Q: Why do people find it weird for a college professor to give a sticker to college students on their excellent work?

A: It's not giving the stickers that's the problem.

It's what the stickers say.

Some of the language has been deemed, well, inappropriate.

You can't go around giving out stickers that say  "Prettiest Mouth" or "Most Aromatic Hair".

It makes people doubt your commitment to fairness.

But, it wasn't those stickers that did you in.

It was the one that said  "Closest in Resemblance to my Dead Wife."

That one made people doubt your sanity.

Especially your wife.