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EA Encouraging Playing Hooky from Work?

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the remember-that-gamers-work-two-jobs dept.

WebGangsta writes "Electronic Arts has proclaimed August 10th to be National Madden Vacation Day. Why? That's the day that MADDEN 2005 is being released, and they want everyone to stay home from work to play football all day. They've even gone so far as to publish fake jury duty summons and sick notes for you to give to your boss." I'd think the giant Madden logo on each form would be a dead giveaway, but they're still fun to print out and adorn your workspace with.

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  1. Reminds me of something by Killjoy_NL · · Score: 4, Funny

    a sig someone on a bbs had

    "Used up all my sickdays, calling in dead"

    Loved that one :D

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    1. Re:Reminds me of something by drinkypoo · · Score: 4, Funny

      I used to have a coworker who would call in blind. "I just can't see coming in to work today..."

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  2. Why would you do this? by Mike+Hawk · · Score: 3, Insightful

    When Sega Sports ESPN NFL 2k5 is already out and the superior game?

  3. Rats by NanoGator · · Score: 3, Funny

    My boss reads Slashdot. Watch, that'll be the day I really am sick.

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  4. Karma or very cool coincidence? by cmdrwhitewolf · · Score: 3, Funny

    With Madden 2004 coming out in the same month as DOOM 3, I *know* my >sports freak boss likely won't be in on that day - Can you say DOOM 3 LANPARTY?

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  5. I just called EA by Foo2rama · · Score: 3, Informative

    You know what I just called over there and it seems that almost everyone is at work... POSERS!!!

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  6. You know it's going to happen by ALeavitt · · Score: 3, Funny

    Someone, somewhere, is going to try to pass one of these off on his boss. He will summarily be fired. He will sue EA for either coercing him to miss work or for providing what he thought was a valid excused. God bless the US legal system.

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