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