by Austin Cushing
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February 1, 2007

Games: A-Z Chain of Sick Day Excuses (February 9, 2008)

February 09, 2008 04:20 PM EST
views: 119 | rating: 10/10 (21 votes) | comments: 101

It's time for another Chain Game! This one is going to rely on your ability to get out of doing more productive things with your time, because this Chain Game requires you to come up with an excuse to not come in to work, school, or wherever, that begins with the letter next in the alphabet after the previous entry (with A coming after Z)!

Let's start with:

A - Accidentally set my car on fire. Will be in tomorrow.

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Comments: 101

Danielle P. Feb 9, 2008, 4:22pm EST
Broke my leg
N A Feb 9, 2008, 4:30pm EST
lost my contacts and don't have another pair
N A Feb 9, 2008, 4:30pm EST
sick kid...that's a standard
juley g. Feb 9, 2008, 4:30pm EST
Car won't start
N A Feb 9, 2008, 4:30pm EST
car froze to street
juley g. Feb 9, 2008, 4:31pm EST
Dropped my glasses and stepped on them. Can't see without them!
juley g. Feb 9, 2008, 4:32pm EST
Ear Ache
juley g. Feb 9, 2008, 4:32pm EST
Fell down the stairs.
N A Feb 9, 2008, 4:32pm EST
twisted my ankle
Ruthe M. Feb 9, 2008, 4:33pm EST
Dentist appointement--have to get new dentures put in! :-)
N A Feb 9, 2008, 4:33pm EST
"family emergency" (catch-all excuse)
Ruthe M. Feb 9, 2008, 4:34pm EST
Gas pains...too toxic for work! :-)
N A Feb 9, 2008, 4:34pm EST
car accident
Ruthe M. Feb 9, 2008, 4:35pm EST
Herniated disc! Can't sit at the desk!
N A Feb 9, 2008, 4:35pm EST
flooding, can't get out of driveway
N A Feb 9, 2008, 4:35pm EST
fell on the ice
N A Feb 9, 2008, 4:35pm EST
husband is ill and needs me
Crystal R. Feb 9, 2008, 4:44pm EST
Ice storm....my road is frozen
Donna Besso Feb 9, 2008, 4:47pm EST
My horoscope sais not to leave the house today.
Erin P. Feb 9, 2008, 4:48pm EST
I'm in JAIL ... but should be bailed out soon.
Crystal R. Feb 9, 2008, 4:58pm EST
Killer on the loose. Can't leave the house.
Monica H. Feb 9, 2008, 5:00pm EST
My KITTY is stuck up in the tree........have to call the fire department. It could take all Day.
Monica H. Feb 9, 2008, 5:01pm EST
LOST my mind..........be back tommorrow.
Monica H. Feb 9, 2008, 5:02pm EST
LAUGHING gas at the dentist-----can't come in today.
Monica H. Feb 9, 2008, 5:04pm EST
MEASLES have taken over my family.
Monica H. Feb 9, 2008, 5:09pm EST
NOT in the mood for work today!
Monica H. Feb 9, 2008, 5:11pm EST
OXYGEN levels are low-------hard time breathing
Monica H. Feb 9, 2008, 5:12pm EST
OUT of gas
JoAnn C. Feb 9, 2008, 5:16pm EST
pounding headache
Crystal R. Feb 9, 2008, 5:25pm EST
queasy
Sandra (secretary of Lalaland) C. Feb 9, 2008, 5:36pm EST
excruciating tooth ache
Patrick C. Feb 9, 2008, 6:43pm EST
dog ate the car
Barb (Gather Site Ferret) Carlson Feb 9, 2008, 7:01pm EST
R-Root canal
Barb (Gather Site Ferret) Carlson Feb 9, 2008, 7:01pm EST
S-Sick as a dog
Barb (Gather Site Ferret) Carlson Feb 9, 2008, 7:01pm EST
T-Ticks are covering my body and my wife thought I was an alien and locked me in the bathroom.
Barb (Gather Site Ferret) Carlson Feb 9, 2008, 7:02pm EST
U-Under caught fire when I was making breakfast.
Barb (Gather Site Ferret) Carlson Feb 9, 2008, 7:02pm EST
V-Very, very, very sick.
Barb (Gather Site Ferret) Carlson Feb 9, 2008, 7:03pm EST
W-Wandered into a yellow jacket's nest and now I'm covered with bee stings.
Barb (Gather Site Ferret) Carlson Feb 9, 2008, 7:03pm EST
Sharon: Ennue??? Whassat?
sharon SugarMomma is a wise woman, Feb 9, 2008, 7:05pm EST
meant that french word then couldn't spell it - can say it - just not spell it
sharon SugarMomma is a wise woman, Feb 9, 2008, 7:06pm EST
xenophobia - strange looking creatures outside the house
sharon SugarMomma is a wise woman, Feb 9, 2008, 7:07pm EST
Yawning hole in my car roof
sharon SugarMomma is a wise woman, Feb 9, 2008, 7:07pm EST
Zero tolerance for you idiots today.
Ann J. Feb 9, 2008, 7:19pm EST
A....Aching all over.
Ann J. Feb 9, 2008, 7:20pm EST
B....Broke my glasses,can't see
Ann J. Feb 9, 2008, 7:21pm EST
C.....Company from out of town.
Ann J. Feb 9, 2008, 7:22pm EST
D.....Dental appt.
Ann J. Feb 9, 2008, 7:26pm EST
E.....Exhusband is breaking into the house
Ann J. Feb 9, 2008, 7:27pm EST
F......Fire in the kitchen
Ann J. Feb 9, 2008, 7:29pm EST
G.....Have to take my car to the GARAGE.
JoAnn C. Feb 9, 2008, 7:30pm EST
feeling symptomatic - (someone actually said that to me once)
sandy k. Feb 9, 2008, 7:50pm EST
mental health day!!
Cathy N. Feb 9, 2008, 7:53pm EST
Have a horrible headache!
vickey w Feb 9, 2008, 8:39pm EST
Our Igloo floated away and I dont have any clean clothes
Francis H. Feb 9, 2008, 9:18pm EST
Jesus told me not to.
Francis H. Feb 9, 2008, 9:36pm EST
Klan's outside waiting for me to come out.
Amanda "middle of nowhere" C. Feb 9, 2008, 10:40pm EST
laying out in the sun so I'll be more attractive for the next board meeting
Amanda "middle of nowhere" C. Feb 9, 2008, 10:41pm EST
Monday-morning allergies
Amanda "middle of nowhere" C. Feb 9, 2008, 10:41pm EST
Nosering is infected
Oh, I just can't make myself be motivated to get there today (Someone actually called me with that one, once.)
Pet died - I should get bereavement days for that.
Quarantined; my kid has the plague.
Rabid squirrel attacked me.
Emma L. Feb 10, 2008, 3:01am EST
set the house on fire
Cheryl B. Feb 10, 2008, 3:13am EST
sore throat
Cheryl B. Feb 10, 2008, 3:21am EST
stomach ache
Francis H. Feb 10, 2008, 3:13pm EST
Testicles finally dropped and I don't think I like your attitude anymore.
Denise B. Feb 10, 2008, 6:46pm EST
under the weather
Curt L. Feb 10, 2008, 11:03pm EST
Veil of thick fog that makes driving to work ill-advised.
Curt L. Feb 10, 2008, 11:05pm EST
Water pipe broke and my house is flooded.
Curt L. Feb 10, 2008, 11:06pm EST
X rays I had yesterday caused some complications.
Lisa Keating Feb 11, 2008, 12:17am EST
Yetti bit me.
Laura Cushing Feb 11, 2008, 2:57am EST
Zapped by giant bug zapper and electrocuted.
Austin Cushing Feb 12, 2008, 2:04am EST
Ambushed by ninjas, will be in two hours late barring poison dart attacks.
Monica Kennedy Feb 12, 2008, 2:15am EST
botulism - barfing big bags - be better by-and-by
Monica Kennedy Feb 12, 2008, 2:16am EST
constipated - this too shall pass
Monica Kennedy Feb 12, 2008, 2:17am EST
dead - I actually am at work to haunt you, you just can't see me, but I am the one behind all the weird computer glitches and I am the one who keeps hinding your chocolate stash. If I can't have it, no one can!
Monica Kennedy Feb 12, 2008, 2:19am EST
erectile disfunction - be back in 37 hours, or will be in hospital, one or the other.
Monica Kennedy Feb 12, 2008, 2:20am EST
foaming at the mouth - I suppose that rabbit was rabid after all.
Monica Kennedy Feb 12, 2008, 2:21am EST
gastrointestinitis - you really don't want to be around me, so I will take a long weekend.
Monica Kennedy Feb 12, 2008, 2:22am EST
headcase - could you please undo this jacket for me?
Monica Kennedy Feb 12, 2008, 2:26am EST
inability to cope with insane bosses - taking a day of rest (AKA searching/interviewing for a better job).
Monica Kennedy Feb 12, 2008, 2:27am EST
justifiable homicide prevention - if I come in to work one more day this week, someone WILL DIE.
Monica Kennedy Feb 12, 2008, 2:29am EST
Kansas tornado last night, and I am not in Kansas anymore
Monica Kennedy Feb 12, 2008, 2:30am EST
Liver's shot - gotta quit drinking
Monica Kennedy Feb 12, 2008, 2:31am EST
Memory's shot - where do I work again?
Monica Kennedy Feb 12, 2008, 2:32am EST
Nose bleed - was at a concert last night - really bad seats.
Monica Kennedy Feb 12, 2008, 2:33am EST
open heart surgery -- what do you mean that's what i called in for last Friday? I have a really bad heart dude. Come on and have some compassion.
Monica Kennedy Feb 12, 2008, 2:34am EST
poor - I ran out of gas
Monica Kennedy Feb 12, 2008, 2:35am EST
quit caring - I give and I am going on permanent vacation
Monica Kennedy Feb 12, 2008, 2:36am EST
Really sick - what, you need more than that?
Monica Kennedy Feb 12, 2008, 2:37am EST
Scared you'll find out I embesled all that money so I suppose it is time to head down to Mexico.
Monica Kennedy Feb 12, 2008, 2:38am EST
tackled one too many times - in traction
Monica Kennedy Feb 12, 2008, 2:39am EST
undisclosed reasons - it is my right to not tell you why I am taking a sick day!
Monica Kennedy Feb 12, 2008, 2:39am EST
vexed - need time to cool off
Monica Kennedy Feb 12, 2008, 2:40am EST
waiting for ovulation - must get pregnant today!
Monica Kennedy Feb 12, 2008, 2:41am EST
xrays don't look good, hospitalization immanent