Francis: Twins in this school are so quiet about the fact that they have a twin.
Student: You'd want them to wear nametags saying "Hi, I have an identical twin"?
Francis: Twins are FREAKY, so we should have them well identified.
Pascu: Cosine feels like a guy, sine feels like a girl. I dunno. Don't your functions have personalities?
Student: I think sine's an old man.
Pascu: We must know different sines.
Gorla: What happens when an electron meets a positron?
Student: They annihilate.
Gorla: They annihilate! Or, well, no, they destroy each other. It's easier to spell.
// Looking at a standard deviation curve
Mr. Park: Say this curve is for SAT scores. Most fall in the middle, Stuy students would rank far above the average, and Brooklyn tech kids would rank here, far below the average.
// The day before, Ms Shuman had brought candy, and student complained they were unhealthy
Ms. Shuman: I didn't want to bring you guys any unhealthy candy so I brought marshmallows!
Francis: I once had a palm reader tell me all about myself, and she was right.
Student: She was??
Francis: Yeah. She said, like, you're a fantastic person. It was ten minutes' worth of compliments.
Francis: She was just spot-on.
// Student is looking at all the nerdy things in the math department
Student: This is definitely my favorite department. You guys are my type of nerd.
Ms. Pascu: If this is your favorite department, you need to get help fast.