i'm busydoing ___(insert otherproject)"I" didthis!(not "we")kid issicki could do it,but i thoughtyou wouldhave somefun doing thisi was sobusy workingat home thati missed thisit wassomeoneelse'sfaultilooooveto work*spendsvaluable mtg.time onorderinglunch*this is aprofessionaldevelopmentopportunityfor you*late withzeroapologywhatsoever*husbandwas sickoutlookisn'tsyncingwelli amsick*throwsyou underbus in frontof a client*i had toteachmypreviousmeetingwent latesomethingwas amisswith myemailhad toeatlunch*cancelsmtg. that isactually forher benefit*had totake acalli stayed atthe officeuntil 9pm*meetingends latedue tounimportantchatter*oh, it's moreappropriatefor you todo thati haven'thad thechance tolook at it yeti'm busydoing ___(insert otherproject)"I" didthis!(not "we")kid issicki could do it,but i thoughtyou wouldhave somefun doing thisi was sobusy workingat home thati missed thisit wassomeoneelse'sfaultilooooveto work*spendsvaluable mtg.time onorderinglunch*this is aprofessionaldevelopmentopportunityfor you*late withzeroapologywhatsoever*husbandwas sickoutlookisn'tsyncingwelli amsick*throwsyou underbus in frontof a client*i had toteachmypreviousmeetingwent latesomethingwas amisswith myemailhad toeatlunch*cancelsmtg. that isactually forher benefit*had totake acalli stayed atthe officeuntil 9pm*meetingends latedue tounimportantchatter*oh, it's moreappropriatefor you todo thati haven'thad thechance tolook at it yet

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