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A comment on 3,200-year-old Egyptian tablet records excuses for why people missed work. Parent comment

Re:3,200-year-old Egyptian tablet records excuses for why pe... by pugets on Wednesday April 27, 2022 @12:08AM (#31176185)
Sorry boss, can’t come in today. My mother died again.
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Re:3,200-year-old Egyptian tablet records excuses for why pe... by leaflets2 on Wednesday April 27, 2022 @02:16AM (#31176886)
What if this:

"5 WRAPPING (THE CORPSE OF) HIS MOTHER"

took 5 days? If it included other ceremonies?

(Still, that's a bit much I guess.)

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Re:3,200-year-old Egyptian tablet records excuses for why pe... by jamiek88 on Wednesday April 27, 2022 @02:23AM (#31176919)
Your momma so fat it took you 5 days to wrap her corpse.
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