Meetinglinkwas oldWas Imeant tojoin thisone?Late withzeroapologywhatsoeverWas chasinga Wi-Fisignalaround thehouseToiletCubicle /ElevatorJamI was sobusy workingat home thatI missed thisSomethingwas amisswith myemailTook awhile toget mylunchPreviousmeetingwentovertimeMy systemcrashed atthat exactmomentI had toteach mydog newtricksAn errorpopped upright when Iwant to joinI'm busydoing ___(insert otherproject)I amoutside /in-transitSix footlongpythonInvasionI didn't getthe invite!*inviteforwarded...always*I was stuckin traffic…between mykitchen andmy deskI haven't hadthe chanceto look at mycalendar yetSystemupdate as Iwas aboutto joinWas in amajorincidentcallI stayed atthe officeuntil 9pmI am fullysick,*coughsinto Mic*It wassomeoneelse's faultthat I am lateOutlookisn'tsyncingwellDistractedby LabtestingI wasn'tawareI was updatingmy status to‘Running late’and it tooklonger thanexpected.Kid (orsomeone)is sickBOC'ing latebecause Iwas BOC'ddownMysystemrebooteditself 50xI joinedthe wrongmeetingI join when Iwantbecause mytime isvaluableCat sat onmy keyboardand wouldn’tmoveWaschasing aWi-Fi signalaround NSOIt'stoday?I wasabducted bya rogueOutlookreminderMeetinglinkwas oldWas Imeant tojoin thisone?Late withzeroapologywhatsoeverWas chasinga Wi-Fisignalaround thehouseToiletCubicle /ElevatorJamI was sobusy workingat home thatI missed thisSomethingwas amisswith myemailTook awhile toget mylunchPreviousmeetingwentovertimeMy systemcrashed atthat exactmomentI had toteach mydog newtricksAn errorpopped upright when Iwant to joinI'm busydoing ___(insert otherproject)I amoutside /in-transitSix footlongpythonInvasionI didn't getthe invite!*inviteforwarded...always*I was stuckin traffic…between mykitchen andmy deskI haven't hadthe chanceto look at mycalendar yetSystemupdate as Iwas aboutto joinWas in amajorincidentcallI stayed atthe officeuntil 9pmI am fullysick,*coughsinto Mic*It wassomeoneelse's faultthat I am lateOutlookisn'tsyncingwellDistractedby LabtestingI wasn'tawareI was updatingmy status to‘Running late’and it tooklonger thanexpected.Kid (orsomeone)is sickBOC'ing latebecause Iwas BOC'ddownMysystemrebooteditself 50xI joinedthe wrongmeetingI join when Iwantbecause mytime isvaluableCat sat onmy keyboardand wouldn’tmoveWaschasing aWi-Fi signalaround NSOIt'stoday?I wasabducted bya rogueOutlookreminder

Excuses for being late - 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 link was old
  2. Was I meant to join this one?
  3. Late with zero apology whatsoever
  4. Was chasing a Wi-Fi signal around the house
  5. Toilet Cubicle / Elevator Jam
  6. I was so busy working at home that I missed this
  7. Something was amiss with my email
  8. Took a while to get my lunch
  9. Previous meeting went overtime
  10. My system crashed at that exact moment
  11. I had to teach my dog new tricks
  12. An error popped up right when I want to join
  13. I'm busy doing ___ (insert other project)
  14. I am outside / in-transit
  15. Six foot long python Invasion
  16. I didn't get the invite! *invite forwarded... always*
  17. I was stuck in traffic… between my kitchen and my desk
  18. I haven't had the chance to look at my calendar yet
  19. System update as I was about to join
  20. Was in a major incident call
  21. I stayed at the office until 9pm
  22. I am fully sick, *coughs into Mic*
  23. It was someone else's fault that I am late
  24. Outlook isn't syncing well
  25. Distracted by Lab testing
  26. I wasn't aware
  27. I was updating my status to ‘Running late’ and it took longer than expected.
  28. Kid (or someone) is sick
  29. BOC'ing late because I was BOC'd down
  30. My system rebooted itself 50x
  31. I joined the wrong meeting
  32. I join when I want because my time is valuable
  33. Cat sat on my keyboard and wouldn’t move
  34. Was chasing a Wi-Fi signal around NSO
  35. It's today?
  36. I was abducted by a rogue Outlook reminder