Late withzeroapologywhatsoeverI am fullysick,*coughsinto Mic*I had toteach mydog newtricksI didn't getthe invite!*inviteforwarded...always*Cat sat onmy keyboardand wouldn’tmoveMeetinglinkwas oldKid (orsomeone)is sickWaschasing aWi-Fi signalaround NSOWas chasinga Wi-Fisignalaround thehouseI was stuckin traffic…between mykitchen andmy deskWas in amajorincidentcallPreviousmeetingwentovertimeToiletCubicle /ElevatorJamSystemupdate as Iwas aboutto joinAn errorpopped upright when Iwant to joinSix footlongpythonInvasionDistractedby LabtestingOutlookisn'tsyncingwellI wasn'tawareWas Imeant tojoin thisone?It wassomeoneelse's faultthat I am lateI join when Iwantbecause mytime isvaluableTook awhile toget mylunchI amoutside /in-transitI'm busydoing ___(insert otherproject)My systemcrashed atthat exactmomentI haven't hadthe chanceto look at mycalendar yetBOC'ing latebecause Iwas BOC'ddownSomethingwas amisswith myemailIt'stoday?I was updatingmy status to‘Running late’and it tooklonger thanexpected.I stayed atthe officeuntil 9pmMysystemrebooteditself 50xI wasabducted bya rogueOutlookreminderI joinedthe wrongmeetingI was sobusy workingat home thatI missed thisLate withzeroapologywhatsoeverI am fullysick,*coughsinto Mic*I had toteach mydog newtricksI didn't getthe invite!*inviteforwarded...always*Cat sat onmy keyboardand wouldn’tmoveMeetinglinkwas oldKid (orsomeone)is sickWaschasing aWi-Fi signalaround NSOWas chasinga Wi-Fisignalaround thehouseI was stuckin traffic…between mykitchen andmy deskWas in amajorincidentcallPreviousmeetingwentovertimeToiletCubicle /ElevatorJamSystemupdate as Iwas aboutto joinAn errorpopped upright when Iwant to joinSix footlongpythonInvasionDistractedby LabtestingOutlookisn'tsyncingwellI wasn'tawareWas Imeant tojoin thisone?It wassomeoneelse's faultthat I am lateI join when Iwantbecause mytime isvaluableTook awhile toget mylunchI amoutside /in-transitI'm busydoing ___(insert otherproject)My systemcrashed atthat exactmomentI haven't hadthe chanceto look at mycalendar yetBOC'ing latebecause Iwas BOC'ddownSomethingwas amisswith myemailIt'stoday?I was updatingmy status to‘Running late’and it tooklonger thanexpected.I stayed atthe officeuntil 9pmMysystemrebooteditself 50xI wasabducted bya rogueOutlookreminderI joinedthe wrongmeetingI was sobusy workingat home thatI missed this

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