Bad Apology Bingo - 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.

1. "I'm sorry if I hurt anyone"
2. Avoids use of first person
3. "Mistakes were made"
4. Purposely misunderstands why people are upset
5. Written in Notes app
6. Performative tears
7. Blames someone else
8. "People make mistakes"
9. Over-explains
10. "I have a ___ friend"
11. Uses "but" almost immediately
12. "I'm not racist"
13. "I'm sorry you were offended"
14. Doubling down
15. Passive voice
16. "listening and learning"
17. "People are so sensitive these days"
18. "What I was trying to say"
19. "That wasn't my intent"
20. acknowledgy, not an apology
21. Vague
22. Makes excuses
23. "This isn't me"
24. Extremely delayed apology