Laughter is said to be the best medicine. It gives warmth to the merry heart. It lifts a buoyant spirit. It is a panacea for the tired and weary soul.
I thought infusing humor in the class lectures not only breaks the humdrum of the seriousness of the subject matter. Humor, like a glue, helps the information (hopefully!) stick to the brains of the students. For this initial episode of my new blog, I decided to share a few jokes which make me smile everytime I come to think about them.
Disclaimer: My apologies for being bias towards biology.
Warning: Laugh at your own risk!
1. One windy afternoon, a hot momma wearing an oversized sunglass looking like Paris Hilton, was walking her dressed-as-cheerleader chihuahua along the park. As she was approaching a young guy who was seated on the bench, a strong wind blew, the wind was so strong that it blew her skirt up before the eyes of the young guy, exposing her hairy legs. Placed on an awkward situation, the shocked young man who was trying to collect his wits, commented ' it is airy in here'. The momma, trying to regain her composure replied in a demure tone 'what do you expect to see, feathers?'.
2. A biology professor, who gave a review to his class, asked 'class, what is the function of the DNA as the genetic material?' There was an eerie silence in the room that one could hear a pin drops. Nobody tried to answer! Irked and kinda frustrated, the professor lamented 'if the DNA is like any of you, it would keep on complaining! That it has too much information to remember.'
3. A follow up question was asked by the professor. 'Now class, what does DNA stand for?'. A young guy, full of confidence, stood up from farthest backrow answered, 'Do Not Ask!'
4. In a biochemistry class, students were talking about enzymes when the professor asked this random question. "If you were an enzyme, what would you be and why?' ' A salivary amylase' said one,' it's an enzyme that can be exchanged by kissing'. 'A lipase, I'd love to save some ladies money from liposuction', said another. A flirtatious lady stood up' I want to be a DNA helicase'. 'Why?', asked the professor.'So I can unzip your genes!', her clever reply.
5. In my genetics class, I usually ask my students how will they know if the trait is genetic or caused by the environment. The answer: If your son looks like you, that is genetics. If your son looks like your neighbor, that is caused by the environment!
6. 'Humans have 44 autosomes and two sex chromosomes', said a genetics professor. 'How could you tell the sex chromosome from the autosomes?', a pretty student inquired. 'Pull down their genes!' commented another student.
Always remember: laugh and the world laughs with you! So let's LOL......
