Excuse Encyclopedia

Funny Excuses for Forgetting to Do a Favor

When you promised to do something for someone and completely spaced. The recovery formula: apologize fast, do the favor immediately, and add a small grace note.

For entertainment purposes only

Funny excuses are the garnish here, not the meal. The meal is doing the favor now.

4 Examples

  • Wrote it down in the wrong week of my planner
  • Phone reminder went off when my phone was on silent
  • Lost the post-it I'd carefully written it on
  • Brain logged it as 'next Monday' for some reason

Good for

  • Small favors
  • Friends who get it

Avoid

  • Forgetting twice
  • Saying 'I'll get to it' more than once

Let randomness pick — load your favorites in the slot machine and pull the lever.

Spin the slot machine

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