"I heard the same "excuse" a few days ago"
It's about as good as an excuse as the dog ate my homework!
...I used an excuse after hearing that in grammar school and thought I had one better, I said " my brother ate my homework", to which the teacher replied, "don't you mean your dog?"..I said "no, he ate him too"...although cute, it got me extra homework and a note for my mother to sign. She was not amused.
Doogle