Good excuses for why you're late.

[Llama Juice]

My professor just showed up late for class by about fifteen minutes. He came walking down the hallway screaming "The Key is on the way! I blame this all on a dog!" We all look down the hall to see a mess of a man walking towards us, our professor.


I was on my way here, and I was stopped at the corner of 436 and colonial. While I was waiting for the light to turn green I saw this dog starting to walk across the cross walk. Just this little thing... it had a pink collar on it and... when the light turned green.. the guy to my right stopped... I stopped... the Cadilac to my left... didn't stop. Hit the dog and just kept on going... that's when I pulled my car over into that lane to stop traffic. I got out of my car and picked up the dog that was trying to stand and put it in my car. I rushed it to the vet and left before they could give me the bill. The dog's collar had a phone number on it, so I hope they'll take care of it that way... but... yea. I left the vet and here I am...

Turns out he didn't have a key to the room, a maintenance guy showed up right when he was finishing his story and tossed the key to him.

Normally excuses suck, but when they involve saving the life of another creature, especially when it's believable... makes it a good excuse.

[Amit]

I wouldn't believe him :p

My school wouldn't believe me.

[Kornman00]

"God told me to build an Ark :downs:"

[Terry]

I would believe it, since he'd have to be retarded to waste so much energy on such a fake, elabourate story. Could have simply said that he misplaced his keys or something.

Please do find out if the dog was alright and if the owner was informed.

[nooBBooze]

Noone cares if I'm to late for class :_(

Please do find out if the dog was alright and if the owner was informed.
lol

[MNC]

What's funny about that? If he cares for the dog, he would want to find out if everything turned out fine.

[PenGuin1362]

Chupacabra jumped out of the locker and started gnawing my leg off. In a frantic attempt at getting away, i pulled my own leg off and beat him to death with it, and here i am.

I have used that excuse numerous times and usually they just give me this look like "wtf is wrong with you" and walk away.

[PlasbianX]

One excuse I used once was I came into class 20 mins late, and before I entered the door I unzipped my pants. I walked into class, zipped up my pants, looked at the substitute teacher and said "Sorry, had some business I had to take care of with the lunch lady" and sat down.


:D

[Rob Oplawar]

It's hard to say which is bettter, lies or truth, because one day when I figured I had absolutely no chance of sympathy from my prof, I just told him the truth.
I showed up to my exam 45 minutes after it had started, and told my prof exactly why I was late: I forgot to check when the exam was, I didn't read his e-mails, I hadn't come to the previous class, and I was busy playing Halo when I suddenly remembered that I had an exam. This was one of those classes where the exam is worth 33% of your grade. My prof was impressed at my fearless honesty so he struck a deal with me and I passed the class.

[Corndogman]

I was late to class this morning so i went and talked to my super cool assistant principal and he talked to my teacher and got me out of it. another detention avoided.

[Sel]

My Ancient history teacher is consistently late for class, like 5 minutes or more. Then he bitches at me and my friends for wasting class time.

He also has this tendency to spend 10 minutes after he sits down, just talking to other teachers, mingling and small talk.

Hypocrite lulz

[ExAm]

Chupacabra jumped out of the locker and started gnawing my leg off. In a frantic attempt at getting away, i pulled my own leg off and beat him to death with it, and here i am.

I have used that excuse numerous times and usually they just give me this look like "wtf is wrong with you" and walk away.Easily debunked. Chupacabras suck their victims dry via a small hole on the body. A gnawed off leg would be a dead giveaway that you're lying :eng101:

[Boba]

I once told the teacher I was busy FIGHTING TERRORISM!

[paladin]

I was late to English because I got my oil changed during lunch. 10 minutes my ass...

[Kornman00]

I once told the teacher I was busy FIGHTING TERRORISM!
Hmmmm, I think I'll use that the next time I'm late for formation :-3. They can't punish me for doing mah job :hist101:

[Patrickssj6]

^ i didn't know prostitutes have to fight terrorism :hist101:

[Tweek]

once i was late because there was a helicopter in the way.

a trauma helicopter.
then the teacher didn't believe it, and he gave me detention.
then it was in the newspapers the next day, and he apologised to me.

i want those hours of my life back.

[Zeph]

*reaches into filebook to pull out piece of paper with notes of the excuse my professor said I'd have to beat if I dont have my final ready on time*


car wreck
with grandmother dead
flipped car going
around curve too fast
LSD spilled all over
floor
gasoline fire seatbelt
melting 2nd degree burn
tree landed on car pinned
firefighter heart attack
policeman w/ HIV cut
on glass blood everywhere
I cant remember it all word for word, but that entire thing strung together into one coherent run-on sentence is absolutely amazing.

[SnaFuBAR]

I lived 35 miles away from the school i attended. Naturally I was late often enough, but always legitimately, and with an interesting story. One so happened to involve having to get my HOV mask to get through toxic fumes to extinguish a fire in my dish washer. I was known amongst my classmates to have the best stories ever.

Like that one time there was a bomb threat on my block, and nobody was allowed to leave, since the PD, FBI, CIA, and SWAT had my neighborhood blockaded.

[Atty]

I simply tell them I was having sex, most all my superiors are men and understand the need for sex, they also think all my female acquaintances are very good looking, so they again understand then need.

[SnaFuBAR]

tell them the truth, you were trying to grow into it.

[klange]

Love the new infraction thingy...
Anyhow: My code was compiling. It's the perfect excuse for anything, just adjust the tense to suit your needs. Experts agree. (http://xkcd.com/303/)

[Rob Oplawar]

that excuse doesn't work for me... I do PHP... :(