Don't Go Out Without your Coat or You'll Catch your Death of Cold

That statement drives me nuts and is sooooooooo not true. You catch a cold from germs not from being cold. You're more likely to die of hypothermia if you go out in cold weather without your coat before you would catch a cold. So, when a co-worker calls in sick and then returns saying they caught a cold from not wearing warm clothing when they went outside in 30 degree weather, they're totally full of shit. It probably makes no difference to those of you who don't hold 8 to 5 jobs, but it is amazing the excuses people use to call in sick. I'd guess that 90% of those people calling in sick are faking it. Case in point. It's Tuesday and one of your co-workers is 'skipping to my Lou' all day long; just having a great day and feeling what some old folks would call, 'hunky doory.' The next day they call in sick with a horrible stomach flu, and return the following day to work with nary a sign of this debilitating condition. In fact, they are humming along as they work and then consume a lunch of spicy Mexican food. So much for that stomach flu. Use your brains people. If you're going to call in sick, at least show some signs of the condition you claim your were afflicted with.