Table Manners - 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. Don't use your fingers
2. Be on time!
3. Forks on the left, knives and spoons on the right
4. Keep bites small
5. Wash hands before you eat
6. No trauma dumping or inappropriate topics
7. Offer to help clean up
8. Cover your mouth and say "excuse me" when you burp
9. Always wear deodorant
10. Join the conversation
11. Leave enough food for others
12. Don't make a mess
13. Elbows off the table and sit up straight
14. Say "thank you" to your hosts
15. Apologize if something goes wrong
16. No interrupting
17. Put your phone away
18. Push your chair in when you leave
19. Don't reach for food, ask for it to be passed
20. Use your indoor voice
21. If you spill, help clean it up
22. Swallow food before talking
23. Don't complain about the food
24. extra free space!
25. Eat Slowly
26. Use your napkin to wipe face or hands
27. Chew with your mouth closed
28. Wait your turn to talk
29. Wear clean clothes to dinner
30. Wait for everyone to have food before eating
31. Ask to be excused
32. Use "please" and "thank you"
33. Napkin on your lap