---
**Author:** ![WIGGUM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ce7236/32.png) [@WIGGUM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WIGGUM)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-appropriately-named-schoolteachers/204650/20 "2003-09-30T14:19:15Z")
There used to be a Physical Education instructor at Grove City College named James Shorts. _Jim_ Shorts. That one always cracked me up. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-appropriately-named-schoolteachers/204650.md?page=2)