I've just configured the following Out Of Office AutoReply-thing in Outlook…

I am out of the office on Friday the 2nd of December. It's Xbox 360 launch day, you see, and I'm taking the day off to play with it.

I'm very excited.

I'll be back in the office on Monday the 5th of December, assuming I can tear myself away from my new toy.

If you have any really urgent issues whilst I'm away, please contact Steve Local (or my line manager).

Cheers.

Dan (via Dan's Handy Out Of Office Auto Reply AgentBotThing)