Multiple Choice: Recognizing the Truth

For each question, choose the true reason for being late:

Multiple Choice:  Choose the true answer--

1. Sorry I was late, but

a)     Between the wedding and the reception, my daughter had texted us that she had forgotten her keys and was locked out of the house.  So we had to stop home and give her the keys on the way to the reception, making us miss the hors d'oevres.
b)    We stopped to buy a card to put our check in between the wedding and the reception.  We couldn’t find a store that was open, and then finally found one that sold cards.

c)  The dog ate my check.

2. Sorry I was late, but   

a)   A car cut in front of me, I stopped short and my tea spilled.  Then I had to pull over and clean the mess. 

b)   I got so fuhtootsled that I threw my cup of tea across the car.  Feeling like an idiot (not to mention the world’s worst mother)  I pulled over and cleaned the mess.

c)   The dog drank my tea.

3. Sorry I was late, but

a)     Someone misplaced the keys.

b)      I couldn’t find my keys.

c)      The dog ate my keys. 

4. Sorry I was late but

a)   I was stuck waiting for at least ten minutes in a construction zone.  When we finally got through, I was stuck behind this truck that was crawling at about 20 miles an hour.  Ugh.

b)      I was late.

c)      The dog ate my car.

5. Sorry I was late but

a)   My kid was sick.
b)   Clare, could you do me a favor?  I can’t find my keys and need a ride to the Community     Center to teach my class.

c)   The dog ate my keys

6. Sorry I was late but

a)   The shirt that made my outfit was in the laundry, so I had to put a new outfit together.  Then I couldn't find my boots.  When I finally found them, I forgot I had needed to wash the dog shit that was still on them.
b)   On the way to the car, I stepped in dog shit.
c)   The dog ate my cool outfit.

7. Sorry I was late but

a)      I was leaving right on time, when the dog escaped.  I did find her, but it took a while.. 

b)      Bad traffic.     

c)      The dog ate herself.

8. Sorry I was late but

a)    Someone side-swiped me. We had to wait for the cops to come.  Everyone was looking, so we slowed down the traffic. The cops came, we explained what happened to the police, and of course the other guy had a completely different story. After our cars were towed, I had to call the insurance and explain what happened, then I had to track down my husband to pick me up.

b)   I left late and got stuck in traffic.

c)    The dog peed on my car.       

9. Sorry I was late but

a)      The GPS took me on the most circuitous route possible.

b)      I was harmonizing with WILCO and I missed the exit but didn’t realize it until I was a           couple of miles away.

c)      The dog ate my homework.

10. Sorry I was late but

a)   I took the wrong entrance on the highway, and got stuck in traffic. I tried to call to say I was late, but my phone had run out of juice. So I­ had to find a public phone.  The next exit was over a bridge and 5 miles beyond that.   After I got off the exit, it took me a half an hour to find a public phone—and then another half an hour to find one that worked.

b)   I was stopped by a cop.

 c)   The dog ate my phone.

11. Sorry I was late but

a)    It was so dark that I got lost.

b)    I couldn’t find pants that fit me.    

c)     The dog ate my pants.

12. Sorry I was late but

a)      The GPS took me on the longest route possible

b)      I couldn’t remember the name of the place, and it took me a while to find the invitation.

c)       The dog ate my GPS

13. Sorry I was late but

       a)   I was running late, so I ran out of my house, jumped into the car, and sped up my hilly street.  When the the road swung left around a switchback, I kept going straight--towards a precipice of a steep slope that led down into my neighbor's house.  I slammed on the brakes, slid through some brushes and stopped. When I opened the door, the car tipped.  I stepped out and oops--no ground!  The front tire on the driver's side had gone over and was stuck in the air!  Luckily it was the only tire that crossed the ledge.  I artfully climbed out of the car, called AAA--bought a membership to AAA--and then waited for at least 45 mins.  Finally they came, towed my car back a couple of yards, and I was good to go. The next day, I gave my neighbors a couple of bottles of wine.

b)   I got into a car accident.
c)  The dog ate my neighbor's house.