What's Your Excuse?

Seil · 03-25-2010, 11:07 AM

My dad works in the same town as my school, so when he drives into work in the morning, I tag along and don't have to pay bus fare to get some book-learning.

Anyways, today, he was unavailable, so my mum drove me in. It's a soggy, wet, miserable day outside in "Beautiful British Columbia," so I kept my window closed. My mum smokes - quite heavily, in fact - and was content to leave her window open to let the smoke blow out. Well, the inevitable happened and a truck blew past us on the highway at around 90 KM/h, blowing in all of the water on its tires, which caused mum to curse.

"That wouldn't have happened if you had the window closed."

"That wouldn't have happened if this car was designed so that the rain couldn't get in!"

I didn't say anything because I'd probably regret it - but a number of arguments popped into my mind; "It is designed that way - with a window." Anyways, it occurred to me that we all make these excuses to protect our dignity, or to cover our asses. What's your best and/or more recent excuse?

Donomni · 03-25-2010, 11:31 AM

What's a dignity?

Can you eat it?

You may now resume your regularly scheduled thread with the obvious post out of the way.

Magic_Marker · 03-25-2010, 11:50 AM

I, like most, make excuses, but I try not to. If I am owning up to something I have done I will usually preface with this:

"What I am about to tell you isn't an excuse, it is an explaination. It doesn't, and shouldn't absolve me from guilt, but it does explain what I did and why."

You may now go about posting jokes now that the serious post is out of the way.

Amake · 03-25-2010, 12:02 PM

I could say that covering my ass goes against my exhibitionist instincts, and I just did in order to fill my pun quota, but really the reason I don't make a lot of cheap excuses is that I'm pathologically unable to tell lies.

I guess I do use that as an excuse though. When people find me annoying, as they often do, I justify it by bringing up that some people don't, and that usually means they're good people.

(Yeah I assume everyone who dislike me are jerks by nature. Is that wrong?)

bluestarultor · 03-25-2010, 12:02 PM

I tend to be another explainer, but for some reason, it never goes over well, so I've learned to just say, "yep, I did it, lemme fix it" and be done. Then I have to suffer through hours of bitching how I've caused irreparable damage and the world is going to end.

synkr0nized · 03-25-2010, 02:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seil

"It is designed that way - with a window."

That you didn't say this or something similar is the biggest tragedy.

Terex4 · 03-25-2010, 03:04 PM

WoW addiction, marriage, kids, girl scout cookie season. Are all excuses I'm currently using as to why I only post on these forums about once a year :p

Having small children has turned me into an excuse factory. You would not believe how much sweat you can produce when your 5 year old discovers his Christmas or Easter stuff in what you thought was a super secret hidey hole.

Hell my latest excuse was when their uncle said he saw whores out the window. It took 3 of us to convince them he said horse instead.

Seil · 03-25-2010, 05:08 PM

Quote:

That you didn't say this or something similar is the biggest tragedy.

The thing is, if I had said it, I would've been walking to school.

DFM · 03-25-2010, 05:41 PM

Synk's true motives spotted.

BitVyper · 03-25-2010, 07:02 PM

Personally, I like the excuses people make in order to avoid saying anything remotely confrontational.

03-25-2010, 11:07 AM	#1
Seil Super stressed! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: British Columbia Posts: 8,081	What's Your Excuse? My dad works in the same town as my school, so when he drives into work in the morning, I tag along and don't have to pay bus fare to get some book-learning. Anyways, today, he was unavailable, so my mum drove me in. It's a soggy, wet, miserable day outside in "Beautiful British Columbia," so I kept my window closed. My mum smokes - quite heavily, in fact - and was content to leave her window open to let the smoke blow out. Well, the inevitable happened and a truck blew past us on the highway at around 90 KM/h, blowing in all of the water on its tires, which caused mum to curse. "That wouldn't have happened if you had the window closed." "That wouldn't have happened if this car was designed so that the rain couldn't get in!" I didn't say anything because I'd probably regret it - but a number of arguments popped into my mind; "It is designed that way - with a window." Anyways, it occurred to me that we all make these excuses to protect our dignity, or to cover our asses. What's your best and/or more recent excuse? Last edited by Seil; 03-25-2010 at 11:12 AM.

03-25-2010, 11:31 AM	#2
Donomni Would you deign to supply me food? Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tampa Bay Area, Florida Posts: 2,004	What's a dignity? Can you eat it? You may now resume your regularly scheduled thread with the obvious post out of the way. __________________ Dance your cares away! Chirrrrrrp. Also, dead blog.

03-25-2010, 12:02 PM	#4
Amake Keeper of the new Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: A place without judgment Posts: 4,506	I could say that covering my ass goes against my exhibitionist instincts, and I just did in order to fill my pun quota, but really the reason I don't make a lot of cheap excuses is that I'm pathologically unable to tell lies. I guess I do use that as an excuse though. When people find me annoying, as they often do, I justify it by bringing up that some people don't, and that usually means they're good people. (Yeah I assume everyone who dislike me are jerks by nature. Is that wrong?) __________________ Hope insistent, trust implicit, love inherent, life immersed

03-25-2010, 05:41 PM	#9
DFM Om Nom Nom Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 3,850	Synk's true motives spotted. __________________ [14:26] ManoftheRus: YOU GODDAMN SNEAKY DEE

03-25-2010, 07:02 PM	#10
BitVyper History's Strongest Dilettante Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Arcadia Posts: 6,662	Personally, I like the excuses people make in order to avoid saying anything remotely confrontational. __________________ "There are worlds out there where the sky is burning, and the sea is asleep, and the rivers dream. People made of smoke and cities made of song. Somewhere there's danger, somewhere there's injustice, somewhere else the tea's getting cold. Come on, Ace; we've got work to do!" Awesome art be here.

03-25-2010, 11:50 AM	#3
Magic_Marker Moonwalk Away. Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Dumbfucklahoma. Posts: 1,573	I, like most, make excuses, but I try not to. If I am owning up to something I have done I will usually preface with this: "What I am about to tell you isn't an excuse, it is an explaination. It doesn't, and shouldn't absolve me from guilt, but it does explain what I did and why." You may now go about posting jokes now that the serious post is out of the way.