Super simple Malicious Compliance used on my English Teacher
This is years and years ago when I was in my last year of high school. I was a bit of a nerdy kid but not in the slightest bit shy and able to stand up for myself.
We were on a school trip and a couple of the bigger lads in the back of the bus decided that I would be a victim for some insults and getting picked on. Various low brow insults were used heading my way....I had a name that was both a boys name and girls name which created much mirth for the troglodytes from occasion.
Earlier in the week in English we learnt a few terms to use in analysis for our essays, words like juxtaposition, alliteration and oxymoron. 536
Of course the lads picking on me didn't pay attention, so I used that to my advantage with the response "oh yeah, at least I'm not an oxymoron you pair of oxymorons".
They didn't know what I mean and I managed to convince them it meant "a moronic ox" to my and a few other students delight.
Now the English teacher was on that bus, and decided our carry on had gone on too long and told us all to settle down...to which he turned to me with a glint in his eye "oh behold I see a teaching moment" and asked me me "do you actually know what an oxymoron is, as it's definitely not a moronic ox".
I said yep, it's when one word is next to another with an opposite meaning.
Then he asked "ok, give me an example".
I replied. "Sure. An example of an oxymoron is Intelligent English teacher".
To which he said "hmmm touche" and wandered back yo his bus seat.
He actually was a really great teacher. 406