Screw Peru. South Beach is a peach.

Dog Eats Passport, Boy Misses Trip
AP

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (June 30) -- A Wisconsin teenager using a classic excuse for evading schoolwork missed a class trip to Peru despite his tale being true: The dog ate his passport.

Officials at Chicago's O'Hare airport told 17-year-old Jon Meier the chewed-on document was fine, but authorities in Miami rejected it and wouldn't let him board the southbound aircraft.

His family's 1-year-old golden retriever, Sunshine, chewed a corner of the document, obscuring some numbers. Meier couldn't get another passport in time to join the trip with his Spanish class from Eau Claire North High School. The 12-day trip ended Monday.

Meier says he can't blame anyone, not even Sunshine: "I love her too much."

I don't feel the least bit bad for this kid. Peru? What the hell is in Peru? If I was him I would have told the school that I was flying home and told my parents I was in Peru. About 5 hours later Me and Rick Ross would have been judging a thong contest. This kid played it all wrong. Now he's probably in Wisconsin petting his stupid dog and wishing Brett Favre ill. Loser.