One day, a boy ran to the school nurse saying his tooth was falling out. The nurse prepared all the things to deal with a loose tooth. But when she looked, the tooth was actually a fake one from a Halloween costume that got stuck in his mouth. He was so embarrassed and we all had a good laugh.
One memorable story was when a student came to the nurse thinking he was having a heart attack because his heart was beating fast. After some questions, the nurse found out he had just run up three flights of stairs to get to class on time and then sprinted to the nurse's office. His over - reaction was quite funny.
A nurse was helping an overweight patient get out of bed. As she was trying to assist him, they both got a bit tangled up and ended up falling onto the nearby chair instead of standing up. They were both okay and just laughed about how clumsy they were together.
In one school, a nurse helped a bullied student. The bullied kid was always coming to the nurse's office with bruises that were not just from accidents. The nurse reported it to the school authorities and provided emotional support to the student. She made sure the student felt safe in school again.
At my school, we had a talent show. There was a group of boys who decided to do a dance routine. But they were so out of sync that it looked more like a bunch of people having a fit rather than dancing. They were so into it though, and the audience was in stitches. It was a great show despite the lack of coordination.
There was a girl in our school who was always losing her things. One day, she was looking everywhere for her glasses. Turns out, she had been wearing them on her head all along. We all had a good laugh when she finally realized it. It became a running joke for a while.
One postpartum nurse told me that a new mom was so excited about having a girl that she dressed the baby in a frilly pink dress right away. But the baby had a diaper blowout all over the dress within minutes. The mom was in shock at first and then started laughing, and the nurse joined in too. It was a really messy but funny situation.
During a training session on camouflage, a cadet covered himself so well in the bushes that he fell asleep. When the instructors were looking for everyone to move on to the next part of the training, they couldn't find him. After a long search, they finally heard his snoring and discovered him completely hidden except for his nose which was twitching in his sleep. It was hilarious to see his bewildered face when he woke up surrounded by his amused instructors.
A group of students once tried to work together to cheat in a group project. They each took a part of the research and were supposed to combine it. But instead, they just copied from each other. The teacher noticed that all their parts had the same writing style and grammar mistakes. Another instance was a student who tried to use invisible ink to write answers. But he didn't know that the teacher had a special light that could make the ink visible and he was caught.
One time at school, two guys had a fight because one said the other's sneakers were ugly. They squared up like they were in a boxing match. But when they started throwing punches, they were so clumsy that they missed every time. It was like a comical slow - motion scene from a movie. Eventually, they got tired and just shook hands.
One funny story was when a group of students were supposed to be making communion wafers as part of a class project. But they accidentally made them way too big and thick. When it was time for communion, the priest had a hard time getting them into his mouth. It was quite a sight.