Why I was late"On the way to the station, I got hit by a bat, it almost took my head clean off. Then the machine would not accept my ticket and the guy at the gate didn't think I looked like the photo on my travel card. So I had to go home and get my passport.
Then the train was 45 minutes late to the station because of the dangerous badger threat at Carpenters Park.
When I was on the train it took and hour and a half to get past the biscuit factory because the driver was really fat.
Then there was a delay stopping at the station because the train in front had heard we were coming and decided to play a practical joke with a rubber shoe on the track.
That is why I couldn't get here on time today."
What's your best excuse?
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chthonic, Thu 28 Jun 2007, 10:36)
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Oh myA qotw made for me! I am the king of bad excuses, well, I was until I deposed myself. This was thought to be an excuse, but it was in fact a true story.
I rolled in at a former place of work (PlusNet) with the following (true) reason. In the night, there had been a power cut. In fact, this had happened to me the day before making me two hours late, as it had knocked out my mains-powered alarm clock. So, to get round this, the next day, I took a battery-powered alarm upstairs with me. Smart idea, you would think. Apart from one problem- I am quite the restless sleeper. In the night, there was another power cut. And in my sleep, I had knocked off my other alarm clock under my bed. Two hours late again, and now you can see why it was my former place of work.
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jim_bob can herd cats., Thu 28 Jun 2007, 19:33,
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