In the world of playing hooky, there are thousands and thousands of excuses you can use to get out of work. But in my experience, some just work better than others. Following are my 10 personal favorites, not only for my own use but for mankind's as well. -KS
Provided you have the kind of job that allows you to do work outside the "office," this excuse not only gives you the opportunity to avoid going to work but, in some cases, makes you look like a more dutiful employee. You tell the boss that you woke up this morning with some great ideas and you wanted to get them down on paper before you forgot them. Then you call in a couple of hourse and say that you're really on a roll and don't want to lose your momentum, Or you tell the boss that the project that you're working on requires your full concentration and there are just too many distractions and interruptions at the office. You want to do the best possible work that you can, so you are going to work on it at home.
Incidentally, if the boss calls you at home and you're not there, he'll probably leave you a message asking where you are. When you call him back (after you retrieve your messages), tell him you're sorry you missed his call but you turned the phone ringer off so you could work without any interruptions. That was, after all, the whole point of not coming in to the office.
9. Water went off
There you were in the shower, all soapy wet, working your shampoo into a lather and before you could “rinse and repeat,” the water shut off. Now, soapy skin is one thing, but a head full of shampoo (or, worse yet, conditioner) is a whole different ball game. You can’t blow dry it. You certainly can’t style it. Chances are, you can’t even get a brush through it.
You really have no other choice but to wait until the water comes back on so you can rinse your hair. Unless, of course, you don’t mind going to work looking like the lead singer of a grunge band.