I also found it quite funny. Luckily I was a very good student all through high school. I never skipped school. In college, however, I did skip my share of classes and paid the price for it with poor grades. Now I live in the real world, the working world, and luckily I have a very understanding and generous boss.

When my Pepper passed away and I called in to tell him that I wouldn't be in to work, he understood. Since I've been working with him for so long I also get 3 weeks of vacation each year and I can use my sick time towards vacation time too. In fact since we're so slow at work right now, I've been using some of my sick time and staying at home while getting paid.