The Excuse Bible

2,003 verses

Book 4 of 16

Getting out of a meeting

A room you cannot be in for the next hour. Short reasons, because a long one invites a longer conversation.

778 verses across 25 chapters

A reading

  1. 1 I can't be perceived before eleven Not reassuring
  2. 2 There's nothing in the office today that isn't also here Unverifiable
  3. 3 A neighbor has begun leaving me things Please take the day
  4. 4 There's a spreadsheet that governs this and nobody owns it Concerning
  5. 5 There's an approval I need from somebody who only approves on Fridays Concerning
  6. 6 I've had three things land this morning that all say today on them Unverifiable
  7. 7 There's a meeting to decide who decides this Concerning
  8. 8 Every time I save, the file gets slightly smaller Not reassuring
  9. 9 I've built the thing that was asked for and it isn't the thing that's wanted Concerning
  10. 10 The document has more pages than it did when I started Not reassuring
  11. 11 I have a conflict and the conflict is with the meeting Concerning
  12. 12 I've written it three ways and I don't like any of the three Concerning
  13. 13 I've got an engineer coming and the window is the whole day Plausible
  14. 14 I've been in four days this week and this is the fifth Unverifiable
  15. 15 My mouse is moving on its own in small amounts Not reassuring
  16. 16 I've been given a key I didn't ask for and I don't know what it opens Please take the day
  17. 17 I've got two people waiting on me for two different things Unverifiable
  18. 18 I've been asked for an update on something I've never heard of Concerning

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