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classicman 04-06-2009 10:04 PM

Why were you late for work
 
From CNN the top twelve excuses for being late.
I figure we can come up with some much more creative ones.

Here are 12 of the most outrageous excuses employers have heard for being late to work:

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1. My heat was shut off so I had to stay home to keep my snake warm.

2. My husband thinks it's funny to hide my car keys before he goes to work.

3. I walked into a spider web on the way out the door and couldn't find the spider, so I had to go inside and shower again.

4. I got locked in my trunk by my son.

5. My left turn signal was out so I had to make all right turns to get to work.

6. A gurney fell out of an ambulance and delayed traffic.

7. I was attacked by a raccoon and had to stop by the hospital to make sure it wasn't rabid.

8. I feel like I'm in everyone's way if I show up on time.

9. My father didn't wake me up.

10. A groundhog bit my bike tire and made it flat.

11. My driveway washed away in the rain last night.

12. I had to go to bingo.
Whatcha got cellarites?

ZenGum 04-06-2009 10:06 PM

Had one from a student recently. He was supposed to be giving a presentation with his partner, but was AWOL. Partner phones him and gets the following excuse:

My housemate locked the door when he left and I can't get out of my flat.

Crimson Ghost 04-07-2009 01:54 AM

I fell asleep on the shitter while solving a Sudoku.

Trilby 04-07-2009 03:22 AM

I always say my car was broken into.

Sun_Sparkz 04-07-2009 03:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Crimson Ghost (Post 553510)
I fell asleep on the shitter while solving a Sudoku.

Haha.
About 10 years ago i missed a day of school because my cousin (who walked me to the bus stop) needed to do a poo before we left, he took so long i missed the bus.

SteveDallas 04-07-2009 08:55 AM

I felt like the greatest contribution I could make to the world today would be to stay in bed and not inflict my presence on anybody. So I did. But then my wife wanted to make the bed so she threw me out. I figured if I had to be fucking miserable I might as well come in to work and share with everybody at the office.

Shawnee123 04-07-2009 09:38 AM

Heh, I think I may have used something similar at my old job. I think I told my boss that no one would want to be around me that day...it was a joke based in reality.

This excuse is completely plausible for me:

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3. I walked into a spider web on the way out the door and couldn't find the spider, so I had to go inside and shower again.

glatt 04-07-2009 09:57 AM

I was late because I was enjoying breakfast and reading the paper and just left a bit later than usual. Sorry.

Pie 04-07-2009 10:04 AM

I was late because I had better things to do -- like sleep.

Shawnee123 04-07-2009 10:08 AM

I was late because there were a bunch of idiots on the interstate and I had to stop and kill a few of them.

Sheldonrs 04-07-2009 10:20 AM

Never been late for work, or anything, in my life. I'd rather get where I need to be 2 hours early than 1 minute late.

Queen of the Ryche 04-07-2009 10:26 AM

Wow Shel, you sure are anal.

lumberjim 04-07-2009 10:38 AM

I got to work late because I got home(from work) at 1 am, dickhole.

lookout123 04-07-2009 11:00 AM

Once I had a supervisor giving me shit for being late. I pointed out the bar didn't close til three, I stayed til four, and as it was now 6:30 I was pretty sure I wasn't sober yet... He couldn't say much because he wasn't either and didn't want his boss to know.

Same guy busting my chops another time for being an hour late, he just walked away when my response was, "you saw that stripper right?".

My 20's are a blur.

Pico and ME 04-07-2009 11:07 AM

Last time I called in late I told them I couldnt leave until my husband came home because I grounded my stepson.

Pico and ME : Meany stepmom


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