Have you guessed any excuses in exercise 6? Which excuses from the article do you find funny/brilliant/inappropriate/impolite? Would you ever use any of them? Why (not)?

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Slightly less reliable than pets, kids also can make a handy excuse. Little Jack’s bedtime suddenly was moved up an hour, and if you don’t leave by 7, his internal clock will be off and Dr. Spock says that’s bad. If your kid isn’t old enough to be able to call out your lies, your kid can have a mysterious cold or flu coming on any day that you need a break.

8.

No kids or pets? Oh dear, well it seems like you are coming down with something. This is more believable if you start the day before. Just casually mention to a few family members that you are feeling under the weather. Then, as the family activities start the next day, show up, but act a little more reserved, as if speech suddenly requires energy that you just don’t have. Decline any food stating, “Oh that looks delicious, but my stomach’s a bit off — I’d hate to risk it.” Now, you’ve laid the groundwork for an easy out. If you’re having a great time with family, you can wait and use it the next day (it will keep for three days max), but if things start to suck, your illness can suddenly flare up and nobody will question you. In fact, they may admire how you stuck in there as long as you did, since you were obviously feeling so ill. Just nod and say, “Of course, family is everything to me.”

9.

You are having a great time looking through Aunt Mabel’s photos of her doll collection. It’s so fascinating you could stare at them all night. But damn — you have a Very Important Meeting tomorrow morning at 8 a.m., and you’ve got to get your slides ready and all that. Yes, if you don’t leave now, there’s no way you’ll be ready for your Very Important Meeting.

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