Cat on the Car Roof Excuse

i will be late for work today. There is a cat on my car roof. Have to take the bus. You can't just come in late because you don't want to bother a damn cat. just get rid of it. I'm afraid i wont be able to. What is more important? Your job or a damn animal?

A text-message exchange shows someone claiming they will be late for work because a cat is on their car roof. When told to remove the cat, they reveal the absurd punchline: a construction excavator has crushed or trapped the car, making the cat excuse technically true but wildly misleading. It is used as a reaction to justify an outrageous excuse with an unexpected visual reveal. EN: A text-message exchange shows someone claiming they will be late for work because a cat is on their car roof. When told to remove the cat, they reveal the absurd punchline: a construction excavator has crushed or trapped the car, making the cat excuse technically true but wildly misleading. It is used as a reaction to justify an outrageous excuse with an unexpected visual reveal.

• @jeppa420 / 10288 2020-11-29