Teacher trolls student with worst letter of recommendation ever

Teachers deserve the last laugh.
 By 
Brian Koerber
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As the school year comes to an end, it's important for teachers to get in their last laugh.

So, when Redditor _yakmo, whose real name is Jack, asked his teacher for a letter of recommendation, she decided to write a very bland note. 


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"Jack [redacted] is an adequate student," the letter reads. 

That will surely impress Jack's future professors. 

In the comment section Jack says that she was just playing around, and delivered a more accurate and colorful letter shortly after delivering the joke letter.

Bonus: Can you find the griffin in this group of Eagles?


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Brian was the Culture Editor and has been working at Mashable on the web culture desk since 2014.

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