November 27, 2018

Good Afternoon,

After the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend it's been hard getting back into work shape. I still want to nap, eat leftovers, watch football, nap, and nap.

If I was clever I could have come up with a good excuse to get out of work today, but my batteries are still a little low. thank

How about you? Still got the post-Thanksgiving drag? Well, if you need a good excuse to call off work I can't help you, but I do have a few of the worst excuses ever. Investigate below for those.

Well, I'm either gonna take a nap now or I'm gonna nap now. ZZzzzzzzzz!

Mouthing Off,
Carl

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[m] q u o t e s . o f . t h e . d a y

"The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat."
--Lily Tomlin

"Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value."
--Albert Einstein

"A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be."
--Wayne Gretzky

[m] What's On the Web?

Here Are The 21 Worst Excuses To Miss Work, Like Ever
From Cracked.com: Everyone needs a day off, now and then. Unfortunately, unless you work for some hippie company that allows mental health days, getting a break from the daily grind requires some subterfuge. Weirdly, every company seems to have staff who either don't care or aren't smart enough to come up with a plausible excuse. So we've all worked with people who tried to get away with weird, dumb, or transparent reasons for not showing up. For example...

Visit: Here Are The 21 Worst Excuses To Miss Work, Like Ever


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[m] b i t s . n . b o b s

*-- Bizarre December Holidays --*
December 1 is National Pie Day and Eat A Red Apple Day
December 2 is National Fritters Day
December 3 is National Roof-Over-Your-Head Day
December 4 is Wear Brown Shoes Day
December 5 is National Sacher Torte Day
December 6 is National Gazpacho Day and Mitten Tree Day
December 7 is National Cotton Candy Day
December 8 is Take It In The Ear Day
December 9 is National Pastry Day
December 10 is Festival For The Souls Of Dead Whales
December 11 is National Noodle Ring Day
December 12 is National Ding-A-Ling Day
December 13 is Ice Cream and Violins Day
December 14 is National Bouillabaisse Day
December 15 is National Lemon Cupcake Day
December 16 is National Chocolate Covered Anything Day
December 17 is Underdog Day and National Maple Syrup Day
December 18 is National Roast Suckling Pig Day
December 19 is Oatmeal Muffin Day
December 20 is Games Day
December 21 is Look At The Bright Side Day, National Flashlight Day, National French Fried Shrimp Day, and Hamburger Day
December 22 is National Date-Nut Bread Day
December 23 is Roots Day
December 24 is National Egg Nog Day
December 25 is National Pumpkin Pie Day
December 26 is National Whiners Day
December 27 is National Fruitcake Day
December 28 is Card Playing Day and National Chocolate Day
December 29 is Pepper Pot Day
December 30 is Festival Of Enormous Changes At The Last Minute and National Bicarbonate Of Soda Day
December 31 is Unlucky Day


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