My mother...

the PROFESSOR... [waves hands up in the air in an over dramatic manner]

is giving an exam this week.

She just called me to tell me:
'Do you know how many grandmothers died this weekend? Caroline they're killing their grandmothers...'

OMG could you ever do that? I could never ever ever use that as an excuse!!! I never understood how people could do that!

I could never do something like that!!!

That is awful. They should just write up a cheat sheet and get the test over with.

My friend had a friend in college who said his mom died to get him out of writing a paper. (Horrible- I know- this guy was a piece of work. He was arrested at some point later- I don't remember what for- but he never actually finished school)

The professor made him go to grief counseling.

that is terrible!