That sounded like a stupid excuse even to Elspeth.

He had even risked testing Khitar's resolve with that stupid excuse about the double-random signal, and he had been proved right.

As stupid lame excuses went, it wasn't actually a bad one.

At least you aren't making stupid excuses, although it seems you made some stupid, or at least unwise decisions.

What would a foreigner think of such a stupid excuse?

Which had been a stupid excuse to involve his people in a dangerous situation.

So far as I can tell the only things manufactured in the US are stupid excuses for pointless wars!

It is a stupid excuse to hold Somaliland hostage.

'Then stop making up stupid excuses.'

In addition Mrs. Maritas said she could not do anything and we should solve this problem by our own and many other stupid excuses!