“I can’t work today. There’s a huge ball of fire emitting deadly radiation” (joke)

An employment joke has been printed on many images:
   
Employee: I can’t work today. There’s a huge ball of fire emitting deadly radiation.
Boss: You can’t skip work today because it’s sunny.
 
The joke was posted on Twitter by James Breakwell, Exploding Unicorn on April 1, 2014. Authorship is uncertain; the joke possibly originated on an image.
 
 
Twitter
James Breakwell, Exploding Unicorn
@XplodingUnicorn
Me: I can’t work today. There’s a huge ball of fire emitting deadly radiation.
Boss: You can’t skip work because it’s sunny.
Fuck.
1:03 PM · Apr 1, 2014·Hootsuite
 
Twitter
Slimmer Shady
@slimmy_shady
Me: I can’t work today. There’s a huge ball of fire emitting deadly radiation.Boss: You can’t skip work because it’s sunny.
2:11 AM · Apr 7, 2014·Funny Tweeter Official
 
Twitter
Nader Mokamer MD
@_N_A_D_E_R_
Me: I can’t go to uni today; There’s a huge ball of fire emitting deadly radiation.
Dad: You can’t skip uni because it’s sunny.
6:50 AM · Apr 7, 2014·Twitter for Android
 
Twitter
Patrick Finnegan
@pfinn_98
Me: I can’t work today. There’s a huge ball of fire emitting deadly radiation outside
Boss: You can’t skip work because it’s sunny
Me: Crap
7:51 PM · Apr 10, 2014·Twitter for iPad
 
Twitter
kabelo mashao
@kaybeemashao
Me I can’t
come to school today. There’s a huge
ball of fire emitting deadly
radiation.teacher You can’t
skip school because it’s sunny
3:38 PM · Apr 11, 2014·Mobile Web (M2)
 
Twitter
Michael J
@ZhemJZ
Employee: I can’t work today. There’s a huge ball of fire emitting radiation.
Me: you can’t skip work because it’s sunny.
8:50 AM · Aug 5, 2020·Hootsuite Inc.
 
Twitter
Raiden
@raiden96
#Me: I can’t #WorkToday. There’s a huge ball of Fire emitting deadly radiation.
#MyBoss: you can’t skip work because it’s #sunny.
10:49 PM · Aug 1, 2021·Twitter Web App