An errorpopped upright when Iwant to joinI'm busydoing ___(insert otherproject)PreviousmeetingwentovertimeRan out of thehouse to graba kebab aftera cheeky beerat noonI joinedthe wrongmeetingDistractedby LabtestingIt wassomeoneelse's faultthat I am lateI was sobusy workingat home thatI missed thisWas Imeant tojoin thisone?BOC'ing latebecause Iwas BOC'ddownMy systemcrashed atthat exactmomentIt'stoday?Systemupdate as Iwas aboutto joinI amoutside /in-transitMysystemrebooteditself 50xI haven't hadthe chanceto look at mycalendar yetI didn't getthe invite!*inviteforwarded...always*I had toteach mydog newtricksWas chasinga Wi-Fisignalaround thehouseOutlookisn'tsyncingwellI wasabducted bya rogueOutlookreminderI am fullysick,*coughsinto Mic*I wasn'tawareI stayed atthe officeuntil 9pmHad aconflictingclientmeetingSomethingwas amisswith myemailI was stuckin traffic…between mykitchen andmy deskMeetinglinkwas oldWas in amajorincidentcallTook awhile toget mylunchLate withzeroapologywhatsoeverI was updatingmy status to‘Running late’and it tooklonger thanexpected.Waschasing aWi-Fi signalaround NSOCat sat onmy keyboardand wouldn’tmoveKid (orsomeone)is sickTelling winerelatedjokes/storiesAn errorpopped upright when Iwant to joinI'm busydoing ___(insert otherproject)PreviousmeetingwentovertimeRan out of thehouse to graba kebab aftera cheeky beerat noonI joinedthe wrongmeetingDistractedby LabtestingIt wassomeoneelse's faultthat I am lateI was sobusy workingat home thatI missed thisWas Imeant tojoin thisone?BOC'ing latebecause Iwas BOC'ddownMy systemcrashed atthat exactmomentIt'stoday?Systemupdate as Iwas aboutto joinI amoutside /in-transitMysystemrebooteditself 50xI haven't hadthe chanceto look at mycalendar yetI didn't getthe invite!*inviteforwarded...always*I had toteach mydog newtricksWas chasinga Wi-Fisignalaround thehouseOutlookisn'tsyncingwellI wasabducted bya rogueOutlookreminderI am fullysick,*coughsinto Mic*I wasn'tawareI stayed atthe officeuntil 9pmHad aconflictingclientmeetingSomethingwas amisswith myemailI was stuckin traffic…between mykitchen andmy deskMeetinglinkwas oldWas in amajorincidentcallTook awhile toget mylunchLate withzeroapologywhatsoeverI was updatingmy status to‘Running late’and it tooklonger thanexpected.Waschasing aWi-Fi signalaround NSOCat sat onmy keyboardand wouldn’tmoveKid (orsomeone)is sickTelling winerelatedjokes/stories

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