h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

For being late to school, travelling by bus: The bus driver got out to have a fight with the bus driver of another bus. [this is actually true]

Erm... I was struck by lighning..and..erm.....etcetera....

On second thoughts that probably wasn't a very good one.

Modified to my car was struck by lightening and I didn't dare get out?

The man on TV told me to stay tuned.

if you go to http://www.randomexcuse.com/
there's a funny (if slightly repetitive) algorithmic excuse generator.

It came out with these classics:

"My neighbour was using my wife."
"I was fidgeting with myself."

...a failed attempt to circumvent the nature of space-time led to the premature combustion of my alarm clock.

Thanks for that one
BTW it took me ages to figure out that problem on your homepage. Counterintuitive.
Joanna

Thanks
I hope that never happens to me in real life, though.
BTW, I finally figured out that gameshow thing on your page. Counterintuitive.

"Well I was having breakfast, and the orange juice container said concentrate"

OK old joke but it is early on a Saturday.

Chris

*Grin* that it is, 's great fun to argue that one 'gainst a room full of people, 'cause you can be absolutely sure that every single one of 'em 'll get it wrong.

And for everybody who hasn't a clue what I'm on about, head along to my homepage and find out (just click on my name).

Theres an incredibly argumentative person in my uni house. I can't wait for the opportunity of finally winning an argument against him
Thanks

Still trying to get my head round the doors on your Home Page. I assume the host has no knowledge of the prize door?

But it's still Saturday and my brain is switched off.

Chris

I've been late due to the bus driver walking up the road knocking on doors to find out the driver of a car that was blocking the route - the very irate owner was still in his pyjamas. I've also been late due to the bus being a little bit on fire, although with our antiquated bus sytem perhaps that shouldn't count.

Only a little bit on fire? Did it not have a chance to escalate into something terribly serious... I suppose if it did it would wind up on the news, though.
I'm sure that any fire at all should count... even if it was only because you were in shock after the incident and had to stop for a coffee to calm down before reaching your destination.
Thanks for visiting
Joanna

It was lots of smoke inside the bus, small fire in some of the electrics or something.

I put an expense claim in once for a 3 day trip that took 5 (it involved being on a sailing ship) - the girl processing it just started to giggle as she read through all the things that had gone wrong (crew deserting 2 minutes before sailing, crew mutinying, having to repair the jetty that we had hit etc) The only thing that she queried was why I had claimed a "missed meals" allowance for the final day, when by her reckoning the train carrying me home should only have taken an hour or so. When I explained that the train had actually caught fire and we had to abamdon it, she just couldn't control herself and broke down laughing.

You just can't make up stories like that!

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Ignore my previous comment, switch my brain on and worked the door thing out, cunning, and yes counterintuitive but totally correct. Impressed

Chris