Outlookisn'tsyncingwellI had toteach mydog newtricksI stayed atthe officeuntil 9pmKid (orsomeone)is sickI was sobusy workingat home thatI missed thisWas chasinga Wi-Fisignalaround thehouseSystemupdate as Iwas aboutto joinMysystemrebooteditself 50xToiletCubicle /ElevatorJamI amoutside /in-transitDistractedby LabtestingIt wassomeoneelse's faultthat I am latePreviousmeetingwentovertimeMeetinglinkwas oldI joinedthe wrongmeetingI wasn'tawareSomethingwas amisswith myemailAn errorpopped upright when Iwant to joinWas Imeant tojoin thisone?Cat sat onmy keyboardand wouldn’tmoveI was stuckin traffic…between mykitchen andmy deskI'm busydoing ___(insert otherproject)I wasabducted bya rogueOutlookreminderLate withzeroapologywhatsoeverI am fullysick,*coughsinto Mic*I haven't hadthe chanceto look at mycalendar yetWaschasing aWi-Fi signalaround NSOBOC'ing latebecause Iwas BOC'ddownI was updatingmy status to‘Running late’and it tooklonger thanexpected.I join when Iwantbecause mytime isvaluableSix footlongpythonInvasionI didn't getthe invite!*inviteforwarded...always*Was in amajorincidentcallMy systemcrashed atthat exactmomentIt'stoday?Took awhile toget mylunchOutlookisn'tsyncingwellI had toteach mydog newtricksI stayed atthe officeuntil 9pmKid (orsomeone)is sickI was sobusy workingat home thatI missed thisWas chasinga Wi-Fisignalaround thehouseSystemupdate as Iwas aboutto joinMysystemrebooteditself 50xToiletCubicle /ElevatorJamI amoutside /in-transitDistractedby LabtestingIt wassomeoneelse's faultthat I am latePreviousmeetingwentovertimeMeetinglinkwas oldI joinedthe wrongmeetingI wasn'tawareSomethingwas amisswith myemailAn errorpopped upright when Iwant to joinWas Imeant tojoin thisone?Cat sat onmy keyboardand wouldn’tmoveI was stuckin traffic…between mykitchen andmy deskI'm busydoing ___(insert otherproject)I wasabducted bya rogueOutlookreminderLate withzeroapologywhatsoeverI am fullysick,*coughsinto Mic*I haven't hadthe chanceto look at mycalendar yetWaschasing aWi-Fi signalaround NSOBOC'ing latebecause Iwas BOC'ddownI was updatingmy status to‘Running late’and it tooklonger thanexpected.I join when Iwantbecause mytime isvaluableSix footlongpythonInvasionI didn't getthe invite!*inviteforwarded...always*Was in amajorincidentcallMy systemcrashed atthat exactmomentIt'stoday?Took awhile toget mylunch

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