Sock Puppet on a Test
A teacher says their sock monkey could beat the class average; a student points out the teacher would feed it the answers.
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2018-10-02-sock-puppet-on-a-test/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)Transcript
[Board: "Test Average: 47%. Corrections due tomorrow."] Teacher: "Class, your collective performance was pathetic. My sock monkey could do better."
Student: "Is that so impressive? Presumably you would just tell your sock monkey the answers."
Teacher: "HOW DARE YOU IMPUGN THE ACADEMIC HONESTY OF MR. TOE-RANGUTAN"
