FRIDAY THE 22ND OF NOVEMBER 2002.

WHY SHOULD WE DO IT?
In the U.K. we do not have a bank holiday during November, and there is a long gap between the August bank holiday and any statutory holidays that come around the Christmas period. Everybody deserves a break before the onslaught of family arriving for festive fun. (Also we know a lot of people with birthdays around this time).

WHAT SHOULD YOU DO ON YOUR DAY OFF?
Go for a walk in the park. Stay in bed (loved one optional). Invite your friends round for a party, (remember to purchase your drinks the day before as the shops should be closed). Watch videos. Play games. Do anything as long as it does not rely on public or private services, as they will be shut.

HOW CAN WE DO IT?
Email this page to all your work colleagues, send to friends, print this out and hand to anyone in the street. Distribute freely and in mass. TELL EVERYONE. Make your excuses realistic, start a couple of days before, make complaints about aches and pains, grumble about headaches from your computer monitor or start coughing and state that it could be very infectious. (This gives an excuse for your work colleagues as well as yourself).
Here are some excuses for your need of a day off:

• You had to stay home and wait for a delivery.
• You children are sick.
• You couldn't call to tell them that you wouldn't be coming in, because you had to wait for the phone repairman to show up.
• You had a twenty four hour flu.
• You worked until midnight yesterday, and was so tired when you left that you couldn't see straight.
• You were preparing for your tax audit. The Inland Revenue could not believe you survive on the pittance they pay you.
• You were cleaning your parents' WW2 bomb shelter and got locked in. You there for two days before they found you. Luckily, there was plenty of food and water and a chemical toilet.
• You were at the seaside when a whale beached itself. You spent the last two days trying to push the poor thing back into deep water.
• You got amnesia three days ago when you got hit in the head by an un-safe shelve in the office. It wasn't until this morning that you suddenly remembered who you were. Some things are still fuzzy.
• You had acute food poisoning from the works outing and you couldn't leave the bathroom.
• The copier was ran out of paper and supplies won't turn up till next week.
• Your local G.P. said that employment was leading you to an emotional and physical breakdown.

ANYTHING ELSE?
No. Just make your excuses convincing and if you have any gems that you are going to use please email them to us at theprotectorsofartandculture@hotmail.com