Another good line that goes unheard because of Political Correctness

A student who had an appointment this afternoon sent me e-mail to cancel it, saying, "I hate to bow out on you, but I'm in over my head. I'm waist deep in school work and papers and life right now." I so wanted to write back that if she'd get her head out of her ass, that couldn't happen, but I was afraid she'd take it wrong.