Some banged in "sick," others justified it as "deserved," but when it was all said and done, throngs of workers and students who took the day off to enjoy the weather all had the same case of spring fever.

Boston Common, Newbury Street cafes and local golf courses were mobbed as droves of naughty revelers played hooky to bask in the warmest day of the year so far, and not a one confessed to feeling guilty.