Is 'I've been hacked' the lamest excuse ever?
Incredibly, I've managed never to send anything across the internet that's suddenly caused me to squeal in regret, break out in a sweat and rack my brains for an excuse.
I've never copied someone in on an email detailing the reasons why said person is an blithering idiot. Nor have I sent people pictures of myself in a gimp suit, not least because I've never worn one (he said hastily). But had I done either of these things, I may have resorted to that increasingly common excuse: "I've been hacked."
It's become as overused as "the dog ate my homework", or "darling, I've never met this woman before", or "we inherited this mess from New Labour" – and it's about as believable. Last Friday saw the resignation of Manchester City's chief executive, Garry Cook, following an email he'd accidentally sent to a player's mother that made light of her cancer.
