Just what we all need — a good alibi

Those who want to skip work without using up valuable vacation time or perhaps cheat on a spouse sometimes have difficulty thinking up a good alibi. Never fear, the Alibi Network is just a mouse-click away.
The 2-year-old Illinois-based company says it “invents, creates and provides excuses and alibis for people who want to justify their absence.” Business has been so brisk that the company has plans for opening three European offices and will offer excuses in several languages.
While the company requires customers to sign disclaimers and says it will not knowingly participate in illegal activity, the purpose is clear: to aid people in deceitful actions. Does this rank right down there with Web sites that sell essays, research papers and reports to lazy students?
Posted by Patrice Hein

11 Comments

  1. thinkfirst
    Posted May 12, 2007 at 7:21 am | Permalink

    The American way. If you need help to lie…there is a web site. I hope the politicans don’t find it.

  2. Republican
    Posted May 12, 2007 at 7:39 am | Permalink

    “I’m sorry I’m late boss, but the Excuse Website was down temporarily and I had to wait for it to come back online.”

  3. Tom
    Posted May 12, 2007 at 8:12 am | Permalink

    I hope the politicans don’t find it.Posted by: thinkfirst | May 12, 2007 at 07:21 AM

    We all know Al Gore invented the internet. But it took until the Bush Administration to get a website that specializes in helping people lie…

  4. sotheysaid
    Posted May 12, 2007 at 8:16 am | Permalink

    It is sad to know that the children of yesterday are the adult liars of tomorrow.

  5. hernando
    Posted May 12, 2007 at 8:31 am | Permalink

    I thinks it’s kind of funny. I wonder if they’re hiring?

  6. raptor
    Posted May 12, 2007 at 12:50 pm | Permalink

    Oh come on, Tom. Are you seriously blaming the current presidential administration for this website? Hey, why not blame the Greensburg tornado on them as well? And the floods in China, while you are at it?

    Your singleminded hatred knows no realistic bounds, does it?

  7. Chas.
    Posted May 12, 2007 at 12:55 pm | Permalink

    AL GORE never claimed to be the inventor of the Internet… When will the reich wingers ever learn how to read?? Oh, excuse me, they had an excuse made up for them for missing reading class!!!

  8. Tom
    Posted May 12, 2007 at 4:20 pm | Permalink

    Raptor,

    It was _joke_. Oh my. Note how I started with the silliness about Al Gore – definitely not a Republican.

    Relax a little. Have a beer.

  9. Tom
    Posted May 12, 2007 at 4:35 pm | Permalink

    Chas:

    Have a beer with Raptor. It was JOKE.

    ::eyeroll::

  10. Jed
    Posted May 12, 2007 at 4:56 pm | Permalink

    Raptor,No, Bush didn’t invent lying, he just made it respectable. I can just hear children across the nation saying “But President Bush lies all the time, and you don’t ground him!”

  11. cat
    Posted May 13, 2007 at 10:03 am | Permalink

    Actually, Republicans should be the one that values ingenuity of capitalism. This company in Illinois is only providing a service to people that must be a needed service. Isn’t this the backbone of America?

    And, lying used to be frown upon, but with all the high-profile politicians, celebrities and preachers caught lying in the recent past – perhaps the younger generation does not view lying as a sin anymore.

    We are victims of our own society.