100 Suspicious Excuses

No.	Item	Definition
1.	A tree was down.	Blames a fallen tree.
2.	I couldn’t find my keys.	Blames missing keys.
3.	I couldn’t get parking.	Blames lack of parking.
4.	I didn’t see your email.	Claims the email was missed.
5.	I felt dizzy.	Says dizziness interfered.
6.	I forgot my password.	Claims login trouble delayed things.
7.	I got called in.	Claims unexpected work duty.
8.	I got locked out.	Says access was blocked.
9.	I got lost.	Says they couldn’t find place.
10.	I got the date wrong.	Says they mixed up dates.
11.	I got tied up.	Says something delayed them.
12.	I had a deadline.	Blames urgent work task.
13.	I had a dentist appointment.	Cites a dental visit.
14.	I had a doctor’s appointment.	Cites a medical visit.
15.	I had a family emergency.	Cites an urgent family problem.
16.	I had a family matter.	Vague family-related excuse.
17.	I had a fever.	Blames elevated temperature.
18.	I had a flat tire.	Claims a puncture caused delay.
19.	I had a headache.	Claims minor pain prevented action.
20.	I had a leak.	Cites a home problem.
21.	I had a migraine.	Blames a severe headache.
22.	I had a school run.	Blames school pickup duty.
23.	I had an emergency.	Claims sudden urgent problem.
24.	I had back-to-back meetings.	Claims nonstop meetings prevented it.
25.	I had court.	Cites a court appearance.
26.	I had food poisoning.	Claims sudden stomach illness.
27.	I had jury duty.	Claims legal civic obligation.
28.	I had parent-teacher night.	Cites school event attendance.
29.	I had to babysit.	Claims childcare duty intervened.
30.	I had to drop someone off.	Claims driving someone delayed them.
31.	I had to help a friend.	Claims helping someone intervened.
32.	I had to pick someone up.	Claims transport duty intervened.
33.	I had to sign for a package.	Claims delivery required presence.
34.	I had to stay late.	Says work required extra time.
35.	I had to take my dog out.	Claims pet care intervened.
36.	I left it at home.	Claims item was forgotten.
37.	I locked myself out.	Claims being locked out delayed.
38.	I lost my voice.	Claims inability to speak.
39.	I lost track of time.	Says time slipped away unnoticed.
40.	I missed the bus.	Blames missing public transport.
41.	I mixed up the address.	Claims location confusion.
42.	I needed a mental health day.	Claims emotional exhaustion.
43.	I overslept.	Says waking up late caused it.
44.	I ran out of gas.	Claims empty fuel tank.
45.	I sprained my ankle.	Blames a minor injury.
46.	I thought it was tomorrow.	Claims confusion about the day.
47.	I threw out my back.	Claims sudden back pain.
48.	I took a wrong turn.	Claims navigation error.
49.	I was asleep.	Claims they were sleeping.
50.	I was covering for someone.	Blames extra work responsibility.
51.	I was driving.	Says they couldn’t respond safely.
52.	I was in a meeting.	Says another meeting prevented response.
53.	I was in the shower.	Says they were unavailable then.
54.	I was nauseous.	Claims stomach sickness.
55.	I was on another call.	Claims phone line was busy.
56.	I was out of town.	Claims travel prevented attendance.
57.	I was swamped.	Claims overwhelming workload.
58.	I was waiting on a delivery.	Claims delivery window kept them.
59.	I wasn’t feeling well.	Claims mild illness caused absence.
60.	I wrote down the wrong time.	Blames a scheduling mistake.
61.	It was pouring.	Claims heavy rain delayed them.
62.	It was snowing hard.	Blames severe snowfall.
63.	It went to spam.	Blames spam filtering.
64.	My alarm didn’t go off.	Blames a failed alarm clock.
65.	My allergies were awful.	Blames severe allergy symptoms.
66.	My basement flooded.	Claims home flooding emergency.
67.	My boss kept me.	Claims employer delayed departure.
68.	My car wouldn’t start.	Claims vehicle trouble prevented arrival.
69.	My cat got out.	Blames escaped pet situation.
70.	My child was sick.	Blames a child’s illness.
71.	My dog was sick.	Blames a pet emergency.
72.	My GPS sent me wrong.	Blames navigation directions.
73.	My internet was down.	Claims internet outage prevented action.
74.	My laptop crashed.	Claims computer failure caused issue.
75.	My phone died.	Claims dead battery prevented contact.
76.	My phone froze.	Blames device malfunction.
77.	Roads were closed.	Blames street closures.
78.	School called me.	Claims school issue arose.
79.	Something came up.	Vague claim of interruption.
80.	The app was glitching.	Claims software problems interfered.
81.	The babysitter canceled.	Claims childcare fell through.
82.	The cable guy was late.	Claims service appointment delay.
83.	The dog ate it.	Classic excuse for missing work.
84.	The file got corrupted.	Blames damaged digital file.
85.	The plumber was coming.	Blames waiting for repair visit.
86.	The power went out.	Cites an electrical outage.
87.	The smoke alarm went off.	Blames a home alarm issue.
88.	The train was delayed.	Blames late rail service.
89.	The weather was bad.	Blames poor weather conditions.
90.	The website was down.	Blames an unavailable website.
91.	There was an accident.	Cites a road accident nearby.
92.	There was construction.	Cites roadwork as the cause.
93.	There was flooding.	Cites flood conditions.
94.	Traffic was terrible.	Blames heavy traffic for delay.
95.	Unexpected guests arrived.	Surprise visitors showed up.
96.	Urgent paperwork came up.	Important forms needed attention.
97.	Urgent repairs came up.	Something suddenly needed fixing.
98.	Vehicle trouble slowed me down.	My vehicle had a problem.
99.	Work emergency popped up.	An urgent work issue happened.
100.	Work ran late.	Blames job duties overrunning.