had toeatlunchoh, it's moreappropriatefor you todo thatkid issicksomethingwas amisswith myemail*cancelsmtg. that isactually forher benefit**late withzeroapologywhatsoever*"I" didthis!(not "we")ilooooveto worki was sobusy workingat home thati missed thisit wassomeoneelse'sfaulti could do it,but i thoughtyou wouldhave somefun doing this*throwsyou underbus in frontof a client*i haven'thad thechance tolook at it yeti amsickhusbandwas sicki had toteachhad totake acalli'm busydoing ___(insert otherproject)mypreviousmeetingwent lateoutlookisn'tsyncingwell*spendsvaluable mtg.time onorderinglunch**meetingends latedue tounimportantchatter*this is aprofessionaldevelopmentopportunityfor youi stayed atthe officeuntil 9pmhad toeatlunchoh, it's moreappropriatefor you todo thatkid issicksomethingwas amisswith myemail*cancelsmtg. that isactually forher benefit**late withzeroapologywhatsoever*"I" didthis!(not "we")ilooooveto worki was sobusy workingat home thati missed thisit wassomeoneelse'sfaulti could do it,but i thoughtyou wouldhave somefun doing this*throwsyou underbus in frontof a client*i haven'thad thechance tolook at it yeti amsickhusbandwas sicki had toteachhad totake acalli'm busydoing ___(insert otherproject)mypreviousmeetingwent lateoutlookisn'tsyncingwell*spendsvaluable mtg.time onorderinglunch**meetingends latedue tounimportantchatter*this is aprofessionaldevelopmentopportunityfor youi stayed atthe officeuntil 9pm

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