Oh those ancients and their excuses. . . .

[herodotus]

I gotta try a few of these myself next time I call in-

Ancient Egyptian excuses for missing work

A 3,200-year-old Egyptian tablet shows attendance & work absences, and Ancient Egyptians’ reasons for skipping a work day include ‘embalming brother,’ ‘brewing beer,’ and ‘stung by a scorpion.

euroweeklynews.com

 

[JC-3122]

I gotta try a few of these myself next time I call in-

Ancient Egyptian excuses for missing work

A 3,200-year-old Egyptian tablet shows attendance & work absences, and Ancient Egyptians’ reasons for skipping a work day include ‘embalming brother,’ ‘brewing beer,’ and ‘stung by a scorpion.

euroweeklynews.com

Egyptian schoolboy’s excuse : embalming dog that ate my homework..

 

[sukie]

Couldn’t make it in… Fucking Locusts were EVERYWHERE and some schmuck dumped a giant clay urn full of Myrrh. Talk about stink…

 

[SpikedLemonade]

 

[sukie]

Susannah Hoffs

Knocked a bunch of kids right into puberty.