Seen on www.yahoo.co.uk, here are the results of the 2005 RM SchoolGate Survey:


The Most Unusual School Excuses:


• A lady threw my bag in the river

• My tortoise ate it

• House was struck by lightning - computer exploded

• The hamster has made a nest out if it

• We were at a Falconry display, and a golden eagle called Herman swooped down a went off with my jeans jacket - which had my homework in

• I was in a car crash and got taken to hospital

• My pet snake was sleeping on it

• I was standing at the station when the express train came through and pulled it from my hands, dashing it on the rails

• It's on a plane to New Zealand

• Restraining order against my dad, who has my homework

• My mum tore it up as it included my Uncle on the family tree, who she hates

• My dad took it to Denmark on a business trip

• I left it in Ireland when visiting my Gran

• I was in the cells - he had been arrested for joy riding

• Chased by pink and green rabbits

• My worms ate it

• Aliens landed and snatched it

• Run out of toilet paper

• Life's hard sir

• My praying mantis ate holes in it

• It was ripped from my hands as the express train shot through the station

• I was at a falconry display and one of the birds swooped down and snatched it from me

• My dad took it to Denmark with him on a business trip

• I left it in Ireland when visiting my Gran

• I was in a car crash and got taken to hospital

• It's currently on a plane to New Zealand

• There were police and ambulances at the house over the road and I got distracted

• My mum went to hospital to have my baby sister and my dad took me to visit her

• My parents garden centre caught fire last night and I was up all night

• I left it on the cooker and didn't realise it was on - it got burnt

• Diminished responsibility miss

• Mum tidied my bedroom and chucked out all the rubbish

• Cat was sick on it

• I left it on holiday

• My Gran's house burnt down

• I broke my arm

• It was impossible- even my dad couldn't do it

• Its in my broken down car at Alton Towers

• Jam on toast fell onto my work

• Mum poured red wine over it

• My house was burgled and the thieves used my school bag to carry their loot

• I was in the cells after being arrested for joy riding

• I went for fish and chips, sat down outside the chippy, ate my chips and walked away, leaving my folder behind

• Left it in the pub

• Chased by pink and green rabbits

• Aliens landed and snatched it

• Mum tidied my bedroom and chucked out all the rubbish

Yep, that sounds like something I would say to a teacher!! those were the days....I never did my homework!

When asked, I always said "I didn't do my homework".

That always works. Teachers like honesty.

• Life's hard sir

susannah said:

I liked that one too

I received an e-mail a couple of months back describing a study on the statistical increase in the number of grandparent deaths during the exam period.



I often get

"But it was too hard"

"You don't realise how difficult it is for me to complete coursework, my life is not like yours"

PREDOMINANT said:

are you a teacher?

susannah said:

Of a certain form, yes

Go on???

susannah said:

susannah said:

In school, I was always the good student but in Uni - with no teachers/parents watching over me - I was the Excuse King. I ALWAYS had an excuse for a late/non-existent essay. I don't know where they came from.

Maybe I'm just a good liar!

Oh no, im the other way around!

I thought i was invincible in school, which i kinda was: I knew they couldnt actually do anything to me, just nip my head! My parents agreed they were being nippy so I ignored the system! I hated school! Brr!

But now that I told them to piss off and that I would decide to go to uni in my own good time, Im ready for it and I enjoy it!!

susannah said:

Good for you!

Well, it all worked out in the end but I needed a bit of an ass-kicking in Uni. I had far too much fun.