Novel PA announcements as to why your flight was late departing

[Eboy]

I had a new one on United last week. Five minutes before departure, we were told that maintenance just realized that the flight data recorder was supposed to have been swapped out before the flight. A half-hour later were were on our way.

I am also curious about delays "waiting for the paperwork" following minor repairs, where waiting for the paperwork takes five times as long as the repair.