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Entry from December 14, 2020
“Teacher: Name a book that made you cry. Me: Algebra.”

Teachers like to recommend books that involve students emotionally. However, books that “make students cry” might not be the best recommendations.
             
“She: What was the last book that made you cry? Me: ‘Concepts of Physics’ by H. C. Verma” was posted on Twitter by Insomniac on October 11, 2016. “Person: What was the last book that made you cry? Me *Concepts of Physics by H.C. Verma*” was posted on Twitter by Suraj Tiwari on March 5, 2017. “Friend: What was the last book that made you cry? Me: Concepts of Physics by H. C. Verma” was posted on Twitter by Amaaan on February 24, 2020.
 
“Mention a book that made you cry… Mine is quantum chemistry” was posted on Twitter by Monalisa Rath on July 9, 2018. “Name the first book that made you cry. Mine was C1 Algebra. It was a tragedy” was posted on Twitter by Jordan Delfort on October 23, 2018. “‘Name a book that made you cry’ Organic Chemistry 37rh edition” was posted on Twitter by Slammin’Ella on December 14, 2020.
   
The joke (algebra version) went viral in 2020 and has been printed on many images. “(Woman) Name a book that made you cry… (Man) Algebra 1, Math for the Modern World” (shown on an image) was posted on Facebook by Blount County Public Library on September 7, 2020. “TEACHER: NAME A BOOK THAT MADE YOU CRY ME: ALGEBRA” (shown on an image) was posted on Facebook by Teacher Lounge Humor on November 16, 2020.
       
 
Twitter
Insomniac
@arsenicnew123
She: What was the last book that made you cry?
Me: “Concepts of Physics” by H. C. Verma
#HeSheStory
8:01 AM · Oct 11, 2016·Twitter for Android
             
Twitter
Suraj Tiwari
@cule_ivan_13
Person: What was the last book that made you cry?
Me *Concepts of Physics by H.C. Verma*
10:34 AM · Mar 5, 2017·Twitter for Android
   
Twitter
Engineer Ka Dukh, Engineer hi Jaane
@DukhiEnggPage
Girlfriend - Jaanu which was the last book that made you cry?
Me - HC Varma CONCEPT OF PHYSICS!
#DUKHIENGINEER
12:33 PM · Mar 11, 2017·Twitter for Android
 
Twitter
Monalisa Rath
@Monalisarath4
Mention a book that made you cry…
Mine is quantum chemistry
7:41 AM · Jul 9, 2018·Twitter for Android
 
Twitter 
Jordan Delfort
@Daraujo_4
Name the first book that made you cry.
Mine was C1 Algebra. It was a tragedy.
11:53 AM · Oct 23, 2018·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
jigglybluff ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ
@thankyouthough
“Recommend me the book that made you cry.”
“Principle of Organic Chemistry.”
”...”
“Want more? Principle of Organic Chemisty II. And “Principle of Organic Chemisty III…”
#BookRecommendations
11:55 PM · Mar 31, 2019·Twitter for Android
   
Twitter
(in)correct banana fish
@incorrectbfish
Sing: Do you know any book that made you cry?
Shorter: Organic Chemistry Part 2 made me cry like A BITCH.
9:40 PM · Sep 25, 2019·Twitter for iPad
     
Twitter
Amaaan
@amanyusuf
Friend: What was the last book that made you cry?
Me: Concepts of Physics by H. C. Verma
3:03 PM · Feb 24, 2020·Twitter Web App
 
Twitter
incorrect hsmtmts quotes! ᵇˡᵐ
@incorrect_hsm
gina: can you recommend me a book that made you cry?
ashlyn: my math textbook.
3:14 AM · Feb 26, 2020·Twitter for Android
 
Twitter
Gaj Waj Ky
@GajWaj
Name one book that made you cry
For me 1st year maths book
4:36 PM · Jun 8, 2020·Twitter for Android
 
Facebook 
Blount County Public Library
September 7, 2020 at 5:00 PM ·
Books can make us cry for all different reasons….
(The following is shown on an image. A man and a woman are at a table.—ed.)
(Woman) Name a book that made you cry…
(Man) Algebra 1, Math for the Modern World
 
Twitter
Raiden
@raiden96
“Name a #book that made you cry”
#Me: Algebra 1, #Math for the Modern World.
8:49 AM · Sep 9, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
     
Twitter
Rob Stiles
@robstiles1
Wife: Name a book that made you cry.
Me: Algebra 1
6:23 PM · Sep 25, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
Facebook
Jim Wilson
October 2, 2020 at 3:30 PM ·
SHE: NAME A BOOK THAT MADE YOU CRY.
ME: ALGEBRA 1
   
Facebook
Melanie S. Pronia
October 26, 2020 at 11:13 PM ·
Him: Name a book that made you cry.
Me: Algebra 1
 
Facebook
Teacher Lounge Humor
November 16, 2020 at 2:15 AM ·
TEACHER: NAME A BOOK THAT MADE YOU CRY
ME: ALGEBRA
     
Twitter
Jim Something✌
@VTDarkStar1
Teacher: Name a book that made you cry.
Me: Algebra.
4:13 PM · Nov 23, 2020·Twitter for Android
 
Twitter
Teresa Lynn Lamey
@TeLynLa
Teacher:  Name a book that made you cry.
Me:  Algebra.
9:01 PM · Dec 6, 2020·Twitter for Android
     
Twitter
JOHN BRUBAKER
@CoachBru
Reporter: Name a book that made you cry when you read it.
Me: Geometry
Reporter: Haha no really…
Me: Yeah, really. I failed the class 3 times in high school.
3:13 PM · Dec 7, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
Facebook
im not right in the head.com added a new photo to the album: SCHOOL OF NOT RIGHT.
December 13, 2020 at 11:10 PM ·
TEACHER: NAME A BOOK THAT MADE YOU CRY
ME: ALGEBRA
 
Twitter
Slammin’Ella
@EllaSlammin
“Name a book that made you cry”
Organic Chemistry 37rh edition
5:28 PM · Dec 14, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
Bitchy & Shady Incorrect Quotes
@bitchyandshady
Lucas: Can you recommend a book that made you cry?
Todas las jugadoras menos Luci: General mathematics 6th edition.
8:57 PM · Dec 14, 2020·Twitter for iPad

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