Pick Your Favorite Standup Excuse

“The third-party API returned garbage data… again 📉.”
“The database is MIA. Did it elope 🐢 with the devops team?”
“The frontend is ready, but the backend is still in beta… 🚧 since 2021.”
“The payment API costs $0.50 💸 per test call. My wallet hurts.”
“The AI service thinks ‘cat’ is a carburetor.”
“The API docs lied.”