From: Stephen
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Hi All,

                           Calling In Sick
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When Jim walked into the office, he knew something was up.

There was a message on his desk that the boss wanted to see him as
soon as he arrived. The boss didn't look very happy when Jim reported
to his office. The older man didn't say anything, he just pointed at
the newspaper on his desk. It was opened to the sports page, and there
was a picture of a smiling Jim, holding up the trophy for winning the
local golf tournament the day before.
"I just checked. You called in sick yesterday!" the boss said. "What
if everybody just claimed to be sick and took off whenever they wanted
to? What do you have to say for yourself?"
There was a moment of silence in the big corner office, until Jim
finally spoke up, "I was really surprised to win the tournament, sir.
I have never played that well. Think of the score I could have had if
I hadn't been sick!"





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