"There was this thing I had to do...it was really important, and well, this thing couldn't wait...what thing? Oh I can't tell you it's private."
Texting them that you decided to take the bus to save the environment, and traffic was really bad, so you took another bus you thought was going to be faster, but it went the wrong way, and maybe another time would be better. But really you're sitting at home in your underwear watching reruns of friends masturbating to Rachel, and the lingerie section of a Sears catalog from the 1980s that you happened to find.
Telling them that you waited at the restaurant for over an hour and purposely giving the wrong restaurant name, not even one close by, thereby making sure they believe you to be thoroughly confused since you mixed up Panera (where you said you were) with Capital Grille (the e on the end makes it fancier).
Things you should never do on a date at a restaurant.
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