Actually it's probably one of the oldest excuses in the book, but usually called by various other names including but not limited to,24 hour flu (aka brown bottle flu),feeling under the weather (remember the seasick blog?) and many more misnomers varying according to the creativity of the afflicted person. So along with feeling like you might die (sometimes wishing you would) and wondering if anyone got the license number of the truck that ran over you,you also get a healthy dose of guilt. I can help with a small portion of the problem,I can't fix the way you feel physically,only time can cure that (or if you are a hard core case,another drink),but I can help with the guilt. The guilt can be a two-fold deal,for instance if you suddenly realize you are drunk and it is a work night,the other scenario is for the more cautious amongst you who avoid (or try to avoid) drinking on work nights. Either way chances are you will feel guilty. For those who "accidently" got drunk on a work night and call in sick to work simply use the word veisalgia instead of the over used 24 hour flu,you are suffering from a sudden onset of veisalgia (pronounced v-long a salgia). Chances are whoever you have to call really doesn't care what your problem is,only how to compensate for one less person. For the rest of you,sooth your jagged nerves with the medical term for your affliction,sure you are still going to miss most of a perfectly good day but putting a technical name to it may help!
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