I used to work for a general builder we all called Nick The Freak. We were in our mid twenties and having a pretty good time of things off site.
I used to call up the gaffer and say “Nick man, I can’t make it to the job today, I feel like shit” and he would say- yea Squeezer, Mars is in alignment with Saturn this week. Understandable.
I’ve never appreciated bullshit so much.