I'd love to but...

I want to spend more time with my blender.

The man on television told me to say tuned.

I'm building a pig from a kit.

There's a disturbance in the Force.

I'm attending the opening of my garage door.

I'm trying to be less popular.

I have to study for a blood test.

I have to rotate my crops.

It's too close to the turn of the century.

I promised to help a friend fold road maps.

It wouldn't be fair to the other Beautiful People.

I'm uncomfortable when I'm alone or with others.

I'm converting my calendar watch from Julian to Gregorian.

I changed the lock on my door and now I can't get out.

Excuses For Missing Work

I can't come in to work today because I'll be stalking my previous boss, who fired me for not s showing up for work. Okay?

I have a rare case of 48-hour projectile leprosy, but I know we have that deadline to meet...

I am stuck in the blood pressure machine down at the Food Giant.

Yes, I seem to have contracted some attention-deficit disorder and, hey, how about them Skins, huh? So, I won't be able to, yes, could I help you? No, no, I'll be sticking with Sprint, but thank you for calling.

I just found out that I was switched at birth. Legally, I shouldn't come to work knowing my employee records may now contain false information.

The psychiatrist said it was an excellent session. He even gave me this jaw restraint so I won't bite things when I'm startled.

The dog ate my car keys. We're going to hitchhike to the vet.

I prefer to remain an enigma.

I can't come to work today because the EPA has determined that my house is completely surrounded by wetlands and I have to arrange for helicopter transportation.

I am converting my calendar from Julian to Gregorian.

I am extremely sensitive to a rise in the interest rates.

I refuse to travel to my job until there is a commuter tax. I insist on paying my fair share.

I've used up all my sick days...so I'm calling in dead.

I set half the clocks in my house ahead an hour and the other half back an hour Saturday and spent 18 hours in some kind of space-time continuum loop, reliving Sunday (right up until the explosion). I was able to exit the loop only by reversing the polarity of the power source exactly e*log(pi) clocks in the house while simultaneously rapping my dog on the snout with a rolled up Times. Accordingly, I will be in late, or early.

If it is all the same to you, I won't be coming in to work. The voices told me to clean all the guns today.

My mother-in-law has come back as one of the Undead and we must track her to her coffin to drive a stake through her heart and give her eternal peace. One day should do it.

I can't come in to work today because I'll be stalking my previous boss, who fired me for not showing up for work. OK?

Constipation has made me a walking time bomb.

When I got up this morning, I took two Ex-Lax in addition to my Prozac. I can't get off the john, but I feel good about it.