Excuses Excuses

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An excuse is defined as:

1. To make an apology for

2. To try and remove blame from

In my experience, people have the inability to separate a good excuse from a bad excuse, and I think it’s because a lot of factors go into differentiating a good excuse from a bad excuse.

Boxer: “I broke my hand, so I didn’t win the fight.”

Fan: “excuses excuses.”

Not winning a fight because of a broken hand is, IMO, a good excuse. In boxing, the primary means of scoring is with your fists, and if one of your hands are broken, it makes it harder to score. Yes, some fighters have won a fight with a broken hand, but I’d say, depending on the severity of the injury, it’s still a good excuse. 

Boxer: “I got tired, so I didn’t win the fight.”

Fan: “excuses excuses.”

The fact that this is true, because it’s very difficult to win a fight when you’re tired, this is still a bad excuse, since the fighter had ample time to get in shape, which mitigates fatigue.

Good excuses and bad excuses, but they’re both, according to definition, an attempt to remove blame. One is just better than the other.

Manager: “Why were you late?”

Employee: “I had a flat tire.”

Manager: “I don’t want to hear your excuses.”

The above is pretty common, but illustrates the point well enough. “I had a flat tire.” Is an excuse and whether or not it is a good excuse is entirely dependent upon the context. Does the employee have a history of being late? Well then the excuse leans a bit more to the bad category, even if the employee were to provide proof, it seems prior history has a lot of bearing on whether an excuse is good or bad.

Next time you hear an excuse, think real hard if it’s good or bad.

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