CareerBuilder.com's annual survey of missed workdays finds that 43 percent of employees say they called in sick with bogus excuses at least once during the last year; up from last year's 35 percent.

The survey also shows some hiring managers are catching on, with 23 percent saying they'd fired an employee for missing work without a legitimate reason.

Some creative excuses for not reporting to work, that were used by those surveyed, include, "I'm too drunk to drive to work;" "The ghosts in my house kept me up all night;" "I'm too fat to get into my work pants;" and "My son accidentally fell asleep next to wet cement in our back yard. His foot fell in and we can't get it out."