A few months ago, a would-be Massachusetts lawyer filed suit in federal court against the Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners, claiming that he failed the MA bar exam because it included a patently offensive question about the legitimacy of gay marriage. I guess the guy missed out on passing by one question.
Well, fast forward a few months, and the guy has issued an apology. Claiming that his lawsuit was an affront to core American values and had become a tool for religious discrimination, the applicant, an Irish immigrant, compared the plight of gays and lesbians to that of the Irish when the Irish first came to America.
I guess I can't argue with the comparison too much, except gays and lesbians probably have had it a lot worse than us fish-eating papist Micks (love that, an ex-girlfriend's Protestant grandfather used to love calling his son-in-law that gem). This guy had some balls though, and this goes down as one of the greatest excuses for failure I've ever heard. "I'm sorry sir, I cannot pass this exam, it talks about the gays." Wow. I just wonder what his excuse for failure is now. Couldn't understand our crazy American use of English, perhaps?
So, question of the day, what's the greatest excuse for failure you've ever used? Please keep the "I'm sorry, honey, I've just had way too much to drink" stories to yourselves.
