Hey, who among us is above playing a silly hashtag game every once in awhile? We spotted #RidiculousExcusesToStayHome trending on Twitter and could recognize the fine hand of midlifers behind some of them. If you have more, feel free to contribute in comments below. Here are some of our favorites:
1. On that day when we just can't drag ourselves out of bed in the morning, it sure feels like this famous Jules Feiffer cartoon is speaking to us.
I'd have to lower the drawbridge and cross the moat #RidiculousExcusesToStayHome
— Kyle Coe (@_Kylesberg_) July 14, 20152. If our kids can do this, why can't we?
#RidiculousExcusesToStayHome - Calls boss... "Yeah... mommy said I can't come out and work" @carmstantinople
— Joel Andres (@joelfrewa) July 14, 20153. And let's not even talk about the plumber.
The cable guy is coming between 8am today and sometime next week. #RidiculousExcusesToStayHome
— Marc Hilliker (@MarcHilliker) July 14, 20154. Didn't Alfred Hitchcock make a movie about this once?
#RidiculousExcusesToStayHome the lawn gnome statues will come to life and kill me if I go outside
— christina cjv (@CV_81) July 14, 20155. Our bad. He made this one.
#RidiculousExcusesToStayHome I'm in a standoff with a Bird of Prey pic.twitter.com/5IZUmnWLrv
— Q (@th3Que) July 14, 20156. The 60s never really died, did they?
My horoscope said to take on less responsibility #RidiculousExcusesToStayHome
— Jonesy (@JwnsyPwns) July 14, 20157. No, why no they didn't.
#RidiculousExcusesToStayHome
I'm an atheist. I haven't finished sinning yet.
— Pinky Slivotitz (@ACreativeMuggle) July 14, 20158. We put it on our pets a lot.
#RidiculousExcusesToStayHome We're having an intervention for my dog. pic.twitter.com/308YS0B4zL
— Regina Spacola (@gigirules7) July 14, 20159. See what we mean?
My cat might die without me #RidiculousExcusesToStayHome
— ☀️Holly Happily (@Hollyorange8) July 14, 201510. Did she really?
My dog said she needed me #RidiculousExcusesToStayHome
— Ashley (@ItsMeAshleyWee) July 14, 201511. You may be pushing it with this one.
My pet squirrel is in his first music recital. #RidiculousExcusesToStayHome
— Sweet_Indica (@Sweet_Indica) July 14, 201512. This, at least, is believable.
My kid and I started playing hide and seek last night and I have yet to find him #RidiculousExcusesToStayHome
— larabee (@lbissilly2) July 14, 201513. And most believable of all.
There's a great new hashtag game starting
#RidiculousExcusesToStayHome
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