The Top 10 Excuses for Being Late to Your Second Life Date
10. The region was full.
9. Attacked by a giant flying squid.
8. Ran out of L$ and had to pole dance to afford your date.
7. Griefers nuked your house.
6. Forgot about Wednesday maintenance.
5. Mandatory download of the new client took 15 minutes.
4. Tried to drive across sims and got stuck "off-world."
3. Didn’t want to look like a noob and show up with a box attached to your hand.
2. Discovered your inner furry and ran off with a gorgeous tree squirrel.
1. Linden Lab had to reboot the world.

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