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Running out of excuses?

Excuses Based Upon Commitments To:
FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS, RELATIVES
My sister asked to come over to sleep on my pullout couch tonight. Her apartment floors were refinished today and she is afraid of the fumes.

I need to stay by the phone. My friends are expecting their third baby and she started having contractions. I have to be ready to baby sit their other children.

Excuses Based Upon:
HEALTH PROBLEMS
I have some huge cysts in my armpits that are killing me. I’ve had this once before. It’s called hidradenitis suppurativa (hi-dra-den-eye-tis-supper-tea-va). I have to call my doctor. The last time that I had this I had to have them drained.

My psoriasis is flaring up and I have to go to the dermatologist for some immediate UV light treatments before it gets out of control.

I’ve got something called Menieres (men-ee-airs) disease. When it acts up I get really dizzy and vomit a lot. I have medication that helps but it takes a couple of days to kick in.

Excuses Based Upon:
PET PROBLEMS
I was pet-sitting my neighbor’s ferret and the damn thing just ran out the door. I have to go find it.

My dog dislocated his hip. He has done this before. He's limping around and crying. I have to bring him to the vet.

Call Back-Stalls

TO BE USED IF YOU NEED TIME TO LOOK-UP AN EXCUSE

A bird just flew in the window. Let me call you back later.

My toilet is overflowing I have to call you right back.

I just sprayed some window cleaner into my eye. I’ll have to call you back.

I just stubbed my damn toe. I'll call you back in a minute.

Off-The-Wall Excuses

TO BE USED IF YOU NEVER WANT TO HEAR FROM THEM AGAIN

There are a couple of cops at the door. They want to ask me a couple of questions about some break-ins around the neighborhood. By the way, I told them I was with you last Thursday. I'd appreciate it if you back me up.

I’m taking a course in painting with bodily fluids. I am amazed at the variety of colors that are available.

I accidentally stuck my tongue in an electric outlet and I got a nasty shock. I'm just going to take it easy for a while.

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