Flat Tyre a Favourite Excuse

The new book from author Tracey Turner, whose previous works include ‘The Disgusting Dictionary’ and ‘The YUK Factor’, details “excuses for every occasion” including the revelation that having a flat tyre is a favoured pretext for missing an exam. However, also included is the cautionary tale of a group of undergraduates in the USA sitting an assessment a day late on account of deflated rubber. Smelling a rat, the students’ professor changed the second question on the paper to, “Which Tyre?”

‘The Big Book of Excuses’ is available now from booksellers.