Okay everyone. Give us your best excuse!

[n8wb]

Well, now that it's getting warmer outside (at least for those of us north of the equator), thoughts begin to turn to the great outdoors and how we wish we were out in it. So I thought it may help our fellow birdboard members if we were to share our best excuse for calling in sick. If we were to pool our resources, we should be able to come up with at least one good excuse for missing work that we could use per month that we haven't used in the past.

Let's get this party started and keep the boss off balance! Remember, they can't fire us if they can't find us.

I have used a few, but the only one that comes to mind that is way out there is that my car was stolen and I couldn't come into work. The next day, I said that a relative "used" my car and I was going to deal with the issue outside of the court system. But needless to say I wouldn't have to clean my house for quite some time.

Now it's your turn. Turn on the creativity and let's see what you've got that will get us out of work but keep us out of the hot seat with our employer.

[kathleen]

My bird is sick.

[Irish]

How about, "My dog just got hit by a school bus"? Worked for my spouse--only thing? The dog really did get hit by a school bus when he jumped the perimeter fence....

No worries--Puck Robin Dogfellow is fine, except for a lingering terror of school busses! He won't go outside at all during daytime hours, for fear of seeing one pass by. If he's in the car, he ducks low, and if he's walking with us, he just totally freaks!

It did get Spouse off work, though, since I was hysterical, and Puck Robin was in a total panic (bruised, sore and totally confused--but nothing broken and no internal injuries).

Don't try this at home, kiddies :-).

[LMPego]

I had to call in one day because I couldn't get Cory in her cage and I didn't feel it was safe to leave her free all day. True story.

[Spinnergirl]

I am always looking for some original excuses :)

Pretty much exhausted the "usuals" over the course of working 10 yrs at the same place...I am gonna have to start losing family members (did I say that) if you guys don't come up with something .LOL

[kim197511]

How about.......... My basement is flooding my sub pump quit
also...................My automatic gaurage door broke and i cannot lift the door it is froze.
These things have really happened to me

[Spinnergirl]

Originally Posted by kim197511

How about.......... My basement is flooding my sub pump quit I used that one last month :)
also...................My automatic gaurage door broke and i cannot lift the door it is froze.
These things have really happened to me

Might try that one..thanks :)

[n8wb]

Spinnergirl, if you start placing family members into harms way, just remember that if someone dies, they can't die again six months later lol.

This almost reminds me of an old episode of M*A*S*H* when Klinger was trying to get out of the army, so he would show letters from home as an excuse to get out of the Army:

* Henry: "Uh-huh...Here we go. 'Father dying', right?"
* Klinger: "Yes, sir."
* Henry: "'Father dying' last year. 'Mother dying' last year. 'Mother and father dying'. 'Mother, father, and older sister dying'. 'Mother dying and older sister pregnant'. 'Older sister dying and mother pregnant'. 'Younger sister pregnant and older sister dying'. Here's an oldie but a goodie...'Half of the family dying, other half pregnant.' Klinger, aren't you ashamed of yourself?"
* Klinger: "Yes, sir. I don't deserve to be in the Army."

[Spinnergirl]

[QUOTE=n8wb]Spinnergirl, if you start placing family members into harms way, just remember that if someone dies, they can't die again six months later lol.

LOL....I'll keep that in mind!

Here's an oldie but a goodie...'Half of the family dying, other half pregnant.'QUOTE]

LOVE IT!!!!

[kim197511]

Another one i had to use was a giant snake was in my tree I have small dogs. Had to wait for a trapper to come and catch the snake. it was in my fence. Guess some one lost a python. No I did not keep it