17 excuses for introverts who don’t want to go out on St. Patrick’s Day

Don’t want to go out on St. Patrick’s Day to a crowded, noisy bar? Or don’t want to go out any day for that matter? These “excuses” — some of them absurd, some of them completely legitimate — make it incredibly obvious that if you’re an introvert, you’d rather stay home.

1. You have a family emergency.

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 2. You think you feel a headache coming on.

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3. You’ve already been social enough today.

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4. Why would you hang out with friends two days in a row?

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5. Here’s a completely legitimate reason for you to stay home that is not the plot of a popular movie at all.

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6. OK, this one is actually legit: you have to work the next morning.

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7. Why go out when you could sleep?


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8. You don’t have anything green to wear.

 

9. Tell us how you really feel.

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 10. Your cat would never forgive you if you canceled.

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From Buzzfeed

 

 11. Because you’re a very busy person.

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From Someecards

 

 12. You could print a stack of these.

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 13. If only you could be as brutally honest as Sheldon.

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 14. Why can’t you just say how you really feel?

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From Someecards

 

 15. Because really, this is what you’re going to do.

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From Hyberbole and a Half

 

16. You’re the master of slipping out of social events early.

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 17. So what’s an introvert to do?

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 Spend your free time the way you like, not the way you think you’re supposed to. Susan Cain, Quiet

Featured image credit: Flickr (Mark — O’Reilly’s Block Party, San Francisco)

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