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My co-worker left early to comfort her distressed mother whose dog ran away. Last week, another had to pick up her kid at a Jewish day-care closing early for Rosh Hashannah. These excuses would never work if I tried. What are your stories?

― dewey, Friday, 24 September 2004 19:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Last week, another had to pick up her kid at a Jewish day-care closing early for Rosh Hashannah.

that sounds totally legit to me

― amateur!!st, Friday, 24 September 2004 19:30 (twenty-one years ago)

" i have to go speak with the fbi about my old neighbor " (wasnt a lie)

worked like a charm

― kephm (kephm), Friday, 24 September 2004 19:31 (twenty-one years ago)

"you are laying me off next week already--you gonna fire me if i leave early today?"

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Friday, 24 September 2004 19:44 (twenty-one years ago)

I am using health excuses to go and eat burritos with gygax.

― adam. (nordicskilla), Friday, 24 September 2004 19:48 (twenty-one years ago)

' I am pregnant, I feel crap'. There's 4 women in my team and 2 are up the duff. Compared to being poregant and feeling huge/heart-burny/sick as a dog, being tired and hungover don't cut it.

― badger Kitten (badger Kitten), Friday, 24 September 2004 20:42 (twenty-one years ago)

'up the duff'? nice

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Friday, 24 September 2004 20:43 (twenty-one years ago)

in da club.
bun in the oven.
up the junction.
innit.

― badger Kitten (badger Kitten), Friday, 24 September 2004 20:45 (twenty-one years ago)

That's not at all what I would have assumed "up the duff" meant.

― Ain't That Peculiar (kenan), Friday, 24 September 2004 20:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Up the duff must be a U. K thing: what did you think it meant?

― badger Kitten (badger Kitten), Friday, 24 September 2004 20:50 (twenty-one years ago)

um, guess.

why is it that UK phrases are always better than USA ones? is it anything to do with UK crosswords being much more difficult?

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Friday, 24 September 2004 20:59 (twenty-one years ago)

"I don't have anything to do and the company's about to go belly-up... okay if I go to the movies?"
"Sure."

― Rock Hardy (Rock Hardy), Friday, 24 September 2004 21:13 (twenty-one years ago)

in the uk "belly up" means the same as "in da club"

― mark s (mark s), Friday, 24 September 2004 21:50 (twenty-one years ago)

I'll telecommute!

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Friday, 24 September 2004 22:14 (twenty-one years ago)

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