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How Jill became “that girl.”

Woman working at desk, by Bench Accounting via Unsplash

Jill’s computer starts speaking during Professor L’s class: “CONGRATULATIONS! YOU’VE WON!

The entire class laughs.
Professor L: “I won’t even try to exercise discipline, because the embarrassment is enough. HOW EMBARRASSING!
Jill: “Sorry…I had to buy these tickets…and…”
Professor L: “And apparently you’ve won something! I’m sure you’re not the only one who has done such a thing in class, you’re just the only one who has done it with the volume on!

4 Comments

  • butterflyfish
    October 24, 2008 at 7:39 am

    I have come close to being ‘that girl’

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  • Regina
    September 20, 2009 at 5:28 pm

    I became “that girl” when my “forgot I shoved it in my bra” ipod turned on and you could hear the music blasting from the tiny speakers three rows back… and I couldn’t for the life of me figure out where the hell the sound was coming from after I ripped out the batteries in my laptop and blackberry… while the prof and the rest of the class were looking at me scrambling like a mad woman…

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    • Jansen
      September 20, 2009 at 6:59 pm

      Oh no! Haha. But you’re probably compensating for that now by being extra-cautious and non-distracting!

      Reply
  • 5 Reasons why I blog | Dennis Jansen
    January 11, 2015 at 3:23 pm

    […] The blog is a convenient way to get to know my classmates, especially those from other sections. What usually happens is that a classmate stumbles across the blog, reads it for a while, and then starts commenting or strikes up a conversation2 at school. Some of my classmates vicariously experience the journaling benefits of the blog because they are reminded about all the funny stuff that happens to us at school, like The Crash or When Jill Became “That Girl.” […]

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