Excuses for calling in sick to work

lalalalaaaaaaaa
lalalalaaaaaaaa Posts: 2,445
edited February 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
So I figured this thread could serve as a resource for us to use from time to time when we wanna call in sick to work. Besides saying "I'm sick", what are some other good excuses to use aside from the typical "death in the family" one?

I'm planning on doing this next week so I can go skiing :)
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  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    'family emergency'

    'just been in a minor crash on the way to work and a bit shook up'

    'woke up unable to move and think I've done my back in'

    'been throwing up all night and was hoping to feel better by the morning but still unable to stay too far from the bathroom... hopefully I'll be able to drag myself in tomorrow'
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  • wash_
    wash_ Posts: 1,073
    Migraine, any movement makes you sick and your head hurts so much that you cant think straight.

    Thats always my excuse, but it's usually true!
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  • mookie9999
    mookie9999 Posts: 4,677
    Saturnal wrote:
    So I figured this thread could serve as a resource for us to use from time to time when we wanna call in sick to work. Besides saying "I'm sick", what are some other good excuses to use aside from the typical "death in the family" one?

    I'm planning on doing this next week so I can go skiing :)

    After having a few too many, a couple of friends and I tried to recreate the zipper scene from There's Something About Mary. We succeeded. (If your boss is male, this will work, even if you're a chick, which I know you're not but someone else reading this might be.) ;)
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  • GreenTeaDisease
    GreenTeaDisease Posts: 3,359
    Ate some bad clams last night...
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 32,072
    i never ever use "death in the family" or "my kid is sick" no way to paranoid when i call in sick i just tell them i'm sick "click".....
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • imspinnin
    imspinnin Posts: 933
    the diarrhea/puke bug works wonder's

    and

    if you have a male boss, as soon as you mention your menstrual cycle, your golden
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  • MyHandsBound
    MyHandsBound Posts: 698
    Im not feeling well......(I don't get personal about it)
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,712
    "Hi, Mr. Weed? I won't be in to work today because I was in a horrible plane crash. My family is dead and I am a vegetable. See you tomorrow."
  • Cree Nations
    Cree Nations Posts: 2,247
    I am sick and have severe diareaha
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  • redrock
    redrock Posts: 18,341
    A woman to a male boss.... just need to mention 'woman problems'. No need for explanation and generally no explanation sought!
  • KosmicJelli
    KosmicJelli Posts: 1,855
    I have a severe rash and its raw near my naughty bits and cant walk...

    next day at work.. nobody can see it... besides believable because who would ever admit to a rash on their groin
  • pjtradeking
    pjtradeking Posts: 4,045
    I have NEVER called in sick in 25 years of working. I have been sent home, but have never actually called in... I suck!! :(
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  • lukin2006
    lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
    "Eye Problems" I just can't see myself coming in today.
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  • GreenTeaDisease
    GreenTeaDisease Posts: 3,359
    redrock wrote:
    A woman to a male boss.... just need to mention 'woman problems'. No need for explanation and generally no explanation sought!

    exactly, or just need to say you have to go to the doctor.
  • upina2001
    upina2001 Indiana Posts: 764
    Saturnal wrote:
    So I figured this thread could serve as a resource for us to use from time to time when we wanna call in sick to work. Besides saying "I'm sick", what are some other good excuses to use aside from the typical "death in the family" one?

    I'm planning on doing this next week so I can go skiing :)


    Diarrhea---If you can admit it to someone and get over the fact that people actually get it, and cant be blunt enough about it, it works every time.
    You can tell someone you are sick all the time, but the runs "puts you at home".

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  • lalalalaaaaaaaa
    lalalalaaaaaaaa Posts: 2,445
    Yea I'm liking 'family emergency' best so far. However, I'm not married w/ kids, so it's hard to imagine what type of emergency I could be having.
  • inmyrvm
    inmyrvm Posts: 1,039
    i've got a crack in my ass and i don't know why
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  • KosmicJelli
    KosmicJelli Posts: 1,855
    Just thinking .... if you use excuse for skiing... then what happens or what do you say to your boss if yah really hurt yourself on the slopes/trails????
  • Brain of J.Lo
    Brain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    Saturnal wrote:
    So I figured this thread could serve as a resource for us to use from time to time when we wanna call in sick to work. Besides saying "I'm sick", what are some other good excuses to use aside from the typical "death in the family" one?

    I'm planning on doing this next week so I can go skiing :)

    Food poisoning is good. No one wants details. :D

    Generic family emergency is also good. Again, no one wants details because it might be really bad and then they won't know what to say. ;)
  • Brain of J.Lo
    Brain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    Saturnal wrote:
    Yea I'm liking 'family emergency' best so far. However, I'm not married w/ kids, so it's hard to imagine what type of emergency I could be having.

    family emergency can involve your mom/sister/brother/father/grandparent/aunt... you get really get creative with this one! :D

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