*meetingends latedue tounimportantchatter*"I" didthis!(not "we")ilooooveto workkid issickoh, it's moreappropriatefor you todo thatthis is aprofessionaldevelopmentopportunityfor yousomethingwas amisswith myemailoutlookisn'tsyncingwellhad totake acall*cancelsmtg. that isactually forher benefit*i amsicki stayed atthe officeuntil 9pmi haven'thad thechance tolook at it yethad toeatlunchi could do it,but i thoughtyou wouldhave somefun doing thishusbandwas sick*late withzeroapologywhatsoever**spendsvaluable mtg.time onorderinglunch**throwsyou underbus in frontof a client*i'm busydoing ___(insert otherproject)i had toteachmypreviousmeetingwent lateit wassomeoneelse'sfaulti was sobusy workingat home thati missed this*meetingends latedue tounimportantchatter*"I" didthis!(not "we")ilooooveto workkid issickoh, it's moreappropriatefor you todo thatthis is aprofessionaldevelopmentopportunityfor yousomethingwas amisswith myemailoutlookisn'tsyncingwellhad totake acall*cancelsmtg. that isactually forher benefit*i amsicki stayed atthe officeuntil 9pmi haven'thad thechance tolook at it yethad toeatlunchi could do it,but i thoughtyou wouldhave somefun doing thishusbandwas sick*late withzeroapologywhatsoever**spendsvaluable mtg.time onorderinglunch**throwsyou underbus in frontof a client*i'm busydoing ___(insert otherproject)i had toteachmypreviousmeetingwent lateit wassomeoneelse'sfaulti was sobusy workingat home thati missed this

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