I Need A Sick Day
This illness has the following symptoms: fever and chills, fatigue, sore throat, and muscle pain or body aches.
The Flu
People avoid doing this because they are afraid that they are sick, but it is the most likely thing to keep you healthy.
Going to the Doctor
Even if you get out of the house on time, this reason to be late will be encountered during the drive in to work, especially if someone ahead of you has a car accident.
Traffic
This is the perfect activity to try out a new recipe or experiment on an old one.
Cooking
The lead character, Archie Bunker, is a loudmouthed, uneducated bigot who believes in every stereotype he has ever heard. His wife, Edith, is sweet but not the sharpest knife in the drawer.
All in the Family
This common illness has the following symptoms: Runny or stuffy nose, sore throat, cough, congestion, and sneezing
The common cold
The fear of not having money is why many people delay this task, but putting it off will make that fear a reality in the form of additional fees.
Paying bills
This reason for lateness can occur if you had trouble falling asleep or if you stayed up too late the night before.
Overslept
This activity can really play havoc with your figure, but it is hard to avoid when you are so close to the pantry.
Eating
"We're moving on up, to the East Side, to a deee-luxe apartment in the sky ... ." This spinoff from "All in the Family" is about literal upward mobility - African- American couple George and Louise Jefferson move into a swanky high-rise building.
The Jeffersons
This less common, yet serious respiratory illness has the following symptoms: Cough (producing a greenish or yellow mucus); fever, sweating and chills; shortness of breath, shallow breathing, sharp or stabbing chest pain, low energy, and fatigue.
Pneumonia
This popular New Year's Resolution is a painful and difficult goal to accomplish and because chocolate cake taste's so good.
Going on a diet
This reason for lateness usually occurs because "Mother Nature" is not cooperating with your morning commute causing you to "slow your roll."
Bad weather
Whether you prefer a newspaper, a stack of magazines or a book, a warm throw, some comfy socks, and a comfortable chair are what's essential to really enjoy this activity.
Reading
Seven people set sail on what is scheduled to be a three-hour sightseeing tour on the charter boat The Minnow, get caught in a storm and end up stranded on an uncharted tropical island together.
Gilligan's Island
This condition that effects "people who work too much," and can cause depression has the following symptoms: fatigue, cynicism about work, feelings of being ineffective, feelings of disengagement about work.
Burnout
Most people accomplish this task by doing a little each day, and some dedicate one whole day to get all of it done. However you do it, if you put it off too long, you will end up with piles of clutter and dirty dishes and laundry.
Cleaning the house
Needing a sweater or jacket, are usually what drives this reason for lateness, but homework left on the desk or needing an umbrella are also common culprits.
Forgot something (had to go back to get it).
If you have a dog, they will most likely join you on this lazy, inside activity best carried out on the sofa.
Napping/ Sleeping
Best friends, roommates and polar opposites Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney work together at the Shotz Brewery in Milwaukee and keep each other's spirits up at home.
Laverne & Shirley
If you've fallen and experience these symptoms, you may have this conditions: Sudden pain, trouble using or moving the injured area or nearby joints, unable to bear weight, swelling, obvious deformity.
Broken bone
Its tempting to put off this task because it can result in some costly repairs, not to mention breaking down on the highway.
Car maintenance
Making sure that you place this item in the same place each evening when you get home will go a long way towards preventing this excuse.
Couldn't find my keys (Forgot Keys)
"Binging" on this activity is a popular fad best carried out with a subscription to Hulu, Netflix or Prime
Watch TV/ Movie
"Hawkeye" Pierce, "Hot Lips" Houlihan and "Radar" O'Reilly are Members of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital that care for the injured during the Korean War and use humor to escape from the horror and depression of the situation. .
M*A*S*H