A University Term Covers It?

[slickster]

8 letters

Theme of quiz is 'funny'.

[1ozzy]

Semester

[fiction-factory]

I'm not sure why semester fits with the theme of 'funny' though

[1ozzy]

As it's posted in crosswords and I didn't read the last line before clicking Answer Now.
I not sure either

[ducksie]

Hilarity - Hilary is university term

[fiction-factory]

Excellent. I lloked at those term names but best I could come up with was Ticklemas

[ducksie]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilary_term

[ducksie]

Thank you FF - I couldn't think how to fit Hilary in though :)

[fiction-factory]

Did you notice how short those terms were- three 8 week terms a year. I'm sure when i was at University we had 3 x 10 week terms.

[fiction-factory]

Yes- IT in HILARY. Good clue - worthy of a crossword

[1ozzy]

I knew someone would know.
Well done.

[ducksie]

The terms are very short, even here the school year seems to be shorter, I believe in the UK children have only just start their summer holidays, they've been on holiday here (Rep of I) since end of June, when they go back it's to a mid term break in September

[ducksie]

thanks oz :)

[slickster]

Thanks very much Ducksie!

[fiction-factory]

ducksie- I don't know about R of I, but the school year in the UK has remained the same length at 39 weeks/195 days for many, many years. Teachers are in school for a week or so more than that because of INSET days (which are sometimes in term time but usually tagged onto the start or end of term)