This.

What did you major in? Douchebaggery? Looks like you went for the Master's degree in that one.

Because of course only hippies say that. You're an ass. I'm a law student, but when I'm in street clothes (not dressed professionally), people think I'm a stripper just because I have a lot of tattoos. The look on their faces when I start talking is hilarious. Girls who wear band shirts and pants with chains and have ink can't possibly be intelligent. In short, you can't judge a book by its cover. Also, what Chopperman said. I think the professor's exercise was a good one, as long as he didn't get mad at the OP, in which case, he'd just be a douche.

Kandi, is that you? All those lap dances you gave me, you kept telling me you were trying to put yourself through law school, and I thought you were full of shit. But you totally made it! Congrats. Wanna head back to the champagne room, for old time's sake? :D

Not all people adhere to the rule of dressing how they want to be percieved; some people only care about how they themselves feel rather than making other people feel. In other words: Some people dress as they will because that's how they want to, not because they wish to show who they are. Perhaps you could say unconciously that's how they want to be seen... But, that doesn't matter. The way a person dresses and looks doesn't accurately judge their character. Some people dress badass to throw others off from their actual teddybear-esque personality. And, the perception of how someone appears may only hint at their personality; it doesn't necessarily show exactly who they are. Gothic up there is an example of that: she may have the topical personality one can attribute to her kind of appearance (not saying you do, gothic), but that doesn't mean she's a dope or is a bum/has a crappy job. The meaning behind the phrase is that there's a lot more to a person than the surface. And no, you can't necessarily completely judge a book by its cover. Seriously, though I hate to use it, if you did that with Twilight, you'd assume it was about... picking apples. (Would probably have fared better as that...) Meanwhile, the Alice in Wonderland / Through the Looking Glass hardback I have has a picture of Alice and some Wonderland characters on it... there's not a lot to be judged from that, but you could at least assume it's a children's novel, which it is. On the other hand, the Jurassic Park paperbacks I have both have dinosaur skeletons on their covers. That's accurate, but how often is this the case? Not quite so much. After all, the cover is merely a first glance, meant to catch the eye, perhaps give you a clue... but not tell you what it's about. You read the back or just inside for that.