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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Rory_Wade769 on 2025-11-05 17:31:07+00:00.
I (47M) teach introductory statistics at a large university. Every week, I email the class their materials...lecture slides, problem sets, and a “recommended video” for extra learning. It’s a small thing, but I like to think it helps students engage with the content.
This week’s topic was sampling bias. I meant to attach a YouTube video. Instead, I somehow pasted the wrong link.
And not just any wrong link.
The link was this: https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fkgwu0e8pqutc1.gif
I hit send. To all 200 students. At 8:17 AM.
Didn’t realize it until I checked my sent folder after my coffee kicked in.
Now, here’s the worst part: I always write a little note under the link, something encouraging like, “Watch this carefully and pay attention to how the visuals illustrate the concept.”
So yes. My entire class now has an email from their middle-aged statistics professor saying:
“Please watch this carefully and pay attention to the visuals.”
followed by a link to J.Lo
No one has said a word. Not a single student. No “wrong link, professor.” No “LOL.” Nothing. Just silence. Pure, deafening silence.
TL;DR: Meant to send my stats class a video on sampling bias. Sent J.Lo’s Booty instead. Told them to “pay attention to the visuals.” No one’s said anything. I may never recover.
