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Thursday, 28 October 2010




12 stupid excuses why you can't go to work

A nation-wide US survey by a company called CareerBuilder has found the country's craziest - but true - excuses for calling in sick. 

The 12 crziest excuses ever used to call in sick for work, according to employment company CareerBuilder.

1) A chicken attacked my mum.

2) My fingers are stuck in a bowling ball.

3) I had a hair transplant that has gone bad.

4) I fell asleep as my desk while working and hit my head, causing a neck injury.

5) A a cow broke into my house and I had to wait for the insurance man.

6) My girlfriend threw a Sit n Spin through my living room window.

7) My foot was caught in the garbage disposal.

8) Employee called in sick from a bar at 5pm the night before.

9) I'm not feeling too clever today.

10) I had to mow the lawn to avoid a lawsuit from the Home Owner’s Association.

11) I burned my mouth on a pumpkin pie (called in the day after Thanksgiving) .

12) I was in a boat on Lake Erie and ran out of gas - and the Coast Guard towed me to the Canadian side.

 





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  • Mirri04 (Age 13) wrote on Thursday, 28 October 2010 @ 18:36

    Ha ha;I'd hate to be that person when my boss realises I'm skiving off work lol:)

  • SuperSuze (Age 13) wrote on Thursday, 28 October 2010 @ 19:10

    LOL :>

  • Tigress (Age 11) wrote on Thursday, 28 October 2010 @ 19:13

    These are really funny!!!!!!!!! Number 5 is my favourite! :> :> :> :> :> :> :> :> :> :> :> :> :>

  • cozmic (Age 9) wrote on Thursday, 28 October 2010 @ 20:24

    Im not dumb you know! they are so stupid you know!

  • Flex172 (Age 16) wrote on Saturday, 30 October 2010 @ 14:44

    Really crazy!!! Number 5 is the best!!

  • PeaceLove (Age 12) wrote on Saturday, 30 October 2010 @ 18:39

    Haha! My favourite is number 9! Funny x

  • nwilliams wrote on Sunday, 31 October 2010 @ 11:01

    Number 12 could have happened!