The Sugary High

(This happens in math class, two days before Thanksgiving break. My math teacher is an old, conservative man. Somehow, we get on the topic of going to other countries over the break.)

Teacher: “My family and I love to travel. My daughter has a boyfriend, and he’ll travel to Mexico, just to get Coke.”

(Cue laughter from a class of 14- to 16-year-olds. Meanwhile, the teacher has realized what he said and is desperately trying to fix the situation.)

Teacher: “Wait, no! I meant Coca-Cola! He likes the real sugar!”

(Seeing our teacher so flustered just adds to the laughter. It took a minute or two, but he finally got the class back on track. People still giggled about it occasionally until class ended.)