An errorpopped upright when Iwant to joinTook awhile toget mylunchI wasn'tawareBOC'ing latebecause Iwas BOC'ddownIt wassomeoneelse's faultthat I am lateI was stuckin traffic…between mykitchen andmy deskSomethingwas amisswith myemailI was updatingmy status to‘Running late’and it tooklonger thanexpected.Was chasinga Wi-Fisignalaround thehouseI didn't getthe invite!*inviteforwarded...always*Outlookisn'tsyncingwellKid (orsomeone)is sickI wasabducted bya rogueOutlookreminderMy systemcrashed atthat exactmomentI am fullysick,*coughsinto Mic*Telling winerelatedjokes/storiesWas Imeant tojoin thisone?I amoutside /in-transitSystemupdate as Iwas aboutto joinI'm busydoing ___(insert otherproject)Meetinglinkwas oldI haven't hadthe chanceto look at mycalendar yetLate withzeroapologywhatsoeverRan out of thehouse to graba kebab aftera cheeky beerat noonWaschasing aWi-Fi signalaround NSOI stayed atthe officeuntil 9pmCat sat onmy keyboardand wouldn’tmoveWas in amajorincidentcallMysystemrebooteditself 50xPreviousmeetingwentovertimeI joinedthe wrongmeetingI was sobusy workingat home thatI missed thisIt'stoday?I had toteach mydog newtricksHad aconflictingclientmeetingDistractedby LabtestingAn errorpopped upright when Iwant to joinTook awhile toget mylunchI wasn'tawareBOC'ing latebecause Iwas BOC'ddownIt wassomeoneelse's faultthat I am lateI was stuckin traffic…between mykitchen andmy deskSomethingwas amisswith myemailI was updatingmy status to‘Running late’and it tooklonger thanexpected.Was chasinga Wi-Fisignalaround thehouseI didn't getthe invite!*inviteforwarded...always*Outlookisn'tsyncingwellKid (orsomeone)is sickI wasabducted bya rogueOutlookreminderMy systemcrashed atthat exactmomentI am fullysick,*coughsinto Mic*Telling winerelatedjokes/storiesWas Imeant tojoin thisone?I amoutside /in-transitSystemupdate as Iwas aboutto joinI'm busydoing ___(insert otherproject)Meetinglinkwas oldI haven't hadthe chanceto look at mycalendar yetLate withzeroapologywhatsoeverRan out of thehouse to graba kebab aftera cheeky beerat noonWaschasing aWi-Fi signalaround NSOI stayed atthe officeuntil 9pmCat sat onmy keyboardand wouldn’tmoveWas in amajorincidentcallMysystemrebooteditself 50xPreviousmeetingwentovertimeI joinedthe wrongmeetingI was sobusy workingat home thatI missed thisIt'stoday?I had toteach mydog newtricksHad aconflictingclientmeetingDistractedby Labtesting

Excuses for being late - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. An error popped up right when I want to join
  2. Took a while to get my lunch
  3. I wasn't aware
  4. BOC'ing late because I was BOC'd down
  5. It was someone else's fault that I am late
  6. I was stuck in traffic… between my kitchen and my desk
  7. Something was amiss with my email
  8. I was updating my status to ‘Running late’ and it took longer than expected.
  9. Was chasing a Wi-Fi signal around the house
  10. I didn't get the invite! *invite forwarded... always*
  11. Outlook isn't syncing well
  12. Kid (or someone) is sick
  13. I was abducted by a rogue Outlook reminder
  14. My system crashed at that exact moment
  15. I am fully sick, *coughs into Mic*
  16. Telling wine related jokes/stories
  17. Was I meant to join this one?
  18. I am outside / in-transit
  19. System update as I was about to join
  20. I'm busy doing ___ (insert other project)
  21. Meeting link was old
  22. I haven't had the chance to look at my calendar yet
  23. Late with zero apology whatsoever
  24. Ran out of the house to grab a kebab after a cheeky beer at noon
  25. Was chasing a Wi-Fi signal around NSO
  26. I stayed at the office until 9pm
  27. Cat sat on my keyboard and wouldn’t move
  28. Was in a major incident call
  29. My system rebooted itself 50x
  30. Previous meeting went overtime
  31. I joined the wrong meeting
  32. I was so busy working at home that I missed this
  33. It's today?
  34. I had to teach my dog new tricks
  35. Had a conflicting client meeting
  36. Distracted by Lab testing