Funny things happen while teaching a second language

I've done my fair share of complaining about classes I don't like (well, one in particular, and they've rather grown on me), but I don´t think I´ve mentioned how much I love my 5:00 intermediate class. They've been my favorite since day one, and even though new additions have been added, they've only been good ones. Almost all the students are my age or younger, and we really just have a good time. (Even though they seemed a bit bored with my lesson on the Future Perfect tense the other day, they perked right up once it turned into a competition.) One of them even suggested we go out for pizza as a class every week.

The other day we were doing a speaking activity which involved the class creating their own civilizations. (We had just done a reading about lost civilizations in history. Not as interesting as you might think.) Group number 1 created a civilization of nudists on an uncharted communist island. They believed in the spirit of the animal, and there was a shortage of men due to a tradition where the men had to go out and kill a shark or some similar scary creature on a landmark birthday, and many didn't survive. Because of this there were 5 women for every man. Group 2´s civilization was democratic and into clothing, as well as mermaids, but they were also cannibals. I've never heard of democratic cannibals, so I admired their creativity. And, since they were cannibals, the women were eaten when their first born turned 8 years old. The culture survived by kidnapping the excess women from the other island. When group 1 pointed out that their island was lost, group 2 immediately responded with "The mermaids know how to find it." (It sounds a bit misogynistic, I know, but it was still funny.)

Other hilariousness in teaching a second language (all in the same day, by the way):
-I had my basic students plan the perfect date for the weekend to practice future tense. The class consisted of 3 guys and 1 girl. We came up with a few examples of date activities, but when it came time to actually plan their date, the guys sat there and stared, while the one lady started writing immediately. I tried encouragement, but kept getting blank stares until one of the guys finally asked me, "Teacher, what girls like?" (Translation: I haven't the slightest idea how to sweep a lady off her feet. Help! *sigh* Must I teach them everything?)
-I taught another class how to gossip, and how to express surprise. Really? Seriously? You're kidding! I had them practice their new skills with one another and had a classroom chorus of "Seriously? Seriously.", like a Peruvian version of Grey's Anatomy.
-After one student nearly had a door slammed in her face while attempting to enter the classroom (not by me), we went over all the uses of the phrase "In your face!" I really feel like I'm making a difference here.