# I need an excuse - QUICK!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-an-excuse-quick/187715>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 11, 2003, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-an-excuse-quick/187715 "2003-07-11T14:24:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-an-excuse-quick/187715/41 "2003-07-14T16:59:03Z")

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If you want to feel good about suffering through it, read **The Lovely Bones**. I read this entire book yesterday, and it was all I could think of when I read your post. You will be very grateful that you went!

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**Author:** ![Declan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-an-excuse-quick/187715/42 "2003-07-14T17:53:21Z")

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See this is a situation were that Balloon would have worked , but now that the event has taken place , too late.

Declan

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