Kids Say the Darndest Things

[EricJRN]

There is a great thread in one of the general forums about interesting versions of medical terms that we hear from laypeople. Now it's your turn! What are the funniest or craziest phrases you've heard from a student?

[K8schoolnurse]

I'm a school nurse but the funniest thing I ever heard came from my son. He was about 8 years old at the time and my husband and I were taking him step by step through the facts of life. We had a series of books that we would read at the appropriate times. We had gone through the first two books (one for 5-6 years old and the 2nd for ages 7 to 8). The third book gave antomically correct body parts for men and women. After reading the book, we asked Mark if this was new to him or if he already knew about this. His response? Well, I didn't know women had virginias." My boy knew his states!

[rph3664]

I love it!

I had a first grader come into my office a few years ago and very seriously ask me if I had any gasoline.

"Gasoline", I repeated. "Yes, you know some gasoline to put on my chapped lips."

"Oh, you mean Vasoline, don't you?", I replied. She nodded in agreement.

I got her Vasoline and proceeded to help her sound out the "V" sound, lol.

I recently had a middle school boy in my office with a complaint of knee pain. He informed me he had "Oswell Slider" syndrome on that knee.

My brother had Osgood-Schlatter disease as an adolescent, and a few years later, he thought it would be a great name for a band.