The poll found that employees had offered some humorous reasons for calling in sick. Such excuses ranged from not being able to extricate one's arm from the cuff of a blood pressure machine at the ...

The Price Is Right contestant kicked her legs up and threw her arms in the air, screaming, “Oh my God!” after she won. Drew Carey couldn’t help but let out a laugh at her celebration. He even laughed ...

From "The Hooky Book: More than 200 Excuses for Rolling in Late, Skipping Out Early and Scamming a Whole Day Off" (Apiary Inc.) by Kerry Speckman Before you even think about skipping work, look at the ...

Most people don’t need any more encouragement to play hooky and go skiing. But if you do, this Thursday, January 14, Loveland ski area and 95.7 radio have teamed up to promote “Ski Hooky” day. Those ...

I’ve played hooky exactly twice in my life. The first time was in college, in the late 1990s, when a guy I knew convinced me I should ditch my American Literature seminar for a day of skiing. I ...