# The Every Other Day Feud: Lame Excuse for a Feud by El\_Kabong \[Game Over\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 25, 2009, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-every-other-day-feud-lame-excuse-for-a-feud-by-el_kabong-game-over/490699 "2009-03-25T02:51:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Svejk\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@Svejk\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Svejk_1)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-every-other-day-feud-lame-excuse-for-a-feud-by-el_kabong-game-over/490699/21 "2009-03-25T11:34:02Z")
1. Dog ate it 2. Bridge Open 3. Pilot drunk 4. Credit crunch 5. Couldn’t find anything just now; I’ll get you something I know you really like later 6. Headache 7. the referee was unfair 8. Personal reasons 9. They have weapons of mass destruction 10. I’m trying to get to the hospital ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-every-other-day-feud-lame-excuse-for-a-feud-by-el_kabong-game-over/490699/22 "2009-03-25T11:48:02Z")
1. The dog ate it 2. Overslept 3. Bad weather 4. Bad economy 5. I thought it was tomorrow 6. Sick 7. Injuries 8. Need more family time 9. Preventing tyranny 10. Late for work ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-every-other-day-feud-lame-excuse-for-a-feud-by-el_kabong-game-over/490699/23 "2009-03-25T12:04:06Z")
1. Dog ate it 2. Traffic 3. Snowstorm 4. Budget cuts 5. It’ coming later 6. Sick 7. Referees 8. to spend more time with family 9. Weapons of Mass Destruction 10. Rushing to hospital I don’t think the answers will vary as much as you think **Rebo**. ;o) ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-every-other-day-feud-lame-excuse-for-a-feud-by-el_kabong-game-over/490699/24 "2009-03-25T12:05:05Z")
1. Dog ate it 2. Traffic 3. Weather 4. Tough economic times 5. Been really busy 6. Couldn’t get a sitter 7. Injuries 8. Spend more time with family 9. Protect ethnic members in that country 10. Get to the hospital hehe, from the title I thought this Feud was going to be about “Every other day”. ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-every-other-day-feud-lame-excuse-for-a-feud-by-el_kabong-game-over/490699/25 "2009-03-25T12:08:50Z")
1. Dog ate it 2. Overslept 3. Bad Weather 4. Company can’t afford it 5. It hasn’t arrived yet 6. Family emergency 7. Referees 8. Need to concentrate on family 9. Preemptive strike 10. Late for work ---
**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-every-other-day-feud-lame-excuse-for-a-feud-by-el_kabong-game-over/490699/26 "2009-03-25T12:12:11Z")
1. dog ate it 2. car broke down 3. weather 4. tough financial times 5. ordered online, didn’t arrive yet 6. have to work 7. bad calls 8. spend more time with family 9. harboring terrorists 10. didn’t know the speed limit ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-every-other-day-feud-lame-excuse-for-a-feud-by-el_kabong-game-over/490699/27 "2009-03-25T12:19:54Z")
Come on! Am I the only one who goes for the truth on no. 9??? ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-every-other-day-feud-lame-excuse-for-a-feud-by-el_kabong-game-over/490699/28 "2009-03-25T12:22:07Z")
> [@WormTheRed](#): > > Come on! Am I the only one who goes for the truth on no. 9??? The truth is not generally construed as a lame excuse. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-every-other-day-feud-lame-excuse-for-a-feud-by-el_kabong-game-over/490699/29 "2009-03-25T12:27:24Z")
1. My dog ate it 2. Alarm clock did not work 3. Bad Weather 4. Bad economy 5. I bought it, but it didn’t come in the mail yet 6. Have other plans already 7. The other guys played great 8. Spend more time with family 9. They have WMDs 10. I’m in a terrible rush ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-every-other-day-feud-lame-excuse-for-a-feud-by-el_kabong-game-over/490699/30 "2009-03-25T12:28:20Z")
1. The dog ate it 2. Overslept 3. Bad weather 4. Bad economy 5. Not delivered yet 6. I don’t feel good 7. The refs had it in for us 8. To spend more time with family 9. Weapons of mass destruction 10. On my way to the hospital ---
**Author:** ![tarragon918](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@tarragon918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarragon918)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-every-other-day-feud-lame-excuse-for-a-feud-by-el_kabong-game-over/490699/31 "2009-03-25T12:28:24Z")
1. Give an excuse for not having your homework finished. 2. Give an excuse for being late for work. 3. What’s an excuse an airline might use for your flight being delayed? 4. What’s an excuse your boss might use for not giving you a raise? 5. What’s an excuse you might use for forgetting to get a loved one a birthday present? 6. Give an excuse for not attending a party you don’t want to go to. 7. What’s an excuse a coach might give for losing the big game? 8. What’s an excuse a politician might use for resigning following a scandal? 9. Give an excuse for invading a country that you are not actually at war with. 10. What’s an excuse you might give a cop after getting caught speeding? 11. the dog ate it 12. the bus was late 13. snow 14. economy is bad 15. have to wait until pay day 16. sick child 17. bad officiating 18. needs to be with family 19. might be harboring war criminal 20. having a baby LOL OMG, lame excuses all! #9, I was going to put might be harboring Osama bin Laden, but decided that was a bit too specific. LOL hope that wasn’t a bad idea!! #10, "but officer, I’m about to give birth!! :eek: LOL Very fun feud, thanks. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-every-other-day-feud-lame-excuse-for-a-feud-by-el_kabong-game-over/490699/32 "2009-03-25T12:42:16Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > The truth is not generally construed as a lame excuse. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Walkabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walkabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walkabout)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-every-other-day-feud-lame-excuse-for-a-feud-by-el_kabong-game-over/490699/33 "2009-03-25T12:48:30Z")
1. Dog ate it 2. Overslept 3. Weather 4. Tight budget 5. Slipped my mind 6. Other plans 7. Team had a bad night 8. More time with his family 9. Weapons of Mass Destruction 10. Late for an appointment ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-every-other-day-feud-lame-excuse-for-a-feud-by-el_kabong-game-over/490699/34 "2009-03-25T12:48:30Z")
1. The dog ate it 2. Too much traffic 3. Bad weather 4. Company’s not making a profit 5. I got it, but it was stolen 6. Got a headache 7. Injury 8. Need to spend more time with my family 9. National Security 10. Trying to get to the hospital ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-every-other-day-feud-lame-excuse-for-a-feud-by-el_kabong-game-over/490699/35 "2009-03-25T13:13:50Z")
1. Dog ate it 2. Bad Traffic 3. Bad weather 4. Money is tight 5. Forgot 6. Other plans 7. Injuries 8. Spend time with family 9. WMDs 10. Going to hospital ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-every-other-day-feud-lame-excuse-for-a-feud-by-el_kabong-game-over/490699/36 "2009-03-25T13:58:44Z")
1. The dog ate it 2. traffic 3. weather 4. cash flow problem 5. store was out of what you wanted 6. couldn’t get a babysitter 7. We didn’t execute 8. Spend more time with his/her family 9. They’ve got weapons of mass destruction 10. Have to pee real bad ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-every-other-day-feud-lame-excuse-for-a-feud-by-el_kabong-game-over/490699/37 "2009-03-25T14:05:02Z")
> [@WormTheRed](#): > > Come on! Am I the only one who goes for the truth on no. 9??? Maybe that is why you eat pie in nearly every feud!! ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-every-other-day-feud-lame-excuse-for-a-feud-by-el_kabong-game-over/490699/38 "2009-03-25T14:20:42Z")
1. the dog ate it 2. traffic 3. weather 4. economy 5. out of stock 6. not feeling well 7. we beat ourselves 8. spend time with family 9. WMDs 10. have to pee ---
**Author:** ![Ace309](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ace309/32/1050_2.png) [@Ace309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ace309)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-every-other-day-feud-lame-excuse-for-a-feud-by-el_kabong-game-over/490699/39 "2009-03-25T14:33:00Z")
1. Dog ate it 2. Too much traffic 3. Snow 4. No space in the budget 5. The store didn’t have any of what I had planned, so I ordered it from Amazon and it’s not here yet 6. Too much homework 7. Bad calls by the ref 8. Spend more time with the family 9. Ethnic cleansing 10. My daughter’s in the hospital and I’m trying to get there to see her ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-every-other-day-feud-lame-excuse-for-a-feud-by-el_kabong-game-over/490699/40 "2009-03-25T14:36:03Z")
1. Dog ate it 2. Traffic 3. Weather 4. Tight budget 5. This way it will really be a surprise when you get it 6. Illness 7. Star player injured 8. Lying bastards in the liberal press 9. They have WMDs 10. Did not see speed limit sign Notes: 1. I know it’s a cliche answer, but has anyone ever actually used it? 2. No, really! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-every-other-day-feud-lame-excuse-for-a-feud-by-el_kabong-game-over/490699.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-every-other-day-feud-lame-excuse-for-a-feud-by-el_kabong-game-over/490699.md?page=3)