It may be the best known bad excuse for being unprepared: "The Dog Ate My Homework." But where does the phrase come from and how has it changed over the years? Weekend Edition host Scott Simon talks ...

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The dog ate my homework, a colorful and simple statement. Say it out loud with me: The dog ate my homework! You're smiling just now at the thought of saying something like this to a parent or teacher.

Gideon Rubin is news writer for Raw Story, based in Northern California. He is a graduate of San Francisco State University, where he majored in history. He started out covering sports in the Bay Area ...