i haven'thad thechance tolook at it yeti was sobusy workingat home thati missed thismypreviousmeetingwent lateilooooveto worki had toteachi stayed atthe officeuntil 9pmoutlookisn'tsyncingwellhad toeatlunchthis is aprofessionaldevelopmentopportunityfor you*spendsvaluable mtg.time onorderinglunch**cancelsmtg. that isactually forher benefit*husbandwas sick"I" didthis!(not "we")had totake acallkid issicksomethingwas amisswith myemaili'm busydoing ___(insert otherproject)oh, it's moreappropriatefor you todo that*throwsyou underbus in frontof a client**late withzeroapologywhatsoever*i could do it,but i thoughtyou wouldhave somefun doing thisi amsickit wassomeoneelse'sfault*meetingends latedue tounimportantchatter*i haven'thad thechance tolook at it yeti was sobusy workingat home thati missed thismypreviousmeetingwent lateilooooveto worki had toteachi stayed atthe officeuntil 9pmoutlookisn'tsyncingwellhad toeatlunchthis is aprofessionaldevelopmentopportunityfor you*spendsvaluable mtg.time onorderinglunch**cancelsmtg. that isactually forher benefit*husbandwas sick"I" didthis!(not "we")had totake acallkid issicksomethingwas amisswith myemaili'm busydoing ___(insert otherproject)oh, it's moreappropriatefor you todo that*throwsyou underbus in frontof a client**late withzeroapologywhatsoever*i could do it,but i thoughtyou wouldhave somefun doing thisi amsickit wassomeoneelse'sfault*meetingends latedue tounimportantchatter*

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