Real Homework Excuses I Have Heard

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By Patty Inglish, MS

Got Difficult Homework? ...

EXCUSES FOR NOT DOING OR SUBMITTING HOMEWORK

Some of these I have heard from GED and college prep students. Others came to me through emails. Some I just made up and cannot use, so perhaps I can rent them out.

Bonfire
  • I just saw it on the New York Times Bestsellers List, so that means someone stole it.
  • I had better things to do.
  • I didn't do it because I didn't want to add to my teacher's heavy workload.
  • My mom's whooping cough vaccination wore off and we had to go to the hospital.
  • I accidentally divided by zero and my paper burst into flames.
  • I hired a paper writing company and they did it in Chinese.

I was kinapped by the circus.
Source: public domain

  • I could only get arbitrarily close to my textbook. I couldn't actually reach it.
  • I needed a mental health day.
  • I made a paper plane out of it and it got hijacked.
  • My Dad accidentally put it in his briefcase and took it to work.
  • I put it in the safe, but lost the combination.
  • I have the mathematical proof, but there isn't room to write it in the margin.
  • I have a solar powered calculator and it was cloudy

  • I left it at Mom's house when she took me back to Dad's house.
  • I loaned it to a friend, but he moved away.
  • My printer broke and my disk is corrupted. Unfortunately my computer crashed this morning as well.
  • I left it in my shirt and my mother put the shirt in the wash.
  • My internet access was down (for emailed assignments).
  • A sudden wind blew it out of my hand and I never saw it again.
  • I was kidnapped by terrorists and they only just let me go, so I didn't have time to do it.
  • Another student fell in a lake, and I jumped in to rescue him but unfortunately my homework drowned.

It got shredded.
Source: public domain

New Additions

  • It was in my back pocket and a pickpocket stole it.
  • I left it in a hymn book in the choir loft, having used it to mark my solo.
  • I left it in the back of the truck when we went deer hunting.
  • My flash drive exploded..
  • I dropped it in the toilet accidentally nd it got flushed.
  • I gave it to a homeless man to line his hat with.
  • I fell asleep tring to do it and I just woke up 10 minutes ago and was nearly late for school
  • My notebook got stolen in the school cafeteria and it had all my work in it.

Here's a gem! -

  • I can't always spell correctly, because I have a neurological deficit. hahaha

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Comments and Excuses!

Keny Luger profile image

Keny Luger 4 years ago

hahaha... yeah those are really funny!

Thanks.

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Kenny Wordsmith Level 1 Commenter 4 years ago

I laughed out loud, and it was a bit nostalgic, too. I have actually said some of the things here! Do you remember the scifi excuse in which the homework, a science experiment, eats the dog?

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kpfingaz 4 years ago

lol..I like the one about dividing by zero. Nice hub.

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Hoodala 4 years ago

Whatever happened to "my dog ate it". funny thing is that actually happened at my house a couple of weeks ago. Great fun. You do have some duplicates in there.

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Zsuzsy Bee Level 3 Commenter 4 years ago

Patty! Very funny stuff. I loved it.

Great HUB

regards Zsuzsy

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Stacie Naczelnik 4 years ago

The key to making excuses is that you need to base them on truth.

These were great to read! See what I have to look forward to as a teacher?

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Peter M. Lopez 4 years ago

Very good. I especially prefer the honest of the one, "I had better things to do." My favorite from my students (I also teach for a local college, and I teach a class in a prison), "We were in lockdown."

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Patty Inglish, MS Hub Author 4 years ago

OMG - I got a duplicate capsue, so now I have to come up with more!

Sorry teacher - my glasses were dirty! lol lol lol .

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jimmythejock Level 2 Commenter 4 years ago

my dog didn't eat it miss, but he thought it was a great place to lift his leg.....jimmy

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Patty Inglish, MS Hub Author 4 years ago

Great one jimmy.

Thanks to everyone for the coments and catching my duplicates that I did during the time I was abducted by those annoying aliens!

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Keny Luger 4 years ago

I got caught in a snowstorm and I had to burn it to make a fire.

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Patty Inglish, MS Hub Author 4 years ago

How funny!!

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gabriella05 4 years ago

I like few of dose excuses (It was in my back pocket and a pickpocket stole it.)

and (I accidentally divided by zero and my paper burst into flames.) Dose are my fevered ones but I like them all lol

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Whitney05 Level 2 Commenter 4 years ago

These are SO funny!!

I used to always do my homework, guess I'm a bit of a goody-goody. :-/

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Patty Inglish, MS Hub Author 4 years ago

They are funny aren't they?

I forgot my Russian homework in college one day and I told the teacher I just forgot to do it. She said, OK, next time then.

I like the zero one best too!

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Steve's Exams 4 years ago

Try www.stevesexams.com to make homework easier.

AyannaPerry 4 years ago

I love you.

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Patty Inglish, MS Hub Author 4 years ago

Hmmm. There are so many places to find excuses, I don;t feel too bad about listing them. Don't get into trouble skipping school, though!

Lil canadien 4 years ago

Love the excuse!

Posao 3 years ago

Hahaha I like that with Garfield :D

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Patty Inglish, MS Hub Author 3 years ago

Thanks for the comments. Some classes require inordinate amounts of homework in the early grade levels, so some kids MIGHT get sick with it. :)

tj 3 years ago

funny stuff

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NYLady 3 years ago

I'm a newcomer to Hubpages, so excuse my late comment on this article. It was hilarious and I may refer to it in my blog, which is about education. Great fun to read and great excuses to use!

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Patty Inglish, MS Hub Author 3 years ago

Haha! - Glad you found them enjoyable NYLady. Comment any time you like on any Hub - people respond 2 yerars later sometimes! It's primarily evergreen content which lasts indefintely.

Mention any of the excuses you like and send your readers to Hub Pages. I do a lot of articles on education, health, and workforce issues. I'm going to look at yours.

annonymous 3 years ago

lol heres one i heard a while ago::

i sneezed on it so by order of health regulations they destroyed it

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Patty Inglish, MS Hub Author 3 years ago

That's a good one!

dewi silvester 3 years ago

wow!! its very funny

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Patty Inglish, MS Hub Author 3 years ago

haha, some of them are VERY funny.

az 3 years ago

lol,

labor40 3 years ago

here is an excuse i didnt do my history homework because i dont believe in dwelling on the past

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Patty Inglish, MS Hub Author 3 years ago

Thank you - that's a good one too. :)

daniel 3 years ago

i love all of your coments, thanks por posting them :D

i have been known to use this little gem " sorry my sister says im allergic to homework"

keep them coming patty , much love x 0 x

AJ 3 years ago

Good one Daniel. i literally laughed out loud when i read this. I used this one yesterday to also get out of my Russian Homework. my lecturer advised me to use benedril, which i found hilarious. In Britain people are not as gullable in the USofA, buti love americans anyway. keep writing x

heathie weathy ;p 3 years ago

ok well my teach gave me an assignement to write about the best lost homewrok excuse ever HELP ME!

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Patty Inglish, MS Hub Author 3 years ago

Just print this out with your homework and give the teacher a laugh for extra credit. I'm sure you can add your own excuses, itsy bitsy teeny weenie heathie weathy!

Deprived Diva 2 years ago

these excuses are crap any no teacher would believe them unless their really really stupid or they dont listen to you

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Patty Inglish, MS Hub Author 2 years ago

That's the whole point of the article, DD! How did YOU do in school? :)

Lilly Crystaline 2 years ago

hahahaha so creative :D

Tommy C. 2 years ago

i acualy used this and my teacher believed me! thank you lord

Annonymous (Dont want my teacher to no i did it) 2 years ago

umm well i wasnt her on monday to get it i was to busy on tuesday to do it and then i whet to do it on wednesday and i forgot to bring it home and well thursday its due. I did it on my teacher and it worked!!!

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Patty Inglish, MS Hub Author 2 years ago

Ackkk! I've created some monsters :) :)

;; 2 years ago

hmm very funny

EMMY 2 years ago

HA HA HA THOSE ARE GOOD!!!

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anglnwu Level 7 Commenter 2 years ago

Goes to prove how ingenious we can be when it comes to inventing excuses. Love all your examples.

LUCY 2 years ago

USEING THESE AR GUNNA BE FUN

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Patty Inglish, MS Hub Author 2 years ago

Just wait until your teacher reads this Hub! :)

Jo 2 years ago

lol these are funny

I have one too which I actually used and worked:

The cat threw up on it! ^-^

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Patty Inglish, MS Hub Author 2 years ago

That would be a true one!

aimee 2 years ago

haha i took these pills and ate them

fyy 2 years ago

hi excuses worked

ABBY.!=] 2 years ago

OMG.!=] forealz i have to come up with some more.!

lol naw jk people to let u no i always i mean ALWAYS do my &*%#@ homework.!

[[NOT]]

19081999 2 years ago

I've got a good one...

My mum just loves my homework so she used it as an ornamant for our living room!

Dacamac 2 years ago

Mann their good and I tried some on different teachers (so i wouldnt be found out... soon) and it work i mean like OMG but what happened to the dog ate it (i sed that once but unforantantly the teacher know im alleric to dogs :( ) Thx Love You x

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Manna in the wild Level 4 Commenter 2 years ago

Well - sometimes - the dog really DOES eat the homework, and sometimes it really DOES get flushed. :-)

Funny hub.

brian 2 years ago

i got a good one

student:teacher would you punish me for something i didnt do?

teacher:of course not

:good because i didnt do my homeowork hahhaha

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Frenchiie33 2 years ago

I actually think I've used the first one. My teacher was not impressed.

JEM JEM 2 years ago

LOL! I USED SOME OF THEM AND GOT A DETENTION.

BUT SOME WORKED.

HERE'S ONE I MADE UP- I NOT SURE IT VERY GOOD-

MY OLDER BROTHER TRIED TO HELP ME BUT PUT THE WRONG ANSWERS

IN ON PURPOSE, BUT IT WAS IN PEN SO I COULDN'T RUB IT OUT.

MY MUM TRIED TO TIP-EX IT, BUT IT HAD DRIED UP.

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Patty Inglish, MS Hub Author 2 years ago

There was an old TV show that portrayed a grandfather helping his grandson with a True and False homewokr assignment. He forced the child to mark True AND False for all questions.

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someonewhoknows Level 5 Commenter 2 years ago

I once threw up on my textbook,and had to go home.Does that count?

How about this for an excuse-

I heard that eating a good breakfest would help me with my attention span and when I got school ,my stomach ,didn't agree with me!

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Patty Inglish, MS Hub Author 2 years ago

That's funny, but not for you at the time! Lots of stmach viruses hit the schools - and the books! LOL Thanks for the smiles today.

AVATAR3D 2 years ago

Here are some..."I lost my laptop miss." And:"Some Russian terrorists hacked into my dads computer and stole my homework." And:"My dog peed on it, and it blew up!"

Elodie 2 years ago

I actually got a true one about terrorists at the beginning of this term. I teach history and we're studying the Russian Revolution; anyway I had them writing papers on the pros and cons of the ideals of communism as a "fun" project over Christmas. One girl went to America for the whole holiday and took her work with her. It was confiscated at immigration.

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Patty Inglish, MS Hub Author 2 years ago

Immigration Dept. confiscation - I'd believe that!

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marieryan 2 years ago

Great fun!... I laughed out loud reading this, Patty! I bet lots of teachers have had to listen to kids of divorced parents using the "I left it at my mum's house/dad's house" excuse. I know my two daughters used it as an excuse and also as truth during their schooldays!

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Patty Inglish, MS Hub Author 2 years ago

@marieryan- Thanks for laughing at my Hub! Shuttling between two parents' houses all the time must be a real mess for kids and parents alike.

lollie pop 2 years ago

here one its not funny but it works

I have done my home work i swear but i left it at home

or

i was walking to school but it was raining so much my bag got soak so my homework is unreadable

Ashley Kessler 2 years ago

You said it should be a piece of cake, so I ate it :D

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Patty Inglish, MS Hub Author 2 years ago

Funny!

santas little helper 2 years ago

My dog ate it.

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LeslieAdrienne Level 3 Commenter 2 years ago

Too Funny......

KKKKKYYYYYYY!!!!!! 2 years ago

My teacher ate it.

this actually worked!! 24 months ago

my cat attacked it and my dad/mum is trying to stick it back together as we speak!

anaonamous 24 months ago

My teacher actually feel for it!

bella 24 months ago

my dog ate it and came out the other end

.......... 24 months ago

these r soo funny :)

xxxgeorgiaxxxbabesxxx 23 months ago

they r sooooooooooooooo unreal get wiv it ! tel em u lost ur book !

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Patty Inglish, MS Hub Author 23 months ago

ha ha ha ha - School don't use books here - lost them all.

tarren 23 months ago

these are hilarious

peace girl 23 months ago

I was making a homework ecuse today and it was about i found some dogs brought them home they had babies and they were on my hw they went to the bathroom on it and bla bla bal

gamegeek 23 months ago

these are so funny ,what about the dog ate my homework excuse, thats a classic.

Ive actually said I left it on holiday before, and when I had done it I put China India and England stamps on it to make my excuse perfect.

LOL

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... 23 months ago

My cleaning lady got hungry and ate it

chantel 23 months ago

lol i loved your home work excuses i will try some out one day.....................................

floosh 23 months ago

i love all of these not only did it get me out of trouble it helped with my homework on how many good excuses could u think off

Caitlin 23 months ago

Haha . i have One :

Student: Miss Can you get in trouble for things you haven't done.

teacher; no

student: good miss because i havent done my homework .

Haha :) x

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Patty Inglish, MS Hub Author 23 months ago

haha, Good One!

Name: 23 months ago

well i had to go to the restroom and i diddnt have alot of time so it took it in the with me and i accidentaly whiped my but with it

juvannah elise brown 22 months ago

i think theese are soo funny im writing um dwn and gunna try um tomoz wen i go skool i really wannah see what the teachers faces look like

Georgia Winder :) 22 months ago

Hahaha Funny Stuff , The Classic One Is My Dog Ate It ;-))

XxXTaTaZxXthEXxBoMBXxX 22 months ago

Come into class with a sad,poutty,or blank face (maybe a puppy dog face)only if yhur a pro at that..do not wait for her/him to ask for yhur homework go up to him/her and tell them yhu went to the hospital to see yhur aunt________.IF he/her asks wut happened say i dont wanna tlk about it..

PS. WORKED FOR MEH YHU TRY IT LOL.. :) ORIGIANALLY FRUMM ME :}

Jory Evans 22 months ago

lol, well my friend said that his dog ate his USB which had all his assignments on it in class we all laughed and the teacher didnt believe him. lolhaha

aktw 22 months ago

I've got one.

"I accidentally my homework."

name 22 months ago

i ate it

scarlett 22 months ago

lol, this is a true story-

TEACHER-where's your homework?

STUDENT-i didn't do it

TEACHER-why not?

STUDENT-well. . .homework IS work. . .right?

TEACHER-yes, of course

STUDENT-than it's illegal

TEACHER-what?! how?

STUDENT-Child Labor Laws

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Patty Inglish, MS Hub Author 22 months ago

That's funny.

Danny 21 months ago

'I left it on my desk and my mum thought it was a rough and scrunched it up and then she had to iron it out again after i told her, but i was using a heat sensitive pen so it got erased' :)

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nadp 21 months ago

cute!

beth 21 months ago

these r soooo funny

Chuck Norris 21 months ago

You guys are hilarious...

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Patty Inglish, MS Hub Author 21 months ago

Thanks Chuck - from one GM to another - How's the hip replacement and your new books sales going?

Meha  21 months ago

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL i love them they are sooo funny !!:D

Anne 21 months ago

One that TRULY happened to my friend (he showed me the result) was this:

'My gran accidentally made it into a paper mache heron.'

Needless to say, both myself and the teacher who had to hear this excuse were in stitches.

Sam 21 months ago

how about " I had to visit my sick gran "

lizzie 20 months ago

Just tell the truth :)

-we have a lot of other work to do and many exams to revise for. I'll get it to you as soon as possible!

or classic; its at my dads/moms house. :)

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Patty Inglish, MS Hub Author 20 months ago

Hey, that last's one's probably true and happening a lot. Thanks lizzie.

Student2010 20 months ago

There was a thunderstorm so I turned off my computer, that's why my report wasn't finished. If you want to blaim anyone, take it up with Mother Nature!

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Patty Inglish, MS Hub Author 20 months ago

I bet that really happens!

sam 20 months ago

just learn how to do homework u handicapz

.....:)  20 months ago

Ok i got 1

Teacher~ where is your homework

Student~i didnt do it

Teacher~ why not??

student ~ well homework is a work.

Teacher~ yes........

student~ i will do it if... i get payed , cuz my dad gets payed for his work......

shuba.kosna 20 months ago

im da man at homework i own u all but sams cooler

pinkerbell 20 months ago

Do we have any usable excuses?! Com'on guys I'm getting in trouble here!!!

sam 20 months ago

liar liar pants on fire

Lazy10thGrader 20 months ago

well, this worked...

we had to submit our algebra notebooks, and obviously mine was incomplete so i didn't, and the next day i got a friend of mine to write a note saying that my dad recycled it accidentally, and then i forged my moms signature... its wrong and that was last year in 9th grade, and very risky business, but if u want some serious excuses, could be one :)

BTW, if ur teachers call up at home, dont try this, and if ur teachers are the kind that believe in reasonable excuses, u dont need to forge ur parents' sign, but the sign makes them believe its not an excuse, its reality... it could also in some cases provoke the teachers to call ur parents...

jemima 19 months ago

ohh i got 1....

teacher-where is your homework

student-i didnt get it in

teacher-why???

student- you said its HOMEWORK right??

teacher- yess

student- well i didnt do it at home dats why i didnt get it in cozz i thought ill get in to trouble!!!!!

LOL

annon 19 months ago

lol thats so funny

Cally 19 months ago

I have a cat that likes eating paper and cardboard and just spits it out afterwards. My CAT nibbled it at the edges.

muhammad 19 months ago

these are really good excuses next time I want to miss out on Hw I ll definately use the divide by zero one

jemima 18 months ago

annon is dat really funny coz i just made it up

Paula 18 months ago

LOLLOLLOLLOLLOL

geo 18 months ago

i like the child laws one lol

lil saint 17 months ago

hey stop using all my homework excuses u so stoe them from me :(

darius 17 months ago

heres one i snezzed on it and i burned it because i do't want any one cloning me

momba 17 months ago

My kids homework is to make up a crazy excuse for not doing your homework. Sometimes I miss school.

mike the one 16 months ago

i have one: my mum thought it was rubbish so she threw it in the bin

farah 16 months ago

i like it

Kyle 16 months ago

Me: Can I get in trouble for something I didn't do?

Teacher: No, why?

Me: Okay cool, cause I didn't do my homework.

Doesn't always work but it's fun to see their reaction :)

billyJ the famous rapper 16 months ago

lol all funny ones but the funniest one aint on there how bout putting it on there

"sorry miss i was walking past the pet store and i seen a drowning gold fish. i had to save it" lol hope u like

Nicole 16 months ago

this actually happened to someone i know

he left it in a take away and it burned down by the time he went back for it

im not joking

Subhan 16 months ago

LMAO I liked em all, here i got one:

"I thought it was the toilet paper!!" xD

someonee 16 months ago

lol i know somebody who got an award for the best excuse the teacher had ever heard for not doing there homework, he told her he handed it into the wrong school, lol

Ruby 16 months ago

Once i said " The chicken next door got loose and while trying to catch it i dropped my homework and it started eating it" They believed me. LOL

assboy2 15 months ago

my dog actually ate my homework

jack 15 months ago

if you do your home work you would not have to make up an excuse I am 11 and i do my home work

libby hanzel 15 months ago

I actually got away with saying 'my dog ate my homework!' x

ShrimpyKRM 14 months ago

I left bacon on my work and my dog ate his breakfest...

Georgia 14 months ago

Theres a boy at my school (i am in year 8) + he said sorry miss my cat opened my bag + ate my homework + planner, i am really sorry!

Edward the great 14 months ago

PWWWAHAHAHAHAHA! Dose r sum funi ones guys! I got one to! Here it is: my sister got tired of doing homwork and threw it in the fireplace! HAAAAA! Classic!

saz 14 months ago

lol lol lol lol lol!!!

i love them all they're so funny:)

Lauren 14 months ago

When my cat was a kitten, he had a strange love for ripping and swallowing paper, and he consumed large portions of my art projects. I would bring in what was left of it, but my teacher had a hard time believing me.

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Patty Inglish, MS Hub Author 14 months ago

Man, that is funny. Hope the kitten did not get sick. I would like to see the facial expression of your teacher, Lauren. You did a lot of work to be eaten up by a kitten - must have been frustrating.

Bryan Umsch 13 months ago

My suggestion, just send your teacher a corrupt file they cant open and you've bought yourself some time!

Google this site: DeadlineXtender (this will help you create a corrupt Word/Excel/Powerpoint doc)

lori 13 months ago

:)very cute!

Owen 13 months ago

Doing homework is against my religion

Is a good one I hav uses many times

Luv the divide by zero one

meekz 13 months ago

my computer wasn't working so i asked my friend to print it for me but hedidnt come to school today

me 12 months ago

i has 1 miss i had a religios experiance at the weekend where god spoke to me and said "if you ever do homework on a sunday then you shall die and go to hell because sunday is the day at rest and i couldn nt do it on saturday because i was busy making this excuse

riverdog 12 months ago

I couldn't get my homework done the other night because I forgot my chemistry data booklet at school, but then I found one at mydogatemyhomework.ca and so I got it done and did not have to give my teacher an excuse.

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Patty Inglish, MS Hub Author 12 months ago

That's a winner, riverdog!

patrick wang 12 months ago

IT IS SO FUNNY, ONE TIME MY BEST FRIEND SAID TO HIS TEACHER THAT WHEN HE WAS HALF WAY THROUGH HIS HOMEWORK HIS COMPUTER GOT BIRED!!!!!

jim 12 months ago

student- miss,will i get in trouble for someting i didnt do

miss-no of course not

student-oh,pheww cuz i didnt do my homework

Sam 12 months ago

Sorry miss but i was tutoring my brother when i just finished my homework but just as i was going to laminate it lightning struck and nothing was destroyed but my school books, bag, uniform, and others. you can even check.....but dont look in my backyard cause my brothers burning my things =]

staeie 11 months ago

blablablablabllabla

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Patty Inglish, MS Hub Author 11 months ago

So funny, the babbling excuse,staeie.

Brasschella  11 months ago

Actually, If live in a place out in the middle of nowhere, The "I didn't have internet access" one is possible, in fact, It happened to me when I was a child living out in the country.

Shiona 10 months ago

Lol so funny

One of them is actually true though no joke:

My Dad accidentally put it in his briefcase and took it to work.

LOL I was so freaked when it was on here.

Anonymous  10 months ago

Might just use one of these excuses for tomorrow's art class... ='D

ems :) 10 months ago

here i got two:

My brother and i had a fight and heipped up my homework, its so trajic i worked on it for hours miss honest

and

I have a cat that likes eating paper ad cardboard and just spits it out sfterwards, well my cat quite enjoys the taste of inky paper....

funny excuses guys i hope my teacher beleives these ones!

Julia Smythe (13) South Africa 9 months ago

(To be used when writing a formal letter for English class.) My maid thought it was junk mail so she threw it in the recycle bin and I only realized two minutes ago.

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Patty Inglish, MS Hub Author 9 months ago

Nice one; thanks!

Rowan 9 months ago

LOL! That was so amazingly funny, I think I need the loo! That's rare, by the way. 8)

gary 7 months ago

boy: u cant tell me off for not doing anything..

teacher: no i cant unfortuatly

boy: well i havnt done my homework

johnny depp lover of all eternity 6 months ago

those are really funny excuses!! i've got one

teacher: where is ur homework?

student: well the way i see it... (long silence. student looks at teacher expectantly)

teacher: yes?

student: thats the way i see it!

teacher: the way you see what?

student: this is exactly my point! if you can't understand what I'm saying then how is i possible you could understand my homework? thats why i didn't bother bringing it in!!

a boy in my class used this and the teacher just walked away looking confused. but 5 min later she gave him a detention. so... maybe dont use it :(

baba mjona 6 months ago

just blame the teacher....

teacher: were is ure home work

boy: i gave it to you before i left school yesterday

jack kay 6 months ago

i used it as toilet paper by accident

Rory 5 months ago

My Sister Ate It Cause there was no food

won't do that again 5 months ago

i went with the dog ate my homework excuse......

would have got away with it if i had a dog...

me: my do ate it

teacher: oh, do you have a dog

me: no...

teacher: i see, so let me guess your imaginary dog at your imaginary homework....

me: yes, so is that a detention

teacher: no

me: really

teacher: no, detention Wednesday lunchtime

me: ok

Parker 5 months ago

I don't believe in working on the sabbath -_-

Amber 5 months ago

Hahahaha very funny excuses!! LOL!

bill 5 months ago

Great one1

Stolen by the homework thief and he held it for ransom.

Richard 5 months ago

I couldn't do my homework because my religion won't allow it. . . . . Man Im known to capitulate all the time. It's one of the reasons my teachers are so belligerent towards me. I think there just being pedantic tho. I may have been a little blasé about me not trying hard enough.

PARTY ROCK 4 months ago

some of the work not the divide by zero one though.... >:[

PIE 3 1415629 4 months ago

Got a new one-- My sister flushed it down the toilet

Aliens took it when I was sleeping

tanner 4 months ago

i was sleeping and you snuck it out of my room

Lizzie 4 months ago

Haha. very funny :)

Bob 4 months ago

this is so hilarious also try i forgot it in the trash can...

Phantom 4 months ago

Lol a good one is I am a schizophrenic and 1 of my personalities burned it because he is a pyromaniac

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Patty Inglish, MS Hub Author 4 months ago

And another of your personalities failed the assignment, because you are actually a multiple personalities case.

Dude 4 months ago

I lost my science WorkBook, i was trying to find one online and i a came across this... LOL! But how am i gonna get a excuse...

anoyomous 4 months ago

just tell the truth it will save you trouble trust me. you may get in trouble but it wont be as bad as telling a lie.and dont make it a constant thing.

Simon 4 months ago

Lol the recycling one was real for me

lola 4 months ago

im sooo using sme ofthem but my teachers are just gonna laugh!!!

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Patty Inglish, MS Hub Author 4 months ago

Teaching is so much fun that way!

girl who comments 4 months ago

tried to do dah ¨left it in dah briefcase one¨, and the next day was a teacher/parent meeting and mah teacher found out my dad dosent work LOL!! hahahaha

rachimater 4 months ago

i have one

me:it started to rain yesterday where i live and i was runing through the rain without an umbrella or rain coat and i had my homework with me and it got soaked. so when i tried to dry it this morning the answers were all gone

teacher: okay go sit down

ps this really happend to me and it worked

Homework excuser 4 months ago

I was busy washing my hands for tea after doing my homework. A cat suddenly ran into the house and our dog chased it and the cat jumped up on the table and knocked a cup of coffee straight onto my homework!

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Patty Inglish, MS Hub Author 4 months ago

Some of these excuses are pretty good!

hcjcufhc 3 months ago

I knew a kid and his dog literally ate his hmwk. There was a bite mark and paw prints too

??? 3 months ago

id say something like a drink spilled on it

it probbaly wud work i might try it

CrAzYrOcKeR!!! 3 months ago

i lost my homework when i was fighting this kid that would not agree that u were the best teacher in the world

Nice excuses 3 months ago

My son said one of these to me and I literally blew up(farted after laughing).

He later showed me this and here I am

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Patty Inglish, MS Hub Author 3 months ago

I hope you didn't hurt yourself :) Thanks for reading!

zenaya 3 months ago

well firssst i waz at home an looking for a pencil when my mom said w3re moving to china an IT WAS 12 HOURS LONG an we rented a house in chyna an my dog sat on muh hw an i tryed to get it when it ripped an so we had to go to the store but couldnt g\find any so we asked the owner he didnt speak english so we went back home an he said forget it an put it in the get rid of box an set it outside just when a hobo got it an sold it to a guy for a dollar and the guy told the taxi driver to go to canada -__- lol

Joyce Ma 3 months ago

Yes,it is very funny excuses !

bupled 3 months ago

i found a cat on a tree and fead it my homework'

sapp 3 months ago

ok lol there alll funny

one day i was telling my friend how to do our homework and he went 'oh stuff it' and ate my homework and swollowed it lool

but he go detention so !DONT TRY EATING UR HOMEWORK!

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Patty Inglish, MS Hub Author 3 months ago

Thanks for the funny comments - you all make others laugh when trying to complete difficult assignments.

Sam 3 months ago

I got one, its untested so could someone test it for me? thx..

Kid: Miss i haven't done my homework

Teacher: Why?

Kid: I joined an anti homework protest over the weekend and they burnt my homework to show i was part of it.

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Patty Inglish, MS Hub Author 3 months ago

That's pretty inventive.

slimmer than shady 3 months ago

Good 1/\/\ahead Why didnt u do your homework...i like to keep some info to myself.............. [:D [not very good]

Pancake 3 months ago

we have netbooks at school and you have to share them with the person next to you and we had to download certain files from the computer to our flash drives and my partner took to long so i only got half the files and not the most imporatant wital ones that made me cry for 4 hours it is due on tuesday and not monday and today is sunday should i use one of you incrediblly awesome exscuse or not if i don't finish in time because we had a three day weekend to work on this because of veterens day.

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Patty Inglish, MS Hub Author 3 months ago

Tell the truth - that there is a big problem with having to share the netbooks. Ask for a time extension and help downloading the files.

olivia 2 months ago

I think i left it at my mums would be quite effective.Also you could say your water bottle leaked your homewrk got wet and did not bring it because it was drying.

adam 2 months ago

I thought it was a tissue and i blew my nose with it

gianna 2 months ago

u guys are stupid why dont ya jus do the darn work

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Patty Inglish, MS Hub Author 2 months ago

Exactly the point, gianna.

jibril 2 months ago

a girl hit me and i used it as a bandage

Jiby 2 months ago

I got kidnapped by terrest and they ate my homework because I told them I will hit you if you go in my junk cupboard

abdi 2 months ago

omg i love this

millie.mcotttee 2 months ago

hi everyone my exuse is that i tell my teacher that i got desracted easaly!!!!!!!!!

arlene 2 months ago

i tried the one tat said that my homework ate my dog

adkid 2 months ago

lol soooo funnnyy!!

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Jeff_McRitchie Level 3 Commenter 8 weeks ago

Ha ha! SOme of these are funny. Voted up.

roxxanne 6 weeks ago

i got one:

i was sleeping and the aliens abducted ]my home work!!

(i know its not good its the best i could come up with!)

fresh-kidd neeyae 6 weeks ago

LOL,very funny excuses,unfortunately i cant use dem,ma teachers never fall for dem:( .........add me up on fb if u want,,,ma fb name is fresh-kidd neeyae

Izzy 6 weeks ago

What about..

I enjoy the earth so why waste paper?

My mom was drunk again so she burned it for breakfast.

I thought i broke my arm so I went to the hospital but there was a wait so I was stuck all night finally to learn I didn't break it so.... I didn't have any time.

ichigo 5 weeks ago

COOOOOOL

Rachel Davis 4 weeks ago

I searched it on google because i did not do my home work and i don't want to get m.a.s.h mentle after school help.

Mew Pudding 4 weeks ago

im a 11 year old girl and i don't know how to do my homework well i do but my friend i lint some thing to her and it was a piece of my homework.

JOSHUA 4 weeks ago

I left my bag at my cousin's house and only got it back this morning.

jess 3 weeks ago

another excuse could be we were to poor tp buy bedding fer my guine pig so my ma used papers that i dont need an she accidently ripped up the papers with all my homework in it

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Patty Inglish, MS Hub Author 3 weeks ago

That's believable - my mother used to tear things up, not realizing it was homework.

HWSucks!!! 3 weeks ago

I think I got 1:

Kid:Miss, I did my homework so I can't get in trouble.

Teacher: You can if you don't give me it.

Kid: No miss I can't get in trouble, but my sister can.

Teacher: why?

Kid: coz I did it and my sister tore it and threw it on our fire in the living room.

Teacher: What r u on about?

Kid: Fine. i will tell u were my homework is but the director wont be happy.

Teacher: R u feeling okay? Do u need 2 go home?

Kid: No miss. I'm fine. I work for MI5 and they took my homework for analysis. I am wanted in 15 countries coz I made 15 mistakes out in the field.

Teacher: u r telling me u r a spy and ur fellow agents took it for analysis to make sure u r safe?

Kid: Yes miss.

Teacher: Just go sit down, I don't want to have agents bursting in here asking if I'm harrassing u.

(Everyone laughs)

I used this once and the teacher let me off coz she said she hadn't laughed that hard in ages. u could use the sister tore it up one by itself or the secret agent one. lollums :))

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Patty Inglish, MS Hub Author 3 weeks ago

Very entertaining. My students were never so clever!

Anonimous 11 days ago

i love these excuses I used the one about dividing by zero [my pesonal favourite] and my teacher just laughed and said next time divide by 2! lol xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

i know 10 days ago

why not say that your religion worship night is that night and if she says what religion say dominikan its made up

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Patty Inglish, MS Hub Author 10 days ago

hmmmmmm

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