The MBTA Excuse Generator probably won't work on your boss, but it does provide humorously imaginative reasons for why your train made you late to work.
"Two local friends and loyal T riders have launched an online “excuse generator” that spits out made-up, funny excuses for MBTA delays, mimicking the service alerts that are played on overhead speakers at stations and posted by the T on its website and social media," reports Matt Rocheleau.
The website, known as the MBTA Excuse Generator, is the work of Todd Ching and Andrew Logan, who have been riding the T since they were freshman at Boston College in 2001.
The simple interface produces message after message of topical and local excuses, all of which will inspire smiles and laughs, even if none of them are real reasons for missing a meeting or being late for dinner.
FULL STORY: The MBTA excuse generator you’ve been waiting for is here
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