*meetingends latedue tounimportantchatter*i could do it,but i thoughtyou wouldhave somefun doing thishusbandwas sick*cancelsmtg. that isactually forher benefit*had toeatlunch"I" didthis!(not "we")mypreviousmeetingwent latesomethingwas amisswith myemailkid issick*late withzeroapologywhatsoever*i amsicki haven'thad thechance tolook at it yetoh, it's moreappropriatefor you todo thati had toteachilooooveto work*throwsyou underbus in frontof a client**spendsvaluable mtg.time onorderinglunch*i stayed atthe officeuntil 9pmhad totake acalli'm busydoing ___(insert otherproject)it wassomeoneelse'sfaulti was sobusy workingat home thati missed thisthis is aprofessionaldevelopmentopportunityfor yououtlookisn'tsyncingwell*meetingends latedue tounimportantchatter*i could do it,but i thoughtyou wouldhave somefun doing thishusbandwas sick*cancelsmtg. that isactually forher benefit*had toeatlunch"I" didthis!(not "we")mypreviousmeetingwent latesomethingwas amisswith myemailkid issick*late withzeroapologywhatsoever*i amsicki haven'thad thechance tolook at it yetoh, it's moreappropriatefor you todo thati had toteachilooooveto work*throwsyou underbus in frontof a client**spendsvaluable mtg.time onorderinglunch*i stayed atthe officeuntil 9pmhad totake acalli'm busydoing ___(insert otherproject)it wassomeoneelse'sfaulti was sobusy workingat home thati missed thisthis is aprofessionaldevelopmentopportunityfor yououtlookisn'tsyncingwell

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