TED—"Pity the rain spoiled the game today."
NED—"But you got a check didn't you?"
TED—"Yes, but to get off I had to use up the best excuse I ever had in my life."—Judge.
Johnny B——, who has seen eight summers go by, not very long ago developed a fondness for playing hooky from school. After two or three offenses of this kind he was taken to task by his teacher.
"Johnny," she said, "the next time you are absent I want you to bring me an excuse from your father telling me why you were not here."
"I don't want to bring an excuse from my father," protested the boy.
"Why not?" asked the teacher, her suspicion plain.
"'Cause father isn't any good at making excuses."