Excuses for All Occasions
Alibis Apologies and Cop-Outs That Can Get You Out of (or Into) Trouble
Published on 1. June 2012
256 pages
978-1-62087-308-3 (ISBN)
Description
Looking for ways to escape or shift blame is a fundamental part of life. Here's a survival guide full of ready-made excuses, from the student's classic "My dog ate my homework," to the motorist's "Was that sign the speed limit, Officer? I thought it was the town's population," to the dieter's "I wasn't getting enough to eat on one diet, so I had to go on three." You'll welcome these ready-made alibis and cop-outs for business, school, sports, family, romance, and other situations where you might find yourself in hot water.
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Steven D. Price
Excuses for All Occasions
Alibis, Apologies, and Cop-Outs That Can Get You Out of (or Into) Trouble
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06/2012
Skyhorse Publishing
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Steven D. Price is the author or editor of more than forty books, including the bestselling The Whole Horse Catalog, the prize-winning The American Quarter Horse, The Quotable Horse Lover, and All the King's Horses: The Story of the Budweiser Clydesdales. He lives in New York City, rides whenever and wherever he can, and numbers Don Burt among the finest horsemen he's known.
Content
- Intro
- Titlepage
- Copyright
- Contents
- Dedication
- Introduction
- Acknowledgements
- Celebrity Excuses
- Politicians
- Show Business
- Criminals
- More Celebrity Excuses
- Excuses for the Home
- Not Paying the Rent
- Not Cooking
- Not Cleaning Out Rooms and Closets 28
- Work Excuses
- Not Getting a Job
- Being Late for or Absent from Work
- When Business Projects Fail
- The Arts: Writers and Musicians
- School Excuses
- Absences and Tardiness
- Notes from Parents
- Classroom Excuses: Students to Teachers regarding Homework and Tests
- Personal Life Excuses
- Romance (Or the Lack Thereof)
- Your Cheating Heart
- Not Getting Married
- Not Having Children
- Not Exercising
- Not Losing Weight
- To Have a Drink
- Sports and Games Excuses
- Sports Classics
- Sports
- Games
- The Law
- Traffic Tickets
- Traffic Accidents
- Jury Duty
- Excuses (Actual Ones) for Not Filing Tax Returns
- Biblical Excuses
- Kids' Excuses
- Even More Excuses for Even More Occasions
- Having an Overweight Dog or Cat
- Excuses for Leaving a Dinner or a Party Early
- Excuses to Stay on the Computer (or Smart Phone) 209 Travel Excuses
- Words to the Wise. and Wiseguys: Quotations and Proverbs about Excuses
