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Originally Posted by frogza
This morning a guy called me to tell me he wouldn't make it in to work today. I asked why and he told me that his ten year old son was attacked by his neighbors chinchilla. For those who don't know what a chinchilla is, it's a small rodent that's like a rabbit, only smaller. I asked him how it happened, he told me that his son was waiting for the bus and the chinchilla must have jumped the fence and just attacked his son.
At this point I was trying not to laugh. I said"I thought they were pretty docile."
So what creative or just plain dumb excuses have you heard, or given to get out of work?
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wow, that really made me laugh . . . . how dangerous this chinchilla's can be . . .
i would happen to fall into the 'dumb excuses' category . . . when i was a teenager . . . i used the very non-original excuse of saying my dog had died and i was just too upset to come in . . . The only thing about saying someone or something has died is that ya feel a little guilty when they ask if you want to talk about it and offer their support for a dog that doesn't exist
But i was just a dumb kid . . . sigh....... Good times, good times . . .
Now, i don't use excuses, having a serious job entails that i need to be responsible (that whole damn responsible thing, gets in the way every time!)
. . plus, with the career market as competitive as it is . . . if i slip up . . . there will be someone there to take my place in a matter of days . . .