My systemcrashed atthat exactmomentI amoutside /in-transitI was stuckin traffic…between mykitchen andmy deskWas in amajorincidentcallDistractedby LabtestingOutlookisn'tsyncingwellTook awhile toget mylunchI joinedthe wrongmeetingCat sat onmy keyboardand wouldn’tmoveWas Imeant tojoin thisone?Somethingwas amisswith myemailWaschasing aWi-Fi signalaround NSOPreviousmeetingwentovertimeMysystemrebooteditself 50xI was sobusy workingat home thatI missed thisI'm busydoing ___(insert otherproject)Ran out of thehouse to graba kebab aftera cheeky beerat noonSystemupdate as Iwas aboutto joinIt wassomeoneelse's faultthat I am lateI haven't hadthe chanceto look at mycalendar yetI didn't getthe invite!*inviteforwarded...always*Meetinglinkwas oldLate withzeroapologywhatsoeverWas chasinga Wi-Fisignalaround thehouseKid (orsomeone)is sickTelling winerelatedjokes/storiesIt'stoday?An errorpopped upright when Iwant to joinI was updatingmy status to‘Running late’and it tooklonger thanexpected.I had toteach mydog newtricksI wasabducted bya rogueOutlookreminderI wasn'tawareI am fullysick,*coughsinto Mic*I stayed atthe officeuntil 9pmHad aconflictingclientmeetingBOC'ing latebecause Iwas BOC'ddownMy systemcrashed atthat exactmomentI amoutside /in-transitI was stuckin traffic…between mykitchen andmy deskWas in amajorincidentcallDistractedby LabtestingOutlookisn'tsyncingwellTook awhile toget mylunchI joinedthe wrongmeetingCat sat onmy keyboardand wouldn’tmoveWas Imeant tojoin thisone?Somethingwas amisswith myemailWaschasing aWi-Fi signalaround NSOPreviousmeetingwentovertimeMysystemrebooteditself 50xI was sobusy workingat home thatI missed thisI'm busydoing ___(insert otherproject)Ran out of thehouse to graba kebab aftera cheeky beerat noonSystemupdate as Iwas aboutto joinIt wassomeoneelse's faultthat I am lateI haven't hadthe chanceto look at mycalendar yetI didn't getthe invite!*inviteforwarded...always*Meetinglinkwas oldLate withzeroapologywhatsoeverWas chasinga Wi-Fisignalaround thehouseKid (orsomeone)is sickTelling winerelatedjokes/storiesIt'stoday?An errorpopped upright when Iwant to joinI was updatingmy status to‘Running late’and it tooklonger thanexpected.I had toteach mydog newtricksI wasabducted bya rogueOutlookreminderI wasn'tawareI am fullysick,*coughsinto Mic*I stayed atthe officeuntil 9pmHad aconflictingclientmeetingBOC'ing latebecause Iwas BOC'ddown

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