Apologetic Artist Gifts

'Collecting two hundred and six tiny objects in a matchbox was fantastic - sorry I sneezed!'

"After years of cartoon rejections, Bill stooped to trying a little shameless product placement."

Priest's 'To do' list.

"The cat told me to eat your homework."

'I suppose you'll use this as an excuse for turning in your homework in late again.'

"No, nothing wrong. Just a great excuse for not 'noticing' some folks."

'Truth? I am just looking out the window...'

'An essay on what I did last summer? -- I was hoping to let all that stuff blow over.'

"I didn't say my dog ate my homework. I said Russian bots ate my homework."

'Do you do self-deprecating humour?'

"I'm sorry. I don't have yours. My dog ate your homework."

"I was saying a silent prayer, but I must have dozed off and talked in my sleep."

My daddy ate my homework

"What do you mean?! That apology is the best piece of fiction I've ever written!"

Colin could see that his competitor had obviously done his market research.

Child writes letter to Santa reading 'Sorry Santa, I DO want to go to school'.

"Gee, I'm awfully sorry!"

"If I've timed this right, symptoms should start at exactly 9 a.m. Monday."

"We could try 'gravity' as an excuse."

A boy and his spin patrol.

Man looking at greeting cards labeled "Apologies for not writing sooner" with sub-headings for different lengths of time.

"Have I been good or have you been bad?"

'The rain must have made our garage shrink...'

'Actually, I haven't done any work for a month due to technical difficulties.'

'I did my homework on my computer and before I could print it, it crashed.'

'Can't come in to work today. I'm in bed with a nasty bug.'

"And I suppose cleaning up after yourself just once would in some way stifle your precious creativity."

"Better get two dozen. She won't be able to hit you as hard with both arms full."

'It was self-defense - the clock struck first.'

'It was productive once we found someone to blame.'

'I was not playing hooky. I was giving home schooling a test run.'

'Okay - is there anybody ElSE whose homework ate their dog?'

'I was on my way to school, and some drug-crazed hippies took my homework.'

"Your basic rule of thumb should be,the bigger the guilt, the longer the stem."

'Three days, four different avoidance routines.'