So here is this weekend's contest: Tell me the classes that the educational institutes of nerd franchises should teach. For example:
• Imperial Academy Stormtrooper Institute -- Hitting the Broad Side of a Barn
• Hogwarts -- Defense Against All the Deadly Creatures We Leave Loose on School Grounds
• Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters -- How to Make Out Your Will
• Wolverine's Jean Grey School for Higher Learning -- Why Cyclops Is a Dick 101
Now, it doesn't have to be an established fictional school; feel free to think up classes for Arrakis High or Winterfell Public School 303 or whatever. You might earn bonus points for thinking up a clever/funny school, but the main draw will be the classes. Also feel free to include the classes' teachers if you want.
Three entries per person; three winners will receive the Imperial Academy shirt, courtesy of OtherTees. If you haven't purchased your "Duel in Space" shirt, you've only got a bit over a day to do so. Meanwhile, the contest ends at 12:01 am EST on Monday, January 30th. Have a great weekend, everybody, and please, if you've got milk, get rid of it as soon as possible.
More links from around the web!
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Black Mesa College of Arts and Science: Physics 1004: Zero Point Energy Manipulation and it's practical uses. The whole semester would be about box stacking and playing fetch with Dog.
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Portal Technical College: So your a potato, now what....
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Forks high: How to close you mouth 101
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I'm sure it's been done already but why not..I have a case of TL:DR Westeros College - Preparations for winter 101... 102.. 103...
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Rita Repulsa's Evil School of Evil - Invading Earth, One Monster at a Time. Angel Grove High - Living Under Constant Monster Attacks
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Facts of Life: FL 421; Life
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Autobot's guide to goatse, feat. The matrix of leadership. Taught by Professor Perceptor
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Liefeld School Of Fine Art Pouches 101: (Prereq: None) Introduction to the design and placement of pouches. Pouches 201: (Prereq: Pouches 101) Advanced pouch design and theory. Pouches 202: (Prereq: Pouches 101) A definitive history of pouches and their role in the fine arts. Anatomy 101: (Prereq: Pouches 101) Elective. Note: This class is not required for graduation.
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Skyloft Knight Academy - Philosophy 347: Wiimotes, A-Buttons, and Other Phrases of Seemingly No Meaning for Our Dimension
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S.P.E.C.T.R.E. Bond Villian Academy - Public Speaking 102 - Villians will be taught to overcome there fears, and be able to speak in front of intimadating British MI6 agents. Curriculum will cover: Laughing Maniacally, ordering peons over a radio, describing in great length your plans and possible ways to stop said plans to capture agents and their hot girlfriends, etc. Maniacally, ordering peons over a radio, describing in great length your plans and possible ways to stop said plans to capture agents and their hot girlfriends, etc. Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters - Costume Making 101 - Women will learn how to paint on as little costume as they can, while men will attach as many pouches and shoulderpads as possible. Optional: Cool bandanma to wear around neck. Arkham Asylum - Making a New Start in Classroom 205- Inmates will learn how to move to any other damn city in the world upon release.
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vel Through Time. Gallifrey High - Using A TARDIS To Tra
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Gandalfs School for Wizardry: "You Shall not Pass"
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the imperial academy of the stormtrooping arts: telling apart droids you are looking for 101 and not trusting people in robes 214
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"i had Banan-A with professor-Librarian"
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New Avalon Mechwarrior Academy- Beginner Mech Piloting 1- Torso Turning 2- Jumping and Flight 3- Managing Heat 4- Your Options Versus Infantry 5- Perils of Rough Terrain 6- Bugging Out
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Star Trek: Stating the Obvious 101!Learn the "ability to spot and verbally announce the appearance of Alien Ships on the Ship/Station View-screen"
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Timelord Academy of Advanced Timey Wimey Studies - Advanced Jiggery Pokery
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Imperial Trade School Engineering Dept. Course Code: 501 Course Title: Building a Better Deathstar Curriculum: Upon completion of this graduate level class, student will be proficient at engineering the most supreme weapon in the galaxy, a fully operation battle station subjects included in the course: - dealing with contractors, the Imperial way - making sure you have all exhaust ports covered - gun turrets, you can never have enough of them - troughs running the circumference of your battlestation - wide enough for a T.I.E. fighter, okay - wide enough for an X-Wing, NO GOOD! - laser cannons and defenseless planets - is too much power overkill? - waste management, detention levels, and astromech droids: making sure the trash compactors are located strategically throughout the facility and impervious to cyber-attack - and many more items... MY APOLOGIES IF ANYONE ELSE CAME UP WITH THIS IDEA ALREADY, I DIDN'T FINISH READING ALL THE OTHER 450 ENTRIES FIRST ;)
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I KNOW this will garner at least an honorable mention! It simply must!
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NYOGBA: New York Online Ghostbusting Academy: "Stream crossing and other Security measures" and "Tobins Spirit Guide for the Google Generation"
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<b>Course Catalog item from <i>The Thomas Covenant School of Creative Disbelief:</i></b> <i>Learningfrom Ghostbusters 101:</i> How to behave when you are a dick; how to behave when you are dickless. Special Emphasis Topic: Correct responses to the question "Are you a god?"
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<b>Course Catalog item from <i>James T. Kirk School of Intra/extraspecies Relations</i> (at Starfleet Academy):</b> <i>Prime Directive 101:</i> Topics include: How to <i>avoid</i> contaminating primitive alien cultures with advanced technology; how to <i>emphasize</i> contaminating primitive alien cultures with your advanced penis. Special Emphasis Topic: Since sex with other (extraterrestrial) species is OK – what about other (terrestrial) species? That cute Border Collie next door has been giving me the eye. Important Philosophical Seminar discussion. Just askin'.* *Extra topics may include Demons from Hell, Starfires, and Abraxi.
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Karakura High School : How to Know If You Are Winning, or Have Already Won. Urahara Shoten Weekend Workshop: Bankai : Easier Than You Think!
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University of Phoenix Secret Identites 252 Course Description: Secret Identities, and why eyeglasses are no longer sufficient. Guest Professors Diana Prince and Clark Kent. You, too, can be a Phoenix!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Gotham University: The Art of Dressing in Spandex and Beating the Living Shit Out of Criminals
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Since I'm currently reading The Postmortal at your recommendation, all three of my entries fall in that universe. Some US University (year 2035): BIOL2405 Postmortal Health: Life after the cure and how to maintain the health of your ageless adult body HIST3411 The History of Death: The influence of age-related deaths on the progression of historical events PSYCH2305 Postmortal Psychology: How living for centuries will change the human brain and outlook
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Stark Law School: Because "The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword."
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Banner and Pym's Anger Management courses. Gotham University Continued Learning-- Psychology of the Mind : Mental Illnesses and how to Diagnose Them. Guest lectures by Arkham Asylum doctors. Rule 34 and You : A beginners course for dealing with perverted fandoms. Professors Hedgehog and Sparlke.
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Hobbiton High: How to have no adventures Hobbiton High: Hole Ec. Tookland Tech: Golf as taught by Bullroarer Took
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Weyland-Yutani Corporate Training Program: "Xenomorphs 101 - You've a got one inside you, what do you do now?" No advanced classes available. Guest lecturer attending will be Pvt. Hudson presenting his award winning essay "What the fuck we gonna do now? with key notes on going out like a boss.
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Tokyo University: Sex Education, seats only available to Hinata House residents.
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Gods help the student who makes a monkey joke within earshot,,,
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Lord Humongous' Public Speaking class: How to speak clearly even with a mask on.
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Cloverfield Film School: Camera Operator Training - how to set up and use a tripod [guest lecturer: Woody Allen]
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Starfleet Academy: The philosophy behind evil, space energy-cloud beings. Are they evil, or just misunderstood?
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Instructor: The Hulk Class: Introduction to Smashing ... The fundamental concepts of smashing will be discussed in a series of 15 monosyllabic lectures. Students will be taught the evolution of smashing from pre-historic times through to the atomic age and develop a complete understanding of the finer principles of smashing. ... Note: Prerequisite course only. No actual smashing will occur until next semester's Advanced Smashology, during which students will attend a weekly Smash Lab. Students who bring their own smashables will save on lab fees. Any student caught smashing with a hammer or other foreign object will be expelled. And probably smashed.
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Imperial Academy Droid Identification 101: How to recognize the droids you're looking for
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Is that a class or a way to punish those that break the law??
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Due to recent reality-shattering crisis and/or hypertime related episodes,the Justice League is offering a special series of classes for all Level 3 and higher meta-human superheroes(Level 3 and lower heroes0=-i.e. Ambush Bug,Ragman ect. are encouraged to seek out their nearest S.T.A.R. Labs location for further info) THESE ARE NOT MY PANTS!!!!-Wake up in a strange place wearing a different costume? This is the class for you! Learn how to deal with randomly appearing and disappearing pants and the shame of suddenly finding yourself in battle wearing a costume 3x too small.Power Girl will explain how to make your sudden near-nudity work for you! Psychological Support Group for those needing help dealing with retrograded continuity- Did you used to have a fun and carefree existence surrounded by family and friends,only to find yourself in a new universe where everyone you know hates you,you're addicted to drugs and alcohol,and supervillains have raped your pets to death? Are you missing various body parts? This class will help you adapt to your new and improved grim and gritty backstory!!! Learn how to do the dew 90's style.....TO THE EXXXTREME!!!!!! Hollywood and the modern Hero...Know your rights!!!!-Now more than ever,even z list heroes are eligible to have their life story told in thrilling cinematic style. Learn how to negotiate the best deal for YOU! Instructor Booster Gold explains the ins and outs of merchandising for the modern hero-learn all about receiving points on the back end,how to have final approval over your action figure,and why Joel Schumacher is still history's greatest monster. Classes will begin this Saturday at 9 am on the moon. Students are responsible for their own transportation. For further information,please consult the JLA website for details. Or just walk around in Metropolis and yell your questions at the sky.
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Alliance Academy for the Gifted: How to Make your Minds So Filled With Telepathy That You Forget We Unleashed Reavers. Castle Black School: Closed for Insufficient Amount of Professors. Varys' School of Libelcraft and Mummery: Political Science and the Way to Make Your Motives Ambiguous.
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Xavier's School for gifted youngster. Returning from the Dead: What to do when you suddinly find yourself retuning from the other side.
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Coruscant Planetary Academy: Death by the force with dignity. (aka, how to properly fake your death when Vader thinks he's strangling you with "the force" and hiding your identity so he never knows he's just a showpiece) Lectures by: Admiral Ozzel (deceased*), Admiral Motti, Captain Needa (deceased*)note: * means has assumed new identity and still serves the Empire.
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Italian Plumbers Union #1985: What To Really Expect When You Get Into The Pipes
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Starfleet Academy Base Economics: Why You Should Never Buy Red. Ever.
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on hands training from Batman, Nightwing, and Robin
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The Johns DiDio Lee Institute offers, "How to Inflate Your Ego while Destroying Everything Others Love." The United Federation of Planets offers the special seminar, "The Red Shirt: Filling out all the Proper Insurance and Testamentary Forms in Advance."
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Agatha Heterodyne Institute for Sparky Science: Self-Defense for Sparks - How To Defend Yourself Against The Horrible Monster You Just Brought To Life
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Don't forget Egon Spengler's shop class, "Drilling a hole in your head for fun and profit"
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Eerie Indiana's PS101 includes classes such as Social Science, Local History, and How to Cope with Constant Paranormal Activity Angel Grove Technical Institute of Applied Knowledge specializes in Construction, Plumbing, Electricity, Emergency Medical Training, and How to Run Away from Putties HYDRA Summer Training Camp has such activities as Arts and Crafts, Hiding Behind Each Other, Archery, and "If They Can't See Me, I Can't See Them"
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Castamere Community college - an affiliate school of Casterley Rock University Architecture 201 - Dealing with Ruins
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Konoha Ninja Academy: Perfecting the art of stealth by blending in with your surroundings: Class 1- Don't wear fucking Orange!
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Morning Glories Academy - How to unlock your secret powers and use them for good (we swear its for good we wouldn't lie to you this time) 101 Every Video Game Design School - How to convince other people that when you are playing video games all day for research you're actually accomplishing something Michael Bay School of Directing - Shoehorning mundane life experiences into blockbusters
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Professor FDR honors us this semester by offering the following classes: Time management: subtitle how to storm the beaches fight an army of werewolves and still make it to a french titty bar by last call. The only thing to fear: a look at what is actually frighting about a war with Nazi werewolves Player to player pimp to pimp: an course on how to express appreciation without losing any street cred Fuck Polio: a heart warming lecture about FDR's personal struggle after being infected with the polio.
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taught at the elusive R. Tam university. no power in the verse can stop them.
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Captain Mal's Guide to being a great man, er a good man, just being alright.
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Unicorn Riding Lessons with Dr. Doom, Phd.
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First year students are required to take the the course in conjunction with "Understanding Your Enemy 101: Whether it's your inner demons, or COBRA, learn how to use knowledge to win half the battle. Use Marksmanship 101 skills to win the other half"
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Professor Ray Stantz teaches a course there "Emptying Your Mind of Destructive Thoughts and Becoming the God of Your own Destiny"
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Ook...ook...OOK!
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Tolarian Academy: How not to get laid ....shame...
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Stargate University: How to get resurrected/reincarnated every time you die. Taught by Zombie Daniel Jackson
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#1 - Metro City College (Go M.A.D.Cats!): Psychoanalytics 301 - Dr. Claw, PhD, guides students through a journey into their own inner psyche. Students will delve deep into their own id, ego, and super-ego in order to examine their motivations in life. Focus will be on learning from one's mistakes and being able to use these mistakes as "gadgets" that one can access next time the student is placed in a similar situation. #2 - University of Tattooine Agricultural College: Moisture Farming 101 - What is Moisture Farming? How is this growth industry sustainable on desert planets? Moisture Farming 102 - Implementation of Moisture Farming. Learn all you need to know to become the second greatest Moisture Farmer on Tattooine (Knowledge and skill set learned in this course are not applicable to any other known planet in this, or any other star system. CONGRATS! You've graduated with a degree that is even more worthless than a philosophy students'. #3 - Gizmonic Institute Vocational Training School -Satellite of Love Correspondence School Campus The Satellite of Love Correspondence School, an auxiliary campus for the Gizmonic Institute Vocational Training School offers several degrees you can earn in the comfort of your own home. You can start a new career and make more money without ever having to get over your massive agoraphobia. Earn your correspondence degree in any one of the following courses: -Mechanic -TV/VCR Repair -Bookkeeping -Movie Critic -Drinking the Purple Stuff -Tightening up the Graphics -Animal Care Specialist -Legal Assistant -QWOP -Interior Decorating -Gun Repair -Making Friends from Spare Parts -And Many More Compare the money you are currently making with the money you could be making with a degree in any one of these fields, and then call 1-800-GZMONIC and we'll send you some exciting career packs with all the information you need, absolutely free. Operators are standing by now waiting to help you get on the path to a better life.
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Tired of reality? Turn your life into your ultimate Final Fantasy! Spend just a few weeks enrolled in our seminars and you too can learn how to fetch happiness! Some of our course offerings: Fetch-Quest 101: Why Nitro Powder is Essential to Your Life's Mission Transdimensional Success: How to Turn Your 2D Life into 3D Money Chocobo Wisdom: Change the Way You Ask, Get What You're Asking For 15 Puzzle: Hidden Minigame or Myth? And back by popular demand: Expunging Your Reputation: Thief to Warrior of Light in 3 Days Don't hesitate! Enroll now!
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Offered by the Alliance Distance Education College, motto "Because We Don't Want Browncoats Anywhere Near Our Physical Learning Institutions" LANG 101 - Browncoat Language Arts I: Ejaculating in Chinese PHIL 201 - Ethics For Outlaw Captains II: How To Look Down On A Prostitute Who IS Actually A Better Person Than You, Morally, Financially, and Hygenically. MUSC 401 - Music Appreciation IV: Proper Etiquette For Biographically Inaccurate But Flattering Songs
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Unseen University: The meanings of Ook, Eek and how to tell the Difference between a Monkey and an Ape. (Recomended class of first year students.) Brown Coat State: How to be bug dam Heroes Gotham College: Criminal/Hero Psychology (A heavy workload ut with plenty of fieldtrips)
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Skyrim Medical College: Treatment and Rehabilitation of Arrows to the Knee
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Academy of the Fan Fiction Arts: Relative Depravity and it's Relationship to the Bastardization of the English Language.
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Corellia Institute of Technology: Intro. To Freighter Systems Maintenance 101: Just Smack It.
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Colombia University: Parapsychology 305: Appropriate Crossing of Streams. Pre-req.: Communications Lecture, "You Say Yes!" with guest Prof. Zeddemore.
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Star Fleet Academy new class schedule 2399: - Basic Navigation, guest tutor Mr. Tuvok from Vulcan on "How not to get swept into a distant part of the galaxy... more than once" Sunnydale High: Basic forensicts or "How to tell a Barbeque Fork Accident from a Vampire Bite" Smurf School: 99 instances where substituting the word "smurf" for any given verb is NOT acceptable.
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University of Hyrule: ECON 102: Hedge Funds and Other Shrub-Based Income Sources
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Rebel Alliance Officer Academy....Many Bothans died to bring you this material. Guest Lecturer: Admiral Ackbar.
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The Fighting Gallifreyans - Doctorate Degree in Sonic Husbandry The Air Nomads Dojo - Flying away from Genocidal Imperialists for Beginners by Professor Appa Jean Grey School of Mood Rings and Hydroponics - The Let's Not Ask Professor Wolverine Where He Got His Degree Club
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"Into to Aerial Acrobatics, How to do a Barrel Roll" by Captain Peppy Hare of the Star Fox Aviation Academy
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Arkham Asylum University - Getting beat by the Batman, a character building experience.
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Cybertron Institute of Technology: Learn about Cyber Puberty and Just what are biomechanical oraganisms? Creating super advanced robots with "Simple Brains" since 1984!...."Cybertron Institute Of Technology: Till All are One"
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Dr. Venture's Learning Beds- "PSYCH 305- How Pretty Much Everyone On Earth is Actually a Miserable Failure" Avengers Academy- "Maintaining Relevance In Spite of Not Being Iron Man" Command School- "(Seriously, this is just a) Game Theory 101"
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Pegasus Galaxy Wraith Incubation and Birthing Facility - New Wraith Orientation, topics covered: Telling the difference between male wraith and the queen (males are prettier). Seeing, speaking and smelling with a hole-less mask on your face. Coping with a vagina on you hand.
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Joss Whedon Film School - Tearfully Unexpected Last Words 101. Lesson 1 - "I am a leaf on the wind, watch how I soar"
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The Lanister School, Casterly Rock Campus: Sexual Education, "How to seduce your sister"
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Pakled Skool - Things to Make Us Go 201 (Pri-rek-wuh-zit: Looking for Things... 101)
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Horror Movie 101: How to ignore that voice yelling at you from nowhere and doing the exact opposite of what it says. Taught by Professor Vorhees.
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Starfleet Academy: Seatbelt Architecture and Engineering
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Security Guards Handbook - How to be distracted by thrown objects - How to patrol without any variation to routine - How to cope with you inevitable failure
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Mantoya School of Fence and Revenge 1: Greetings and Introductions 2: Identifications and Accusations 3: Timing and Applications of Dooms
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Twin Peaks High: How to sleep around without getting caught. Metropolis Community College: Avoiding falling debris when that bastard superman fights yet another monster in the streets and streets explode while buildings crumble 201 (pre-requisite courses: Why Superman is a Jerk, Superman can't be trusted.) taught by Lex Luthor Tattooine PS 84: Sand is good for you so stop complaining!
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The Spartacus Academy - British accents 101 with prof Batiatus. G.I. Joe High School - Blue Lasers and You (a gateway to evil) TMNT Culinary Institute - Pizza 101, Pizza 201, Pizza 301, Pizza 401...
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Dalek Academy for Purity: YELLING 101
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Imperial Academy: How to defect to the Rebellion 101
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Furinkan High: Human biology Starfleet academy: Redshirt 101, how to apply for life insurance. Balamb garden: Health and safety
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Also, I found this in the CUNY online catalog, not sure if it's real: Beneath Me, This Awful City, it Screams Like an Abattoir Full of Retarded Children: Noir Simile for the Contemplative Loner MWF, 2-3 am (Kovacs)
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Eureka Community College - Self Help Seminar, Boost your confidence (Hosted by Douglas Fargo)
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Valley Lodge University (Go Fighting Satyrs!) Domestic Maintenance 101: Taking Care Of The Place While The Master Is Away Physical Education: Full-Contact Nightgown Wrestling Grammar 101: Proper Use Of Quotation Marks (Elective) Comparative Religion 212: What The Heck Is "Manos"? And Why Do We Worship Him Again?
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Anime Hero university; "Getting back in touch" 101 - For those who have been stuck in alternate world, in the past, or magical plane for an extend time and need to remember how to do Math and Shit. Gainax University: "Main Character" 101 - "So you and everyone you know and love is about to get fucked up." Hogwarts: Muggle taxes and how to evade them
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to Intro to Vogon Poetry
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Nostromo University: Defense against Rolled Up Magazines 101
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Second Entry: Gallifrey University: Ambiguity Lectures - By The DoctorLecture 1 - 5 minutes - How to be evasive with your name.Lecture 2 - 2 minutes - How to keep everyone in the dark, but keep them trusting you... (having females that are more or less attracted to you helps)Lecture 3 - 15 seconds - HA! Got you here, pass Lecture 2...
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Gallifrey University: TARDIS Piloting - Taught by River Song. Lesson 1 - Removing the Parking Break Lesson 2 - Acknowledging the Instruction Manual and reviewing it. (As only a woman would do)
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Avengers Academy: 2 day seminar on relationships in the workplace that concludes with a detailed look at the sex lives of Star Fox, Iron Man, and Hawkeye before a look at Hank Pym and the Wasp and Scarlet Witch and the Vision. They don't mention that Wasp fucked Magneto though.
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