We’ve all been there. You’re finally excited to take some time off work or have a mellow weekend in the spring months, and your friend’s kid-brother — who you picked for your wall-ball team by-accident in 6th grade — has invited you to his wedding. It’s a traditional affair and should be painless enough, but you just don’t want to go.
You haven’t seen the kid in 10 years. His bride-to-be isn’t a fan of yours since she heard the story of you kicking him off said wall-ball team way back when. So you curse the day that “save the date” came in the mail and, every time you walk past it and glare at it hanging on your fridge, you brainstorm a new way to get out of it. You need the perfect out.
Luckily, Twitter is here to save you. With the new hasthag #RSVPexcuses taking the wedding world by storm. The responses range from genuine and polite, to awesome and hilarious:
Sorry we can't attend.
You've planned a church wedding & we've come down with a case of 24-hour demonic possession.
💒👿😈#RSVPexcuses— Nora McManus 🤟👩🏻🦰 (@Nora_McManus) May 13, 2016
The dog hurt his back and his balls aren't going to lick themselves. #RSVPexcuses
— BullsPitt (@pafan17) May 13, 2016
Sorry, washing my Hare. #RSVPexcuses pic.twitter.com/aqzDKI5gSg
— Steveedub (@Steveedub) May 13, 2016
Sorry I could not attend. I was involved in a horrible car accident pic.twitter.com/VjiD4tkNuD
— SophieDiddles (@sophie_diddles) May 13, 2016
I plan on eating Mexican the day before. Trust me, you don't want me there
— SophieDiddles (@sophie_diddles) May 13, 2016
My special snowflake got his man-bun caught in a stream powered antique toaster & he has 3rd° burns on his handlebar mustache. #RSVPexcuses
— Mame (@mamecastle) May 13, 2016
With even some corporate accounts hopping on the bandwagon.
Can't leave the lab. My viscosity finally hit 10,000 cP.#RSVPexcuses pic.twitter.com/5vOceDtO9D
— 3M (@3M) May 13, 2016
#RSVPexcuses I already have a date with my car. – Photo: Carlos R. pic.twitter.com/cxojfZEuEO
— Nissan (@NissanUSA) May 13, 2016
And then there are those who just missed the message entirely…unless we’re missing the message…
I thought it meant "Rihanna Sings Very Poorly", which I refused to dignify with a response
— Dreamweasel (@Dreamweasel) May 13, 2016