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  1. ClabberHead says:

    I could have that book licked in no time!

  2. MRN ♂ says:

    Madame Ovary?

  3. jam says:

    Books from the top shelf?

  4. Gives new meaning to penguin classics!

  5. jam says:

    So that’s what’s in the box!

  6. Mookie says:

    Some men do need a sign, sadly.

  7. Chipmunk says:

    I just choked on my ice tea.

    Some men need a sign, and an instruction manual.

  8. Morning all…
    *squeeze*
    Insulting… not recommended for perverts.

    Remember 9/11, RIP!

  9. catlady says:

    seems like a win to me.

  10. Psychonaut says:

    Actually, given that this photo is from the University of Alberta, “C LIT” probably stands for “Canadian Literature”.

  11. 5 eagles C.C.C. says:

    Good morning all that are awake and walking around sleepy eyed and rubbing themselves.
    The geese are restless and are thinking about heading south.

    9/11 the good people and the bad people remembering both.

  12. 5 eagles C.C.C. says:

    For the record this fail will I say again will have a lots of sexual overtones today.

  13. nunyo says:

    Found it!

  14. FAIL-TITLE FAIL!

    That is almost surely “Comparative Literature”, and marks the section of the textbook area where books for courses in that programme are kept.

    “Canadian Literature” might be a course or even a section in the main bookstore, but generally not a programme.

  15. Neish says:

    Oh man, I wish they taught C lit at my university :(

  16. Haxored and Straight for yay says:

    R.I.P.

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  17. Spud says:

    I concur. Apologies, got a little excited there!

  18. Mike Litoris (Leila ♀) says:

    Good morning everyone. Anyone got a caffeine IV for me?

  19. FatDragon says:

    I wonder what the final is like.

  20. tokes says:

    I go to the U of A…. Just about crapped my pants when I saw it. The Arts hipsters buying the classic literature books had a look of shame in this section.

  21. keithybabes says:

    I can never find that department.

  22. keithybabes says:

    I imagine the lesbrarians are to be found there though.

  23. Andrea says:

    I’d consider this a win

  24. Midare says:

    LOL That’s my university, are you sure that’s the “classics” I think C Lit is “Comparative Literature” and classics are just called “Class” or something at the U of A. Since I took Comparative Lit and my classes were “C Lit”, I never took Classics.

  25. Midare says:

    Obviously I overlooked your post! Thanks for confirming I hadn’t lost my marbles and had been studying Classics without knowing it. I still have my C Lit books… first thing we read from them was dirty Egyptian poetry. For serious. Raunchy poems from pot shards.

  26. Rendar says:

    Bravo. This failblog is in itself a fail as are all the people saying they’re from U of A yet think this is Classical Literature.

    C Lit stands for Comparative Literature and has been a point of funny for decades at the U of A.

    • tokes says:

      I’m in engineering. I don’t really give a shit exactly what the class is, all I know it’s it’s something where 98% of the students taking it are going to earn a worthless arts degree so they can go teach in a community college, or manage a star bucks while trying to get their poetry read. The other 2% will get some sense and go get an education that’s worth something.

      • Dude says:

        Inflammatory much?

        • Denis says:

          I’m afraid he might have a point. my brother graduated from engineering last year and couldnt find a job… however the rest was simply an atrocious grammatical and ethical error. I think we need a Punchline somewhere, not a comment anyone could punch

  27. Str4y says:

    Okay, I’m sure I’m not the first to say this but:

    Well, with a sign that big, at least they’ll be able to find it!

  28. tsktsk says:

    It’s Comparative Literature.

    FreshmanFail

  29. George says:

    I noticed this years ago in the bookstore. I’m so happy that someone else has finally documented it on FAIL BLOG.

  30. DLolitaXXX says:

    HAHA! I go to the University of Alberta I’m so going on a search for this!

  31. Jwalker says:

    C is for cookie, that’s good enough for me

  32. Canadrian says:

    HAHAHA – The U of A Bookstore is taking all those signs down right now, and replacing them with “Comp. Lit” because the boss got emailed this. :D

  33. NitricAcid says:

    This particular course code was mocked in the student newspaper at least twenty years ago, and the bookstore’s changing the sign because of FailBlog? Amazing.

    At least they’ve got their coat of arms correct on the sign- getting their arms wrong is a particular brand of Fail that is distressingly common at the U of A, but noticed only by a few.

  34. alumna says:

    This should really be Comparative WIN. I mean come on (heh).

  35. Plague says:

    Haha that’s awesome, I find it funny because I go to NAIT xD

  36. Sabot says:

    Transboners, Boners in disguise

    Optimus Clim-ax vs Megahard-on

    epic sh!t. although Megahard-on clearly cannot disguise himself. the dudes a giant hard-on ffs. and then we have Optimus who’s always shooting…

  37. lahni says:

    Makes me proud to be a grad of the U of A!!

  38. burningfenix says:

    lol alright so i apoligize if it comparative i just thought it would be funnier if it was classic, but im glad u guys enjoyed it :)

  39. lolMiel says:

    It’s the same abbreviation for Comparative Literature at UCSB too.

  40. Major Anatomy says:

    This really got to me. FAILBlog is usually sophomoric at best, but this is SOPHOMORONIC. And soooo typical for the University of Alberta. I mean, only that so-called university would ever produce dolts doltish enough who would not only think that a C LIT sign was funny, but that they would take a picture of it and send it here. Honestly. The standard of higher education always seems to be below the rim of the toilet seat, you know. I mean…

    ***…remembers where I got my degree from. Looks at diploma on wall, the one I stare at every day. U of A. Oh… ***

    Actually, this only gets funnier year after year! And it’s sooo good to see a photo from my alma mater. Class of ’92, if you were ever wondering what I have been doing lately, I’ve been hanging out at FAIL BLOGGG!!! GO GOLDEN BEARS!!!

  41. Trig says:

    That’s mah school!

    And in comment to Major Anatomy… you left in ’92. In ’97ish they built the Timms center…. looks just like a toilet, round bowl in front with the square tank behind it… just forgot to put the flush handle in!

  42. chango says:

    interesting book, not enough pictures.

  43. Double fail says:

    Fail blog fail! Comparative lit is right! I go to u of a and this class always makes the rounds of jokes. Now do we submit this page as a fail on fail blog?

  44. babz says:

    i had no idea why there were so many comments, i said outloud there are so not that many jokes that can be told. i apologize. i laughed at most every entry. i had always suspected everyone else on this site was smarter than me.

  45. Cdevon2 says:

    O.O

    The funny thing is, I’ve actually seen this exact sign…

  46. k says:

    It’s actually Comparative Lit, not classic lit. I went to the U of A. Everyone laughs at this every year. It’s the official abbreviation. It’s on the University Calendars, course packs, course lists, you name it. Glad the rest of the internet can partake in the hilarity!

  47. audioaddiction says:

    haha weird. I actually go to U of A and see this sign all the time. Whenever i meet someone taking this class i always giggle.

  48. Major Anatomy says:

    @ trig & others:

    The Timms Center was definitely built after I did my time. Good to see that the money I sent to the Alma Mater Fund got put to fruitful use. I’d hate to see the U of A wasting money building a building that looked like a building rather than a massive bidet.

    Timms Center = Architectural FAIL? A pic:

    http://www.bptec-dnw.com/Timms%20Centre%20-%20Project%20Page%201.html

  49. Megan says:

    Baha, I attend the U of A as well and I laugh at this sign every single time I’m at the bookstore. Awesome.

  50. martianboy says:

    leave it to an edmontonian to need a sign

  51. NarnyNarNar says:

    My friend takes courses in Comp. Lit– and has to explain to her father why her transcript has so many dirty words. X/

  52. Anonymous says:

    Lol I’m that exact class at that University, as an elective.

  53. Churm says:

    This is a fail- it isn’t classical literature, it’s Comparative. FAIL POST!

  54. Ness says:

    Haha! I was soo there and seen that sign.

  55. Sarah says:

    So what? We have the “oral Tree Cafe” at my University! :D

  56. James says:

    It’s not as stimulating as it sounds.

  57. marcelb89 says:

    Um.. Yes I think I know what section to look in..

  58. Aly says:

    YEAH U OF A!!!!!!!

  59. enjoyer says:

    I’m in that class. It’s exactly what you think.

  60. Wazza says:

    (no need to change) Pretty in Pink

  61. Wazza says:

    Tails from the dark-side

  62. Wazza says:

    Driving Miss Daisy (no need to change)

  63. KatyBelle says:

    Bahahahahahaha!!! I went to the University of Alberta, and every time I walked past the C Lit section in the bookstore, I’d laugh my ass off!

  64. Babe Lloyd says:

    I have two degrees in that field. From that school. Seriously.

    Also in the calendar at my alma mater:

    Fine Arts = F ART
    Sociology = SOC
    Pscyhology = PYSCO

  65. medic says:

    quae”cum”que vera, eh?

    I’ll stay out west for now.

  66. medic says:

    Also, the “Screw”tape Letters. Now nobody can say we BSc majors aren’t well read.

    Seen at SFU on a t-shirt for the Applied Sciences Faculty “I’m an FAS kid!”

  67. electric says:

    Pfft, I can find the C LIT without taking a 500+ dollar course.

  68. Dalarsco says:

    The real fail is that I noticed that two years ago when I started at this school and never posted it myself.

  69. Riley says:

    lol i live in alberta! so what was that supposed to mean?

  70. Jenna says:

    Hahahahaha I’m a student at the U of A, and I’d always see this while buying my textbooks and wonder if anyone else was thinking what I was thinking….guess they did.

  71. tony says:

    Those Albertans

  72. logan says:

    um… you can see that they edited the . out…. lame

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