Lame Excuse can be interpreted a number of different ways. Please direct any wicks to one of these tropes instead:

* FakingAnotherPersonsIllness: An excuse involving pretending someone else is sick.
* INeedToGoIronMyDog: An implausible (or "lame") excuse.
* ObfuscatingDisability: A character manufactures a disability.
* PlayingSick: A character pretends to be sick to get out of some unpleasant task.

See also ExcuseOfAnIndex, an index of tropes involving excuse-making.
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