The dog ate my homework is the quintessential excuse for not doing your homework, but for some reason it is not taken very seriously.
This person may have the next best excuse though, if anyone will believe him.
His hamster stole his pen when he went to start his homework and it is the cutest thing we have seen in a long time.
It's not really my fault I haven't done my homework...
As cute as it is, something tells me the teacher will still expect this person to have their homework completed by the morning!