The boiler-plate letter below is for Goan men who need to call in sick during World Cup Football. All you need to do is fill in your Supervisor's name and your name and send. George
________________________________________________ Dear Supervisor abc Every four years around this time I get ill. Very ill such that my doctor has advised complete rest at home in front of the TV till I feel well again. Or at least until the World Cup Football final is over. Furthermore, my doctor has advised me to minimize use of the internet to only urban legends posts and fake anti-Christian emails which my friends circulate which even a 5 year-old knows is fake but I assume is true. Hence, I cannot work from home. Since my medical condition is a special case with ongoing tests being done, we cannot currently isolate the disease. However, for my Personnel file, please pick any random disease from this list http://www.cdc.gov/DiseasesConditions/. Do not pick any sexual disease as I am not a Goan politician with my pants unzipped. I expect to make a complete recovery by July 11. For times, I am most likely to be very sick and unreachable by phone, see http://www.marca.com/deporte/futbol/mundial/sudafrica-2010/calendario-english.html Wishing the company continued success. Your loyal employee, xyz
