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\"\"Today in my class on Revelation we were discussing chapter 2, and so\u00a0it was important to check\u00a0how familiar students were with the echoes of Scripture, in particular the use of the names Jezebel and Balaam.<\/p>\n

After one student correctly identified the latter as the person whose donkey had\u00a0spoken<\/a>, I made a very obvious joke about \u201ctalking out of his ass.\u201d It\u00a0pretty much flopped.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve all heard bad jokes, but what are some of the worst jokes you\u2019ve told<\/em>? And what are the worst attempts at classroom humor you\u2019ve encountered (even if they were not your fault)?<\/p>\n

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Today in my class on Revelation we were discussing chapter 2, and so\u00a0it was important to check\u00a0how familiar students were with the echoes of Scripture, in particular the use of the names Jezebel and Balaam. 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