It’s funny how your boss never notices you in the office but then one fine day when you drift to sleep on your desk he suddenly appears on your head and you become the butt of all jokes in your office. So now instead of becoming the joke of day, read this list and give your boss an excuse he can’t refuse!

1. “They told me at the blood bank that this might happen.”

2. “This is just a 15 minute power-nap as described in that time administration course you sent me.”

3. “Whew! Guess I left the top off the White-Out You probably got here just in time!”

4. “I wasn’t sleeping! I was meditating on the mission statement and envisioning a new prototype.”

5. “I was testing my keyboard for drool resistance.”

6. “I was doing a Yoga workout to relieve work-related stress.”

7. “Damn! Why did you interrupt me? I had almost figured out a solution to our biggest problem.”

8. “The coffee machine is out of order…”

9. “Someone must’ve put decaf in the wrong pot…”

10. ” … in Jesus’ name. Amen.”