"I'm sorryif I hurtanyone"Writtenin NotesappBlamessomeoneelseVague"Thatwasn't myintent"Performativetears"listeningandlearning"Over-explains"I'm sorryyou wereoffended"ExtremelydelayedapologyPurposelymisunderstandswhy people areupset"I havea ___friend""Thisisn'tme"Doublingdown"Mistakesweremade"Uses "but"almostimmediatelyMakesexcusesPassivevoice"People aresosensitivethese days""Peoplemakemistakes""I'm notracist"Avoidsuse of firstperson"What Iwas tryingto say"acknowledgy,not anapology"I'm sorryif I hurtanyone"Writtenin NotesappBlamessomeoneelseVague"Thatwasn't myintent"Performativetears"listeningandlearning"Over-explains"I'm sorryyou wereoffended"ExtremelydelayedapologyPurposelymisunderstandswhy people areupset"I havea ___friend""Thisisn'tme"Doublingdown"Mistakesweremade"Uses "but"almostimmediatelyMakesexcusesPassivevoice"People aresosensitivethese days""Peoplemakemistakes""I'm notracist"Avoidsuse of firstperson"What Iwas tryingto say"acknowledgy,not anapology

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.


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