“Tripping on a bunch of wires when I was going to give a talk in front of 500 people. My glasses jumped off. I could hear about 500 laughs. I couldn’t say a word after I got on the microphone.”

— Pradeep Abraham, doctoral student, Lawrence

“When I was in the fourth grade, at Jefferson Grade School, my teacher sent me to the sixth grade to deliver a message to the teacher, and when I walked in the door, everybody started laughing. I was unzipped.”

— Brower Burchill, retired professor, El Dorado

“Having to stand in front of the class — falsely accused — for about an hour.”

— John Ames, retired teacher, Americus

“When my younger sister and I got into a fight, on a street corner, she pulled my pants down. It wasn’t in Lawrence.”

— Deb Engstrom, special education teacher, Lawrence