BS: Excuse's for missing work

Subject: BS: Excuse's for missing work
From: GUEST
Date: 18 Jan 04 - 07:42 AM

Subject: RE: BS: Excuse's for missing work
From: BanjoRay
Date: 18 Jan 04 - 08:16 AM

I had to stay home and work on my punctuation.
Ray

Subject: RE: BS: Excuse's for missing work
From: Sttaw Legend
Date: 18 Jan 04 - 09:30 AM

Park Street bridge was up.

Subject: RE: BS: Excuse's for missing work
From: GUEST,Boab D
Date: 18 Jan 04 - 09:58 AM

I was working in a factory making parts for mobile phones and one of my old army mates came down. Story being this was a Friday night and well I was supposed to be working but I said that my grandad had died. Now this really wasnt a lie as he had but 15 years or so previous. So we went to the pub and my mate told me that the reason that he was home was so that he could attend his grandads funeral. I felt really bad but hey what can you do? It was a bad thing to do and everything but hey stuff like that happens.
Anyway to make it really convincing I went in 3 hours late the following Wednesday saying that I had been to his funeral.
I am a bad man

Dylan

Subject: RE: BS: Excuse's for missing work
From: The O'Meara
Date: 18 Jan 04 - 10:44 AM

1. I got my arm stuck in the bloodpressure cuff at the Wal-mart pharmacy.
2. My dog swallowed my car keys and I had to walk him all the way to the vet.
3. I was out stalking my former boss who had me fired for missing work.
4. The voices told me to stay home and clean all the guns. (Particularly applicable to U.S. Postal Service.)

Or did you mean excuses that I've actually useed?

O'Meara

Subject: RE: BS: Excuse's for missing work
From: Peace
Date: 18 Jan 04 - 06:37 PM

I told a boss once that I wasn't in because I didn't feel like it. He was seriously pissed until I pointed out that I had missed four days in three years. I also said I could change that to one a month like most of his employees. Nothing more was said.

Subject: RE: BS: Excuse's for missing work
From: GUEST,the Pedantic Prosecutor
Date: 18 Jan 04 - 07:21 PM

Ahem! GUEST, I think you should know that plurals do not normally carry an apostrophe. Possessives carry an apostrophe. Your title should say: Excuses for missing work

Subject: RE: BS: Excuse's for missing work
From: Walking Eagle
Date: 18 Jan 04 - 07:22 PM

I couldn't come in because all of my guitars and dulcimers needed their 6 month re-stringing.

Subject: RE: BS: Excuse's for missing work
From: Kim C
Date: 18 Jan 04 - 07:32 PM

I've actually been locked IN the house before. We have dead bolts that need keys on both sides, and I had inadvertently left my keys in the car. Mister had to come home and let me out.

Subject: RE: BS: Excuse's for missing work
From: Peace
Date: 18 Jan 04 - 08:12 PM

Hey, PP, don't forget about the use of the apostrophe with those things women have during childbirth: subtractions. Apostrophes are used with subtractions, too.

Subject: RE: BS: Excuse's for missing work
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 19 Jan 04 - 01:49 AM

Oh God! Now who's gonna ask Joe to change the thread title to remove the errant apostrophe?

Robin

Subject: RE: BS: Excuse's for missing work
From: Metchosin
Date: 19 Jan 04 - 02:35 AM

It wasn't work, it was school, but I once asked to be excused so that I could go home and let the budgie out of the refrigerator. The teacher, bless her soul, gave me permission, no questions asked. Weird what you can do, when truth is stranger than fiction.

Subject: RE: BS: Excuse's for missing work
From: mouldy
Date: 19 Jan 04 - 02:39 AM

I recently bought a t shirt for my daughter's bloke:

"I ran out of sick days, so I phoned in dead"

Andrea

Subject: RE: BS: Excuse's for missing work
From: Kaleea
Date: 19 Jan 04 - 02:58 AM

... old teacher excuses to tell Mr. Principal:
   
   I had to have a growth removed from my head!   (haircut)

   The students ate my lesson plans!

    I had to visit all of the sick students!

    The students locked that new cute custodian & myself in his closet.

...actual excuses I have been given by employees:

    You remember that new battery I got for my car last week when I spent all day waiting for them to put it in? Well, today the d*mn thing fell right outta my car!
   
    I couldn't find my feet.

    I had to shop for a new dress for my big date next weekend!

    I couldn't find my pants.

    My feet wouldn't fit through my pants legs.

    My d*mn girlfriend gave me some bad pot, man!

    My head wouldn't fit through the neck of my shirt.

    No sh*t, man, I really had to have brain surgery yesterday!

Subject: RE: BS: Excuse's for missing work
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 19 Jan 04 - 06:53 AM

Im going to be using the following soon...."Im in Ireland with my American friend playing music and drink the lovely black stuff. I'll be back in next week!!"

Subject: RE: BS: Excuse's for missing work
From: GUEST,si
Date: 19 Jan 04 - 09:40 AM

A couple of years ago I had the most vivid dream, in which I got up, washed, etc......did all the normal pre worky stuff. Then went to work. Trouble is when I did wake up I realised it was all a dream and I had not ventured further than my duvet. I was three hours late, but believed, and it WAS true....who needs excuses.

Subject: RE: BS: Excuse's for missing work
From: Walking Eagle
Date: 19 Jan 04 - 04:21 PM

Soooo, what would my excuse be if a duvet is involved? Would I be locked in, flooded out, be held back by my trapped clothes?