Ok, let's have inject some humour, he's been in one of these places;
http://memeburn.com/2011/06/the-worst-internet-countries-on-earth-the-bad-11/
One of the reasons here, is his underlying excuse;
https://www.experience.com/alumnus/article?channel_id=manage_your_career&source_page=additional_articles&article_id=article_1156540592253
My vote; his cat unplugged his alarm clock in Ethiopia.
Or
His bus broke down and was held up by robbers in Belarus.
http://memeburn.com/2011/06/the-worst-internet-countries-on-earth-the-bad-11/
One of the reasons here, is his underlying excuse;
https://www.experience.com/alumnus/article?channel_id=manage_your_career&source_page=additional_articles&article_id=article_1156540592253
My vote; his cat unplugged his alarm clock in Ethiopia.
Or
His bus broke down and was held up by robbers in Belarus.
Maybe just this one
I had to ship my grandmother's bones to India. (note: she passed away 20 years ago)
That's a little below the belt dude...
@Bitcoinorama Seems like the right one was: A hitman was looking for me.
I would give my right arm for a person with power/authority to be honest for once in their lives. How stupid do you think we are YiFu/Josh/next ASIC creator? You can't even accept your role in the failure. Almost the whole frickin' world finds someone else to blame for personal/business short falls. Man up, give your customers some concession due to the late delivery of your products and take the hit in your bottom line. If you do this, I would respect you YiFu. I'm betting that won't be the case. 
