ilooooveto work*throwsyou underbus in frontof a client**spendsvaluable mtg.time onorderinglunch*i haven'thad thechance tolook at it yet*cancelsmtg. that isactually forher benefit*oh, it's moreappropriatefor you todo thatoutlookisn'tsyncingwelli was sobusy workingat home thati missed thishad totake acall"I" didthis!(not "we")had toeatlunchhusbandwas sicki'm busydoing ___(insert otherproject)it wassomeoneelse'sfaulti had toteachsomethingwas amisswith myemailkid issickmypreviousmeetingwent latei could do it,but i thoughtyou wouldhave somefun doing this*meetingends latedue tounimportantchatter*i stayed atthe officeuntil 9pmthis is aprofessionaldevelopmentopportunityfor you*late withzeroapologywhatsoever*i amsickilooooveto work*throwsyou underbus in frontof a client**spendsvaluable mtg.time onorderinglunch*i haven'thad thechance tolook at it yet*cancelsmtg. that isactually forher benefit*oh, it's moreappropriatefor you todo thatoutlookisn'tsyncingwelli was sobusy workingat home thati missed thishad totake acall"I" didthis!(not "we")had toeatlunchhusbandwas sicki'm busydoing ___(insert otherproject)it wassomeoneelse'sfaulti had toteachsomethingwas amisswith myemailkid issickmypreviousmeetingwent latei could do it,but i thoughtyou wouldhave somefun doing this*meetingends latedue tounimportantchatter*i stayed atthe officeuntil 9pmthis is aprofessionaldevelopmentopportunityfor you*late withzeroapologywhatsoever*i amsick

Excuses - 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. i loooove to work
  2. *throws you under bus in front of a client*
  3. *spends valuable mtg. time on ordering lunch*
  4. i haven't had the chance to look at it yet
  5. *cancels mtg. that is actually for her benefit*
  6. oh, it's more appropriate for you to do that
  7. outlook isn't syncing well
  8. i was so busy working at home that i missed this
  9. had to take a call
  10. "I" did this! (not "we")
  11. had to eat lunch
  12. husband was sick
  13. i'm busy doing ___ (insert other project)
  14. it was someone else's fault
  15. i had to teach
  16. something was amiss with my email
  17. kid is sick
  18. my previous meeting went late
  19. i could do it, but i thought you would have some fun doing this
  20. *meeting ends late due to unimportant chatter*
  21. i stayed at the office until 9pm
  22. this is a professional development opportunity for you
  23. *late with zero apology whatsoever*
  24. i am sick