Arcanine954, k so it went like this
I think it was about 8 months ago or so. I was calling a ride to take me to class that day. However, my ride owns a few chickens, and that particular morning, the chickens escaped into her house. It took her about 20 minutes to round them all up, and as a result we ended up leaving 20 minutes late.
I had to call the professor for the class to let him know I'd be late. I said I ran into an emergency. I did not, however, mention the chickens.
After all, if you told your teacher you'd be late for class because your chickens escaped, who'd believe you?