tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post8410005694584137154..comments2023-11-14T20:29:04.094-08:00Comments on Pearl, Why You Little...: Careful What You Ask for TherePearlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-85173437939837917622013-07-07T21:31:44.156-07:002013-07-07T21:31:44.156-07:00Congratulations to Pearl Vork Zambory whose story ...Congratulations to Pearl Vork Zambory whose story "Blowing Smoke" has been selected for publication in the anthology "Not your Mother's Book . . . On Being a Parent," scheduled for a September 10, 2013 release.<br />Pat Nelson<br />Co-creator, NYMB . . . On Being a ParentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-891299595436212822013-07-06T10:23:30.546-07:002013-07-06T10:23:30.546-07:00Explosive diarrhea. No one wants the details of th...Explosive diarrhea. No one wants the details of that! They just say a polite thank you, hope you're feeling better and hang up the phone. Done.Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-25441214308631640452013-07-02T16:02:56.453-07:002013-07-02T16:02:56.453-07:00How about coming down with that stomach bug--you k...How about coming down with that stomach bug--you know, that one that's going around? That ought to work for you. :-DConniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03865193802444007545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-6262758126058966632013-07-01T21:45:18.624-07:002013-07-01T21:45:18.624-07:00You could always feign a migraine--the kind where ...You could always feign a migraine--the kind where you go temporarily blind (or at least get those sparkly vision disturbances). No one would ever know, since it's all in your head ;)Elizabeth Rose Stantonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05725663688810441280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-44003701855252126542013-07-01T15:21:30.474-07:002013-07-01T15:21:30.474-07:00For one day, just tell them you have a stomach bug...For one day, just tell them you have a stomach bug. If you need a week or more, how about the plague?<br />Where you work, is there really such a thing as an "HR drop-in?"Pat Tilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-1593006578669658052013-07-01T10:04:24.438-07:002013-07-01T10:04:24.438-07:00A sucking chest wound would maybe work; although t...A sucking chest wound would maybe work; although the cause may be problematic and involve the authorities.goatmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02317617928368945316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-41520767105673532632013-07-01T03:53:18.749-07:002013-07-01T03:53:18.749-07:00Before you call in sick go into work with a few Sk...Before you call in sick go into work with a few Skittles glued on your face and make them think you're coming down with Skittlepox. the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-37168512016579986172013-07-01T03:35:45.485-07:002013-07-01T03:35:45.485-07:00I love this post. You think like I would.....bles...I love this post. You think like I would.....blessings Pearl.Just Be Realhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15815210059310140144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-2536946661899475462013-07-01T01:38:05.781-07:002013-07-01T01:38:05.781-07:00The Vapors was turn-of-the-century code for feelin...The Vapors was turn-of-the-century code for feeling faint or actually fainting. Women back then had the vapors often because they fainted a lot when they couldn't breathe properly because they were laced into too tight corsets. I imagine all that fainting is what gave rise to the notion that women were the weaker sex. <br />Just call in one morning and tell them you've been up all night with diarrhea. They won't want to see you for a day or so. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-50938809313825379122013-06-30T22:34:30.374-07:002013-06-30T22:34:30.374-07:00You can have this migraine that is laying me low t...You can have this migraine that is laying me low today - it's all yours for free, gratis, complimentary, just like your day off. I think every company should allow so many 'pretend sick days' every year. They would be called Burnout Days, that way you can recoup without the guilt. Ah, if only they would let me be in charge! Tezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15968504091315232161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-10844951958636798502013-06-30T22:30:51.663-07:002013-06-30T22:30:51.663-07:00With the wonderful reasons for non attendance bein...With the wonderful reasons for non attendance being offered you may never have to go back. My mother, whose spelling was suspect, used to say that I had had the 'urgencies'. No questions were ever asked.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-2042588489262391212013-06-30T20:28:42.168-07:002013-06-30T20:28:42.168-07:00Ok if you were to call in with the "vapors&qu...Ok if you were to call in with the "vapors" they may think you where going to a concern.........yes there was a band called the Vapors remember them they sang "Turning Japanese" yeah I remember that song. Of course you can go with the one thing hard to prove you don't have...."the runs"...........lol or a migraine how does one prove someone doesn't have a migraine.Jo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-14958356797616580582013-06-30T20:10:12.855-07:002013-06-30T20:10:12.855-07:00You twisted your ankle and need to ice it for 24 h...You twisted your ankle and need to ice it for 24 hours, you had an unexpected attack of vertigo, you have a rash in a most discreet area of the body and you think you may have shingles (you can be relieved the next day that you didn't have shingles after all..just a really bad heat rash), 24 hour flu, heat stroke, allergic reaction to a food, ....shall I go on? The possibilities are endless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-32392133237155880212013-06-30T18:47:45.348-07:002013-06-30T18:47:45.348-07:00That's what's awesome about my job. I jus...That's what's awesome about my job. I just have to write a quite one line e-mail stating "I'll be out of the office ill today". No need to make up an excuse. Nobody questioning me. Day off! Next stop, a quick run around the lake then jump on the long board skateboard to see what's going on in Balboa Park...HermanTurniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15448138758753193112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-49717132989153402672013-06-30T15:35:09.656-07:002013-06-30T15:35:09.656-07:00I am learning so much from all the comments.
How ...I am learning so much from all the comments.<br /><br />How 'bout ... ugh, must be something I ate is not agreeing with me and I was up all night ... umm, I'll spare you the gory details.<br /><br />Food poisoning is usually fast and furious and nobody wants the evidence.tiffany rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16105832290440620053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-51008726623899211012013-06-30T14:31:56.557-07:002013-06-30T14:31:56.557-07:00If a day off requires that much thought and prepar...If a day off requires that much thought and preparation, you might as well go to work.vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-34414234619608513962013-06-30T14:28:43.021-07:002013-06-30T14:28:43.021-07:00Hey Pearl! Hell, I'd stock up on batteries and...Hey Pearl! Hell, I'd stock up on batteries and call in with an outbreak of "hysterical paroxysms". I have some experience in this field if you're unsure how to proceed. Roth xIndigo Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03957870121933442627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-66953946044720852552013-06-30T14:20:02.012-07:002013-06-30T14:20:02.012-07:00I'm writing all this down....what?! I need a d...I'm writing all this down....what?! I need a day or two off here and there too, doncha know?Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467164195744234746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-91825391632405814422013-06-30T13:40:24.874-07:002013-06-30T13:40:24.874-07:00West Nile, if the mosquitoes are as bad in MN as i...West Nile, if the mosquitoes are as bad in MN as in MI, it sounds possible, heck maybe even Yellow Fever or Malaria.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-66640301170879449272013-06-30T12:25:59.748-07:002013-06-30T12:25:59.748-07:00Between Yamini and Robbie...you should be all set!...Between Yamini and Robbie...you should be all set!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03803472040500529682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-79227418542937809702013-06-30T12:23:35.246-07:002013-06-30T12:23:35.246-07:00Just say you have come down with a bad case of T.O...Just say you have come down with a bad case of T.O.W. tired of work.Linda O'Connellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15982895073903619018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-85287645822561584012013-06-30T11:50:46.035-07:002013-06-30T11:50:46.035-07:00Hari OM Joeh (via Pearl).... I am known for my tho...Hari OM Joeh (via Pearl).... I am known for my thoroughness!! @~}Yamini MacLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18383916589808462620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-83010137231372356542013-06-30T11:46:00.559-07:002013-06-30T11:46:00.559-07:00Pink eye. Everyone hates pink eye and will beg you...Pink eye. Everyone hates pink eye and will beg you to stay away. PLus no lasting scars. Stefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14735618188851876515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-24780665862622631152013-06-30T10:27:57.364-07:002013-06-30T10:27:57.364-07:00Well, don't have a car accident - my Mom just ...Well, don't have a car accident - my Mom just did that and she is in hospital with a cracked rib and several cracks in her pelvis. I think losing a toe would be better than that!!!Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609527768798543641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-4246257279329067212013-06-30T10:22:58.993-07:002013-06-30T10:22:58.993-07:00A stomach bug is a good excuse. People don't W...A stomach bug is a good excuse. People don't WANT you there! And they don't want you there the NEXT day, either! You become a social outcast. Which is probably not what you were aiming for ...<br /><br />How about laryngitis? You can email your absence, because obviously you can't talk. And when you go back, be sure to use a croaky voice for at least a day or two.<br /><br />My goodness, it sounds like I'm good at this excuse stuff. So help me, I have never used it.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.com