"If I am supposed to do something with you and I'm going to be late, I will call you to let you know. What I won't tell you is that the reason I am late is because the temperature of the water in the shower was so perfect that I lost track of time. "

It happens.

Any other classics?

"The book I was reading was so exciting that I forgot about you."

"I was making my breakfast cereal and tipped milk ALL down my trousers! I had to change; I didn't want to stink all day".


I actually got away with that twice in work but, by the third time, one of my colleagues was

I gotta think of a new one.

"my landlady has locked me in the house."

this actually happened to me, too. She used to go outside to feed the stray cats and she would lock this wooden door that you could only lock and unlock from the outside. It was frightening. I asked her not to do it but she said that she had to so her house cats wouldn't escape.
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onenitealone said:

I was feeling sick about comming here, but I came even know I'm Sick.

"I needed to find a full clip for Manchester here!" *holds up handgun*

First time I was ever fired and arrested on the same day.

"I had a female accident". I was too polite to ask her what exactly that meant, and she probably knew I would be, so it worked.

CHIC0 said:

As I say, it worked twice but - the third time - my colleague was like 'You're very careless with milk in the mornings'.

I've also used the excuse of smashing glass and having to clear it up. You don't want any nasty accidents, do you??

"At least when I'm late,
I don't have to take a pregnancy test!"

"I have this friend from Wales visiting.
I was about to leave when suddenly he spilt all his milk on me"

"Wait. It's not what you think"

PANDURITO said:

Yes, it does sound like a right dodgy excuse. I had to think on my feet.

You can have my milk anytime, Pandy.

Have you tried the truck accident with the highway full of dead pigs? Lots of them. You're still shocked. "Haven't you heard the news? I don't wanna talk about it "

I think this one's from Soap, the 70s erm...soap

PANDURITO said:

I vaguely remember that programme.

I walk to work so, unless I had to climb over them or something, that might not work. I'll make a note of it, though.


I just remembered : I'm not going into details with this but years ago, I pulled this guy and ended up staying at his place. It was a Sunday night and I was due in work the next morning. Halfway through the night, he wakes up moaning and I was, like, 'Get to sleep'. Turns out he had to go to hospital!

I had to get a taxi, take him to the Emergency Room, book him in - it was quite clear that we were, er, not very familiar with each other - and wait overnight until he was discharged. All this for some guy that I'd only met a few hours before. I still went to work the next day but - being young and innocent; and stupid - I told them what had happened. I don't think they'd heard that one before. And I got away with it.

Telling the truth pays

...sometimes

"I didn't want to see you."

coolcat said:

Yeah, that's the one!

"Before you accuse me of being late, please remember that I am American.
It took us almost 8 yrs. of Bush & Dick to finally feel fucked."

I've never been late!

I'm hardly ever late myself either. In fact, that's the one quality about people I despise the most. Well not necessarily despise that much as it's just a dead giveaway that people who have a constant habit of being late cannot be thoroughly trusted on myriad of things. Many of my friends are of this sort, and I don't get it. Why not leave "earlier" then if you know you're going to be late? You're always late, you should have learnt by now.



But the worst is when they start also making a habit of apologizing for it, that's when the word "sorry" starts to lose it's importance for some people.

Novabreaker said:

my sister is one of these unreliable in every way types. On her invitation I put the wedding time to be 11am so she'd be be there at 1pm and she actually was on time!!

You know what I REALLY hate about habitually late people? When you agree to meet at 6pm, and then they ring at 6:05pm to say they will be like an hour late

On the other hand, that kind of women have always been my type though.

Novabreaker said:

Novabreaker said:

My worst habit. I'm not sure why. It drives my mates nuts. That's why I'd rather not p*ss other people off and let them make their own plans, sometimes - they get on with it and I turn up when I'm ready. Easier all round.

I wouldn't say I can't be trusted on a myriad of things, though. Just don't believe me if I come up with the 'milk' excuse.

onenitealone said:

Friends who are always late are the kind of friends I now longer want to borrow any my CDs for. There is a pattern.

1. i'm on "CP" time. if you wanted me here at a 8 am, you should have told me asked me to be here at 7 am.

2. attacked by angry dwarves and flying monkeys on the way here--check the news--it's on every channel

3. my clock said it was 9 am , but the chronic i just smoked told me you were sleeping with my brother and to make you wait.

-"I'm late?
Mannn.....your lucky I'm even here!
I wasn't even gonna show up,
but then, the org went down,
so I figgered, "ahh...lemme go meet up with yo sorry ass....."



-"Sorry I'm late.
But, y'see, I got directions from Spats.
After a few wrong turns, I realized that that fool's never even been downtown."





-"Yeah, yeah....I know.....I'm late.
But, y'see what happened was this;
On the way over,
I rear-ended some-one.
Turns out,
it was your momma.
....and she's a cuddler."

"I'm pregnant"

jerseykrs said:

And you just broke up.

That's just really bad luck.

Novabreaker said:

Dude, I'm bugging out.