45 Fun Ways to Take a Final that Does Not Matter


1 Bring a pillow. Fall asleep (or pretend to) until the last 15
minutes. Wake up, say "Oh geez, better get cracking!" and do some
gibberish work. Turn it in a few minutes early.

2 Get a copy of the exam, run out screaming "Andre, Andre, I've got
secret documents!!"

3 If it is a math/science exam, answer in essay form. If it is long
answer/essay form, answer with numbers and symbols. Be creative. Use the
integral symbol.

4 Make paper airplanes out of the exam. Aim them at the instructor's
left nostril.

5 Talk the entire way through the exam. Read questions aloud, debate
your answers with yourself out loud. If asked to stop, yell out, "I'm
SOOO sure you can hear me thinking." Then start talking about what a
joke the instructor and the class are!

6 Bring cheerleaders.

7 Walk in, get the exam, sit down. About five minutes into it, loudly
say to the instructor, "I don't understand ANY of this. I've been to
every lecture all semester long! What's the deal? And who the hell are
you? Where's the regular guy?"

8 Bring a Game Boy (or Game Gear, etc...). Play with the volume at
maximum level.

9 On the answer sheet (book, whatever) find a new, interesting way to
refuse to answer every question. For example: I refuse to answer this
question on the grounds that it conflicts with my religious beliefs. Be
creative.

10 Bring pets.

11 Run into the exam room looking about frantically. Breath a sigh
relief. Go to the instructor, say "They've found me, I have to leave
the country" and run off.

12 Fifteen minutes into the exam, stand up, rip up all the papers in
very small pieces, throw them into the air and yell out "Merry
Christmas!" If you're really daring, ask for another copy of the exam
Say you lost the first one. Repeat this process every fifteen minutes.

13 Do the exam with crayons, paint, or fluorescent markers.

14 Come into the exam wearing slippers, a bathrobe, a towel on your
head, and nothing else.

15 Come down with a BAD case of Turet's Syndrome during the
exam. Be vulgar as possible.

16 Do the entire exam in another language. If you don't know one, make
one up! For math/science exams, try using Roman numerals.

17 Bring things to throw at the instructor when s/he's not looking.
Blame it on the person nearest to you.

18 As soon as the instructor hands you the exam, eat it.

19 Walk into the exam with an entourage. Claim you are going to be
taping your next video during the exam. Try to get the instructor to let
them stay, be persuasive. Tell the instructor to expect a percentage of
the profits if they are allowed to stay.

20 Every five minutes, stand up, collect all your things, move to
another seat, continue with the exam.

21 Turn in the exam approximately 30 minutes into it. As you walk out
start commenting on how easy it was.

22 Do the entire exam as if it was multiple choice and true/false. I
it is a multiple choice exam, spell out interesting things (DCCAB. BAB
etc..).

23 Bring a black marker. Return the exam with all questions and answers
completely blacked out.

24 Get the exam. Twenty minutes into it, throw your papers down
violently, scream out "Fuck this!" and walk out triumphantly.

25 Arrange a protest before the exam starts (i.e. Threaten the
instructor that whether or not everyone's done, they are all leaving
after one hour to go drink).

26 Show up completely drunk. (Completely drunk means at some point
during the exam, you should start crying for mommy).

27 Every now and then, clap twice rapidly. If the instructor asks why,
tell him/her in a very derogatory tone, "the light bulb that goes on
above my head when I get an idea is hooked up to a clapper. DUH!"

28 Comment on how sexy the instructor is looking that day.

29 Come to the exam wearing a black cloak. After about 30 minutes, put
on a white mask and start yelling "I'm here, the Phantom of the Opera!"
until they drag you away.

30 Go to an exam for a class you have no clue about, where you know the
class is very small, and the instructor would recognize you if you
belonged. Claim that you have been to every lecture. Fight for your
right to take the exam.

31 Upon receiving the exam, look it over, while laughing loudly, say
"You don't really expect me to waste my time on this drivel? Days Of Our
Lives is on!!!"

32 Bring a water pistol with you. Nuff said.

33 From the moment the exam begins, hum the theme to Jeopardy. Ignore
the instructor's requests for you to stop. When they finally get you to
leave one way or another, begin whistling the theme to the Bridge on the
River Kwai.

34 Start a brawl in the middle of the exam.

35 If the exam is math/science related, make up the longest proofs you
could possibly think of. Get pi and imaginary numbers into most
equations. If it is a written exam, relate everything to your own life
story.

36 Come in wearing a full knight's outfit, complete with sword and
shield.

37 Bring a friend to give you a back massage the entire way through
exam. Insist this person is needed, because you have bad circulation.

38 Bring cheat sheets FOR ANOTHER CLASS (make sure this is obvious!)
like history notes for a calculus exam... otherwise you're not just
failing, you're getting kicked out too! Staple them to the exam, with
the comment, "Please use the attached notes for references as you see
appropriate.

39 When you walk in, complain about the heat. Strip.

40 After you get the exam, call the instructor over, point to any
question, ask for the answer. Try to work it out of him/her.

41 One word: Wrestlemania.

42 Bring balloons, blow them up, start throwing them around like they
do before concerts start.

43 Try to get people in the room to do the wave.

44 Play frisbee with a friend at the other side of the room.

45 Sit around until the exam invigilator tells you to stop writing. Keep
writing as every exam is collected and wait till they're all in a
big pile. Then walk up and say you've finished. (Assuming you've
missed all your classes too) you can then say "Do you know who I
am?" very loudly if hassled about handing in the exam late. The
instructor will say no, and you can shove the exam randomly anywhere
in the pile.