You know what it's like: You're having a great time day drinking with your pals, when suddenly you remember there's that thing called work. What to do?

The answer, according to Blake Pendlebury, is simply tell the truth. 。

After spending an afternoon at a horse race, betting and drinking, business owner Pendlebury decided he was definitely too drunk to open his Queensland shop, Gaslight Pizza, in Australia.。

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Taking to Facebook, he made a public announcement, possibly aided by alcohol's confidence-imbuing properties. 。

The response from Pendlebury's customers was very positive, with one commenter calling it "the very best sick note" they'd ever seen.
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Even the racing event Pendlebury had been attending got in on the fun and congratulated him on his excellent excuse -- and his big win.
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