[Vendome]

No way I would sit there.

I use to hustle for seats on Broadway and If I go to a movie I go well after the initial opening and try to go early in the day so there auditorium is near empty...

[Viking2002]

Well, the upshot is, you may just have to bite the bullet and get the school note from your doctor, and have him 'burnish' it well. Oh, one more thing: get three copies. Triplicate - one for your Jackass Of The Year boss, another to send to HR to have it placed in your employee file, and the third to keep for yourself, in case one or both parties 'accidentally' lose theirs. CYA, my friend.