21st Century Excuses
August 26, 2008 – 1:37 pmWith changing technology and innovation, come new problems. This is more of a reflective post, but here are some trends that I have been noticing as new technology becomes available. This is a list of the top excuses and their 21st century counterparts. Enjoy.
10. My dog ate my homework.
“I got a virus”9. I lost my keys.
“My battery was low and I lost my charger.”8. My grandmother died.
“My grandmother’s computer died.”7. I had the wrong conference room.
“The meeting had the wrong call-in number.”6. It was lost in the mail.
“Did you check your spam filter?”5. I gave it to…
“What was your email address again? I think I sent it to the wrong person.”4. I wasn’t home, I didn’t get your message.
“My phone has been acting really weird lately, I get really bad reception there.”3. The library didn’t have that book.
“I tried, but it said the website was down.”2. I went by your office, you weren’t there–Weird, I’ll come by again later.
“I sent you an email last night, didn’t you get it? Weird, I’ll send it again when I get back.”1. I forgot.
“My calendar didn’t remind me.”
Some things never change.
For a running list of modern excuses, check out http://modernexcuses.com
41 Responses to “21st Century Excuses”
Ariel said:
haha, sounds pretty accurate!
Wed, 27th Aug 2008 8:32 PM
Injury Lawyers said:
Did you check your spam is a good one.
Wed, 27th Aug 2008 10:58 PM
Bill said:
My calender didn’t remind me. lol
Wed, 27th Aug 2008 11:41 PM
Bob Hossenpheffer said:
FW:FW:FW:RE:FW: You’ll love this!!
Thu, 28th Aug 2008 1:39 AM
Nathan said:
^^^ Bob, that one is right on the money! Funny modern excuses.
“Sorry I’m late, I took the wrong street” to “Sorry I’m late, Google Maps couldn’t find your address”
Thu, 28th Aug 2008 9:36 AM
Evpstud said:
Great list, words of truth right there.
Thu, 28th Aug 2008 1:29 PM
Markus said:
And don’t forget this: “My USB stick broke down”.
Thu, 28th Aug 2008 3:04 PM
CDriK said:
my little sister draw all over my homework, it became illisible
->
my little sister accidentally suppressed the file were i did my homework
Thu, 28th Aug 2008 3:54 PM
Anon said:
Number seven needs a hyphen. Your English and/or writing classes were good for something after all, now weren’t they?
Thu, 28th Aug 2008 4:05 PM
shawnwelch said:
@Anon Thanks, problem fixed.
or I could have said,
“Maybe your browser couldn’t read special characters?”
Thu, 28th Aug 2008 4:15 PM
BillinDetroit said:
I was working on the project just before I upgraded to MSIE-7 and now I can’t find ANY of my data files.
Sat, 30th Aug 2008 1:56 AM
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I think I used a few of those new ones, real funny!
Sat, 30th Aug 2008 3:09 AM
Bull3t said:
It’s true; as technology evolves so do the excuses. Strange, but true.
Sat, 30th Aug 2008 6:44 AM
Aasark said:
…I’ve used some of these excuses XD
Sat, 30th Aug 2008 8:27 PM
stumbler said:
This is a lame list
Sun, 31st Aug 2008 12:49 AM
Keshav said:
Ah! thanks! i really needed them
_now i have more excuses_ yeah 
Sun, 31st Aug 2008 7:19 AM
notlame said:
No…not lame at all. I use these all the time, lol. You been getting email from me?
Sun, 31st Aug 2008 4:40 PM
Chris said:
#10 should be “My printer wasn’t working.” I heard that one all the time in high school.
Sun, 31st Aug 2008 5:13 PM
Goryal said:
I think I have used all of the modern ones at one time or another. Aside from the grandmother one. Nice list.
Sun, 31st Aug 2008 7:37 PM
shawnwelch said:
Due to the popularity of this post, I have created a new site:
http://modernexcuses.com/
There will be a regular posting of similar excuses, check it out and submit your excuses!
Mon, 1st Sep 2008 8:22 AM
Boob Biter said:
My dog ate my computer
Mon, 1st Sep 2008 8:27 AM
LondonDude said:
Cool Excuses
Sat, 6th Sep 2008 9:00 AM
Abdo said:
My dog solow my keys.
Sat, 6th Sep 2008 2:18 PM
fowz said:
Send email to your colleague at work who sits in a nearby office for you.
Mon, 8th Sep 2008 6:37 AM
Kataway said:
I just upgraded to Vista.
Tue, 9th Sep 2008 9:56 AM
ATOzTOA said:
I have no money.
>>
My shirt don’t have a pocket.
Wed, 10th Sep 2008 2:52 AM
jhuyg said:
I have actually used the “my calender didn’t remind me” when i forgot.
Wed, 10th Sep 2008 9:28 PM
Chris Estes said:
Nice. Dog ate my homework is just funny hearing.
Fri, 12th Sep 2008 1:04 PM
Jason said:
as we rely more and more on computers and technology, these things are likely to happen, and it doesn’t mean people won’t take advantage of them as an excuse
funny stuff
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