our work here is done. » excuse http://www.ourworkhereisdone.com Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:58:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ If they call, tell them I’m dead. http://www.ourworkhereisdone.com/if-they-call-tell-them-im-dead/ http://www.ourworkhereisdone.com/if-they-call-tell-them-im-dead/#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2009 05:01:09 +0000 tiffany http://www.ourworkhereisdone.com/?p=53 I was told today that someone I know, who may or may not be a former boss, scheduled a meeting with a client the day he and his family were leaving to go on vacation. Oh well. It seems that all the portable technology in the world can’t stop us from using the default reminder setting for 15 minutes before the meeting is about to happen.

With all the viable excuses in the world—family emergency, gridlock traffic, food poisoning—this person makes the worst excuse I’ve ever heard from an adult.

“If [the clients] call, tell them I’m stuck in an elevator.”

So this inspired the following list: Better excuses than “If they call, tell them I’m stuck in an elevator”:

If they call, tell them I…

* Said Beetlejuice 3 times.

* Took the red pill this morning.

* Am reliving the same day over and over in Puxatawney, PA, and I will return when my character arc is complete.

* Took the physical challenge.

* Walked into a musical; got swept away by song and became a back up dancer.

* Was called in at the last minute to coach a Jamaican bobsled team.

* Ran into the guy from Quantum Leap, and he said he wanted to show me something.

* Was unexpectedly selected to be on week-long makeover show.

* Hailed the Cash Cab.

* Had to avenge my parents’ deaths real quick.

* Got into heated “Tastes Great, Less Filling” debate.

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