It's going to happen. The dog's going to eat that report that was due Monday and there's really no solution known to modern science that can prevent it. So why not go with the flow and give Fido some health benefits from his taste in important, overdue paperwork? "Heeey, who's a good boy? Did you eat all that homework? Yeeess you did."
-- doctorremulac3, Jan 31 2013

“Is there any other point to which you would wish to draw my attention?”

“To the curious incident of the dog in the night- time.”

“The dog ate no homework in the night-time.”

“That was the curious incident.”
-- MaxwellBuchanan, Jan 31 2013


The logical progression of this idea would lead to a combination of charity and small business.

One of those secure document destruction services could partner with the local animal shelter to contract for paper eating services.
-- normzone, Jan 31 2013


Classic [+]
-- zen_tom, Jan 31 2013


werewolf: "I ate my own homework" (+)
-- FlyingToaster, Feb 01 2013


I wonder if any veterinary student has ever had their homework eat their dog.
-- 2 fries shy of a happy meal, Feb 01 2013


[+] good work, you get an A+.
-- xandram, Feb 01 2013


++
-- theircompetitor, Feb 01 2013


My daughter brought up an interesting point: What if the dog really DID eat your homework? Do you lie to the teacher and say you didn't finish it?
-- doctorremulac3, Aug 02 2015


Try presenting a small bag of fragments of charred paper and explaining "Sorry, it got hi-test Hydrogen Peroxide spilt on it and it spontaneously combusted".

That genuinely works, once at least. But it is vitally necessary to have previously developed a certain reputation with the teachers. This is easier for some than others; to achieve such a reputation at primary school is a notable achievement.
-- 8th of 7, Aug 02 2015


+
-- wjt, Aug 03 2015


//you can hand in the remainder saying "The dog didn't quite finish my homework".//

LOL, clever.
-- doctorremulac3, Aug 03 2015



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