Sat Feb 26, 2005 12:51 am
The following is (purported to be) a collection of actual excuse
notes from parents, including the spelling, from the Office of
Educational Assessment at the University of Washington.
>Please excuse Mary for being absent yesterday. She was in bed with
>gramps.
>Sally won't be in school a week from Friday. We have to attend her
>funeral
>Please excuse Roland from P.E. for a few days. Yesterday he fell out
>of a tree and misplaced his hip
>Please excuse Jennifer for missing school yesterday. We forgot to
>get the Sunday paper off the porch, and when we found it Monday, we
>thought it was Sunday
>Please excuse Jimmy for being. It was his father's fault.
>My son is under a doctor's care and should not take P.E. today.
>Please execute him.
>Please excuse Lisa for being absent. She was sick and I had her
>shot
>Dear School: Please ekscuse John being absent on Jan. 28, 29, 30,
>31, 32, and also 33.
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FOREIGN SIGNS
THESE ARE ACTUAL SIGNS POSTED IN VARIOUS PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS
AROUND THE WORLD. THESE ARE EXAMPLES OF HOW TRANSLATION BETWEEN
LANGUAGES CAN BE VERY CONFUSING.
>In a Leipzig elevator: Do not enter the lift backwards, and only
>when lit up.
In a hotel: Is forbitten to steal hotel towels please. If you
>are not person to do such thing is please not to read notis.
>In a hotel: Visitors are expected to complain at the
>office between the hours of 9 and 11 A.M. daily.
>In the lobby of a Moscow hotel across from a Russian Orthodox
>monastry: You are welcome to visit the cemetery where famous Russian
>and Soviet composers, artists, and writers are buried daily except
>Thursday.
>On the menu of a Polish hotel: Salad a firm's own make; limpid red
>beet soup with cheesy dumplings in the form of a finger; roasted
>duck let loose; beef rashers beaten up in the country people's
>fashion.
>At a Budapest zoo: Please do not feed the animals. If you have any
>suitable food, give it to the guard on duty.
>Detour sign in Kyushi, Japan:
>Stop: Drive Sideways.
Sat Feb 26, 2005 2:46 am
Sat Feb 26, 2005 4:36 am
Astronaut Takes Blame For Gas In Spacecraft
Hospitals are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors
Hershey Bars Protest
Include Your Children When Baking Cookies
Kids Make Nutritious Snacks
Miners Refuse to Work after Death
>Red Tape Holds Up New Bridges
Stolen Painting Found by Tree
Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead
Sat Feb 26, 2005 5:19 am
Please excuse Jimmy for being. It was his father's fault.
Sat Feb 26, 2005 2:38 pm
>At a Budapest zoo: Please do not feed the animals. If you have any
>suitable food, give it to the guard on duty.
Sat Feb 26, 2005 2:52 pm
Sat Feb 26, 2005 3:34 pm
Sat Feb 26, 2005 5:50 pm
>Please excuse Jennifer for missing school yesterday. We forgot to
>get the Sunday paper off the porch, and when we found it Monday, we
>thought it was Sunday
Sat Feb 26, 2005 6:35 pm
Sat Feb 26, 2005 11:44 pm
WaterbenderZeen wrote:Those were....erm......can you find a strong word for funny other than hilarious? I especially like this one:
Dear School: Please ekscuse John being absent on Jan. 28, 29, 30,
>31, 32, and also 33
Where'd you get them?
Fri Mar 04, 2005 3:54 am
Mon Mar 07, 2005 7:20 am
>Please excuse Mary for being absent yesterday. She was in bed with
>gramps.
>Sally won't be in school a week from Friday. We have to attend her
>funeral
>Please excuse Roland from P.E. for a few days. Yesterday he fell out
>of a tree and misplaced his hip
>Please excuse Jennifer for missing school yesterday. We forgot to
>get the Sunday paper off the porch, and when we found it Monday, we
>thought it was Sunday
>Please excuse Jimmy for being. It was his father's fault.
>Please execute him.
>Please excuse Lisa for being absent. She was sick and I had her
>shot
Tue Mar 08, 2005 3:15 pm
Tue Mar 08, 2005 3:20 pm
AFI_Sorrow wrote:>Please excuse Jennifer for missing school yesterday. We forgot to
>get the Sunday paper off the porch, and when we found it Monday, we
>thought it was Sunday
That was the best one. ^__^ Sad thing is, I'm sure this has happened to more than one person. Heeeheeheee.
Fri Mar 11, 2005 6:49 pm