Cool Tool: Holiday Party Excuse Generator

Admit it: You're dying for a plausible reason to avoid that excruciating office party or holiday open house with the neighbors.

Never fear: The incredibly handy Holiday Party Excuse Generator will do the lying for you. Simply fill in a few details about the party itself and your desire (or lack thereof) to remain in good standing with the host. Within seconds, the Generator will spit out a letter letting you off the hook -- politely, with no-holds-barred disdain, or somewhere in between -- and even email it off if you so choose.

Now, if they'd just come up with a tool to help you get out of that interminable holiday dinner with the in-laws ...

Give the Holiday Party Excuse Generator a whirl right here.