Belly35
Posts: 9,716
Jul 30, 2010 10:43am
Ok … I have and you have given some lame excuses for lots of things to justify your action.
I have heard a shit load of bad excuse in my life time.
Any of you would like to share some of your lame excuses stories?
For me the tattoo one was a good one:
This guy (good employee) calls in sick because he said he was bitten by a dog. Ok I have had that happen and it is painful and does require some medical attention. Next day he comes to work arm is wrapped up. The weekend comes and the following Monday he shows up for work. No bandage on the arm but where this dog bite was is now a tattoo picture of a “Bulldog and big red heart” ready for all to see.
Because I have a good sense of humor and he is a good employee and nice guy I could only laugh … Later we made a rule about not time off for dog bites…
I have heard a shit load of bad excuse in my life time.
Any of you would like to share some of your lame excuses stories?
For me the tattoo one was a good one:
This guy (good employee) calls in sick because he said he was bitten by a dog. Ok I have had that happen and it is painful and does require some medical attention. Next day he comes to work arm is wrapped up. The weekend comes and the following Monday he shows up for work. No bandage on the arm but where this dog bite was is now a tattoo picture of a “Bulldog and big red heart” ready for all to see.
Because I have a good sense of humor and he is a good employee and nice guy I could only laugh … Later we made a rule about not time off for dog bites…
Tiger2003
Posts: 15,421
Jul 30, 2010 10:46am
Dogs get blamed for everything.....
Belly35
Posts: 9,716
Jul 30, 2010 10:48am
Good pointTiger2003;436565 wrote:Dogs get blamed for everything.....
THE4RINGZ
Posts: 16,816
Jul 30, 2010 11:00am
I have found the "I have been drinking all day" excuse doesn't work all that well either.
darbypitcher22
Posts: 8,000
Jul 30, 2010 11:24am
had a kid my sophmore year miss the 1st 3 days of fall practice... nobody knew where he was. Shows up the 4th day, says "my roommate left me at X college, we were out there partying and I was so drunk i didn't know wher I was and couldn't get back."
Thought it was the lamest excuse ever till we asked his roommate what happened and in fact that's what happened. Kid ran a shit ton and eventually dropped out of school and was living in a hotel off his parents credit cards
Thought it was the lamest excuse ever till we asked his roommate what happened and in fact that's what happened. Kid ran a shit ton and eventually dropped out of school and was living in a hotel off his parents credit cards
Darkon
Posts: 3,476
Jul 30, 2010 11:35am
A guy that use to work for me did not show up and he never missed work. I called him assuming something was wrong. He answered and I asked "why are you not at work" and he replied "I have no pants" after a few moments of ackward silence I said "WHAT?" and he repeateded and said his wife had all his pants in the washer and they were now in the dryer and as soon as they were done he would be in. All I could say while laghing was "OK".
He still gets this story thrown in his face 15 years later.
He still gets this story thrown in his face 15 years later.
Bigred1995
Posts: 1,042
Jul 30, 2010 12:01pm
Lame excuse or am I just "mean"?
My girlfriend's 13 year old daughter has been asking for a laptop for just about a year now. I've offered to buy her one on three different occasions, but she first had to prove to me that she was mature enough to have one. The first time I offered to buy her one I told her if she worked a little bit harder in school and got only A's & B's on her report card I'd buy her one. Her after school habits didn't change and she ended up with a couple of C's and I think even a D on her report card, so no laptop.
The second time I offered to buy her one was if she would be able to get her younger sister off to summer school (only 10 days in a matter of 3 weeks) in the morning instead of having her grandmother do it (their mother gets to work @ 6:00am and usually has her mother get the kids to school). She got her off to school 2 days then she goes on vacation to Myrtle Beach with her father and step-mother. I actually made this deal with her mom and not her because I wanted to see if she could do something that required some responsibility without the influence of a reward! I can't fault her for going, but still didn't fulfill the requirements, so no laptop.
The third and final time I offered to buy her a laptop was just this past week; all she had to do was take care of the dog while her mother was out of town for the week (Tuesday - Friday). The only stipulation was that she had to let the dog out by 10:00am, because I didn't want the dog sitting in the cage from about 9:00pm all the way to 11 or 12 o'clock the next day, give him plenty of food & water for his time outside. She told me that she'd have no problem doing this. The very first day she was to let the dog out, she didn't get there until well after 11:00am. I told her that if she couldn't get over there to let the dog out by 10:00am I was going to have someone else do it. She couldn't do it because, as she stated, "I'm a teenager and don't like waking up that early!" That was actually only one of her excuses, she actually had 3 all of which were just as lame.
So instead, I had her aunt (whom is only 1-2 years older) take the dog out for the remainder of the week and I bought her the laptop instead. So my question is, am I "mean" (she sent a text to her mom stating, "Your BF is mean..." I LOL'd at that) for expecting a little bit of a responsibility and sacrifice for something as expensive and responsibility laden as a laptop or is she just a spoiled brat?
My girlfriend's 13 year old daughter has been asking for a laptop for just about a year now. I've offered to buy her one on three different occasions, but she first had to prove to me that she was mature enough to have one. The first time I offered to buy her one I told her if she worked a little bit harder in school and got only A's & B's on her report card I'd buy her one. Her after school habits didn't change and she ended up with a couple of C's and I think even a D on her report card, so no laptop.
The second time I offered to buy her one was if she would be able to get her younger sister off to summer school (only 10 days in a matter of 3 weeks) in the morning instead of having her grandmother do it (their mother gets to work @ 6:00am and usually has her mother get the kids to school). She got her off to school 2 days then she goes on vacation to Myrtle Beach with her father and step-mother. I actually made this deal with her mom and not her because I wanted to see if she could do something that required some responsibility without the influence of a reward! I can't fault her for going, but still didn't fulfill the requirements, so no laptop.
The third and final time I offered to buy her a laptop was just this past week; all she had to do was take care of the dog while her mother was out of town for the week (Tuesday - Friday). The only stipulation was that she had to let the dog out by 10:00am, because I didn't want the dog sitting in the cage from about 9:00pm all the way to 11 or 12 o'clock the next day, give him plenty of food & water for his time outside. She told me that she'd have no problem doing this. The very first day she was to let the dog out, she didn't get there until well after 11:00am. I told her that if she couldn't get over there to let the dog out by 10:00am I was going to have someone else do it. She couldn't do it because, as she stated, "I'm a teenager and don't like waking up that early!" That was actually only one of her excuses, she actually had 3 all of which were just as lame.
So instead, I had her aunt (whom is only 1-2 years older) take the dog out for the remainder of the week and I bought her the laptop instead. So my question is, am I "mean" (she sent a text to her mom stating, "Your BF is mean..." I LOL'd at that) for expecting a little bit of a responsibility and sacrifice for something as expensive and responsibility laden as a laptop or is she just a spoiled brat?
jordo212000
Posts: 10,664
Jul 30, 2010 12:20pm
One of the lamest I heard was Shapiro trying to explain why Santana was still in AAA. "he is in Columbus because in order to win your catcher needs to speak good English!" Meanwhile the Clippers were running away with their division and the Indians were in the cellar and sending Lou Marson out there everyday
Fab4Runner
Posts: 6,196
Jul 30, 2010 12:27pm
She sounds like a brat. I take care of my parents dogs all the time for nothing. I also babysat my little brother and sister when I was a teenager for FREE. It wasn't exactly difficult...but I was still responsible for them and couldn't leave them home alone so I could go to a friends, etc.
My oldest brother (same Mom, different Dad) has a half brother and his Dad offered to buy him a brand new car if he got straight A's in high school (he was plenty capable) and he wouldn't put forth the effort. So no new car. My brother on the other hand never got a B in school (from 1st grade through his Master's degree) and his Dad never made him that deal. My brother doesn't care about that...it's just funny to me.
My oldest brother (same Mom, different Dad) has a half brother and his Dad offered to buy him a brand new car if he got straight A's in high school (he was plenty capable) and he wouldn't put forth the effort. So no new car. My brother on the other hand never got a B in school (from 1st grade through his Master's degree) and his Dad never made him that deal. My brother doesn't care about that...it's just funny to me.