What's the best excuse you used to get out of work??

I've used quite a few excuses. I said that my car wouldn't start or even that I was on my way to work and my car broke down so I needed to wait for AAA so i could sleep in. I've said that I was sick and had food posioning. I said that I had to go to the hospital because I had a bad Asthma Attack (I don't have Asthma). I have said that I just got a call that my dad was in the hospital and I needed to drive out of town to see him and make sure he is ok. I said that i was on my way to work and my car got stuck in the snow so I didn't know if I would be able to make it b/c it was stuck in there pretty bad. And that I got locked out of my car so I needed to wait for AAA to come or for my mom and dad to come and bring me my spare key. My best excuse was saying that I couldn't go to work because my child was sick and I didn't feel comfortable leaving her alone(I have no kids). All of these excuses have worked pretty successfully for me and all my employers have loved me.

I have never skipped work. If I didn't liek a job I just gave it up. When I had an interview once I pretended I had a doctors appointment. That way they didn't question what it was about as it could easily be something private.