The Dog Ate My Homework: How to Handle Students’ Excuses
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The "dog ate my homework" excuse has been modernized.
Sorry, sir. The dog ate my homework.
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The dog ate my homework
"The dog ate my homework" (or "My dog ate my homework") is an English expression which carries the suggestion of being a common, poorly fabricated excuse made by schoolchildren to explain their failure to turn in an assignment on time.
How did "my dog ate my homework" become such a classic excuse …
One time I had to explain to my teacher that my dog REALLY ate my homework, to which the whole class just laughed and my teacher didn't believe me. My question is, why is this such an unbelievable excuse?
The Truth Behind the “Dog Ate My Homework” Excuse: …
The “dog ate my homework” excuse is a popular one, but it is rarely effective and can have serious psychological implications. Not only is it unlikely to convince a teacher that you haven’t done your assignment, but it can also lead to feelings of guilt and anxiety.
"The dog at my homework"
In high school, my dog did legitimately eat my homework, parts of a textbook, while I was away at practice. You bet your ass I brought in my shredded notebook and that textbook to school with me the next day!
Where Did The Phrase “The Dog Ate My Homework” Come From?
Today, the dog ate my homework is used as a stock example of the kind of silly excuses schoolchildren give for why their work isn’t finished. Very rarely do people say, “the dog ate my homework” and expect it to be taken literally; they use the expression as an example of a typically flimsy excuse.
Is the “my dog ate my homework” really an excuse used in the US?
My dog actually did eat my daughter's homework one time... but that's the only time I ever knew of someone using that excuse with any sincerity.
etymology
Is there a specifc incident or origin story for the common joke/comedic phrase "my dog ate my homework"? I always wondered whether there was a student who became notorious for not turning in their homework and using that excuse, or whether someone somewhere used it as a flimsy excuse and everyone thought it was funny, or any other reason...
The Dog Ate My Homework and Other Lame Excuses
The adult equivalent of the dog ate my homework is food poisoning. As a manager, I’d heard this excuse or its euphemistic alter ego “It must have been something I ate” dozens of times over the years, but I never thought to question it until I read Sarah Todd’s piece on Quartz titled “Why You Should Never Tell The Boss You ...
My Dog Ate My Homework... and Other Excuses
It was not until 1965 in Bel Kaufman’s best-selling novel Up the Down Staircase that students blamed their failure to complete an assignment on their dogs. Since then, “My dog ate my homework” has become code in and out of classrooms for a lame excuse.
early history of the phrase ‘the dog ate my homework’
The phrase the dog ate my homework and variants are used as, or denote, an unconvincing or far-fetched excuse: – for failing to hand in school homework, and, by extension: – for any failure to do or produce what was expected.
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"The dog ate my homework" (or "My dog ate my homework") is an English expression which carries the suggestion of being a common, poorly fabricated excuse made by schoolchildren to explain their failure to turn in an assignment on time.
One time I had to explain to my teacher that my dog REALLY ate my homework, to which the whole class just laughed and my teacher didn't believe me. My question is, why is this such an unbelievable excuse?
The “dog ate my homework” excuse is a popular one, but it is rarely effective and can have serious psychological implications. Not only is it unlikely to convince a teacher that you haven’t done your assignment, but it can also lead to feelings of guilt and anxiety.
In high school, my dog did legitimately eat my homework, parts of a textbook, while I was away at practice. You bet your ass I brought in my shredded notebook and that textbook to school with me the next day!
Today, the dog ate my homework is used as a stock example of the kind of silly excuses schoolchildren give for why their work isn’t finished. Very rarely do people say, “the dog ate my homework” and expect it to be taken literally; they use the expression as an example of a typically flimsy excuse.
My dog actually did eat my daughter's homework one time... but that's the only time I ever knew of someone using that excuse with any sincerity.
Is there a specifc incident or origin story for the common joke/comedic phrase "my dog ate my homework"? I always wondered whether there was a student who became notorious for not turning in their homework and using that excuse, or whether someone somewhere used it as a flimsy excuse and everyone thought it was funny, or any other reason...
The adult equivalent of the dog ate my homework is food poisoning. As a manager, I’d heard this excuse or its euphemistic alter ego “It must have been something I ate” dozens of times over the years, but I never thought to question it until I read Sarah Todd’s piece on Quartz titled “Why You Should Never Tell The Boss You ...
It was not until 1965 in Bel Kaufman’s best-selling novel Up the Down Staircase that students blamed their failure to complete an assignment on their dogs. Since then, “My dog ate my homework” has become code in and out of classrooms for a lame excuse.
The phrase the dog ate my homework and variants are used as, or denote, an unconvincing or far-fetched excuse: – for failing to hand in school homework, and, by extension: – for any failure to do or produce what was expected.