Calling in Sick...try these excuses
But could you get away with saying you had to go to your mother's dog's funeral or that you had brain cancer?

Would you believe an employee who had the swine flu, forgot the way to work, or was arrested because of mistaken identity?

Think carefully, if you're debating calling in sick, here are some of the most unusual excuses workers gave for missing work.

• I was sprayed by a skunk.
• I tripped over my dog and was knocked unconscious.
• My bus broke down and was held up by robbers.
• I was arrested as a result of mistaken identity.
• I forgot to come back to work after lunch.
• I couldn't find my shoes.
• I hurt myself bowling.
• I was spit on by a venomous snake.
• I totaled my wife's jeep in a collision with a cow.
• A hitman was looking for me.
• My curlers burned my hair and I had to go to the hairdresser.
• I eloped.
• My brain went to sleep and I couldn't wake it up.
• My cat unplugged my alarm clock.
• I had to be there for my husband's grand jury trial.
• I had to ship my grandmother's bones to India.
• I forgot what day of the week it was.
• Someone slipped drugs in my drink last night.
• A tree fell on my car.
• My monkey died.

School Excuses
The following notes from parents excusing their children from attending school have been around a while but if you haven't seen them, I'm sure you will get a kick out of them:

"Please excuse Freddie from being away yesterday because he had the fuel."

"Please accuse Michael from being absent on January 30 because he was aleing."

"George was absent yesterday because of a sore trout."

"Please excuse Betsey from being absent. She was sick and I had her shot."

"Joseph has been absent becuz he had two teeth taken off his face."

"My son is under doctor's care and should not take fisical education. Please execute him."

"Please excuse Ralph from school on Friday. He had very loose vowels."