Top Ten Excuses as to Why My Paper is Late

 Rank

Excuse

Prof. Hudelson's Response

10. "I didn't have time...I was studying for the midterm in your class." "You had the whole freakin' semester!"
9. "My computer froze." "You had the whole freakin' semester!"
 8.  "I don't have a car to get to the museum...I don't have any friends or relatives with cars...I can't ride a bus." "You had the whole freakin' semester!"
 7.  "Something from the Science Museum doesn't count? I'll go to an art museum tomorrow." "You had the whole freakin' semester!"
 6.  "I couldn't get off work." "You had the whole freakin' semester!"
 5.  "It's done, I just have to type it." "You had the whole freakin' semester!"
 4.  "I couldn't find a work of art at the museum that 'moved' me." "You had the whole freakin' semester!"
 3.  "My printer isn't working. Can I email it to you tomorrow?"  "You had the whole freakin' semester!"
 2.  "The museum was closed yesterday."  "You had the whole freakin' semester!"
 1.  "It's due today?" "See numbers 2-10."