Best excuse I've ever had for skipping class

Before class started today a student said, "Sir, is it OK if I leave now to go to Dubai?"

"You can't wait an hour?" I asked.

"I just found out I won Dh 50,000 in a photography contest."

"Go!" I replied.  "And I won't count you absent if you bring your pictures to class next week."

Dh 50,000 is $13,612.