Bad Apology BINGO - 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.

1. Apologizing too much
2. Calling it a minor issue
3. Asking the victim to explain their offense
4. A quick subject change
5. "I hope you can forgive me"
6. Missing the reason you messed up
7. "Mistakes were made"
8. Passing the blame
9. "My choice of words was poor"
10. "I meant it as a compliment"
11. Defending your actions
12. Using a weird analogy
13. "It was just a joke"
14. "I deeply regret it"
15. "I have a _______ friend"
16. "I don't remember saying this"
17. Waiting several days to apologize
18. "...BUT..."
19. "Sorry if you were offended"
20. "I'm sorry you feel that way"
21. "I didn't mean to be offensive"
22. "I've never done this before"
23. "I didn't know how sensitive people are"
24. "I'm not racist"