"Come Late And Start Sleeping” is a backronym (back-acronym) of the word “class” that has been printed on many gift items, such as T-shirts and posters. “C.L.A.S.S - Come Late And Start Sleeping” was cited on Twitter on May 14, 2010.
Several sayings about sleeping through lectures include “A professor is one who talks in someone else’s sleep” and “Now I sit me down to sleep; the speaker’s dull, the subject deep.” “How to sleep faster: Decorate your bedroom to look like a classroom” is a related saying.
Similar school-related backronyms include “Six/Seven Crappy/Crazy Hours Of Our Lives” (school), “Sucks Children’s Happiness Out Of Life” (school), “Fuck, I Never Actually Learned Shit” (finals) and “Half Of My Energy Wasted On Random Knowledge” (homework).
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C.L.A.S.S - Come Late And Start Sleeping
7:00 PM - 14 May 2010
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@_christamarie
LMAOO>> RT @s3xMi_S0ftly C.L.A.S.S - Come Late And Start Sleeping
7:02 PM - 14 May 2010
Pink Stripes
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
C.L.A.S.S = Come Late And Start Sleeping
Which is exactly what I did today after being forced to go and attend school.
SmallWorlds Forum
Maxxene Hailie
Posted 10-17-2010
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(this one’s not a quote, but I still added it)
S.C.H.O.O.L = Seven Crappy Hours Of Our Lives.
C.L.A.S.S = Come Late And Start Sleeping.
H.O.M.E = Hours Of My Entertainment
Google Groups: Space Central School—Alumni
annu
12/30/10
(...)
CLASS- Come Late And Start Sleeping.
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Mikey Got Banned
12-31-2010, 07:08 AM
S.C.H.O.O.L. = Seven Crappy Hours Of Our Life. C.L.A.S.S. = Come Late And Start Sleeping. F.I.N.A.L.S. = **** I Never Actually Learned ****.
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School = Seven Crappy Hours Of Our Lives, Class = Come Late And Start Sleeping, Finals = F.uck, I Never Actually Learned Shit (locked)
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Nov 2, 2011 10:17pm
hahaha
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By Erik Groset
Charleston, SC: Advantage
2012
Pg. 144:
C.L.A.S.S—Come Late And Start Sleeping
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Class
CLASS (acronym), Come Late And Start Sleeping
Mom:Go to bed, you’re going to be late for class and your probably going to fall asleep in class aswell.
Alex: I know.
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Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
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