I Need to Go Iron My Dog/Playing With

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Basic Trope: A character comes up with an obviously fake and rather odd excuse to leave.

  • Straight: Trying to get out of an awkward conversation with Alice, Bob says "Oh, sorry, I hear my cat calling me!" and runs off.
  • Exaggerated: Bob says "My cat's calling me to burn the dishes and my bed needs a story drowned to it."
  • Justified: Bob is under a lot of stress and pressure and can't think straight.
  • Subverted: Bob's cat can actually talk, and it really is calling him.
  • Double Subverted: Well, his cat can talk, but it wasn't calling him after all.
  • Inverted: Bob walks up to Alice and says "Sorry I'm late, my cat was calling me."
  • Parodied: While giving his excuse, Bob looks at random objects to think of an excuse.
  • Deconstructed: ???
  • Reconstructed: ???
  • Averted: Bob's excuse is believable, or he doesn't give an excuse.
  • Lampshaded: "Sorry, I hear my cat calling me! ...Pretend I said 'brother' instead of 'cat'!"
  • Invoked: ???
  • Enforced: The writers want to add some comedy right before a rather sad scene.
  • Defied: Bob gives an excuse and starts to run, but Alice grabs him to force him to stay.
  • Discussed: ???
  • Conversed: ???

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