30 Funny Ways People Faked Illness to Get Out of School
Childhood is a period of time that tests one’s ability to commit to the bit. Whether it’s cringe phases or pulling pranks, fortitude is key. But the ultimate bit is successfully crafting an excuse to stay home from school. Sometimes this pays off in wondrous Ferris Bueller-esque ways. Other times, it can go completely sideways. Like with the Redditor who took a tiny bit of ipecac, thinking it would only make them “a little sick.” They ended up “non stop puking/dry heaving for 12 hours.” So while the end goal of not going to school was indeed accomplished, it was hardly worth it.
A number of other Redditors have raised their suspiciously clammy hands and recalled the times they committed to the too-sick-for-school bit, and wow, these people really hated learning.
