ToiletCubicle /ElevatorJamWas Imeant tojoin thisone?Kid (orsomeone)is sickMeetinglinkwas oldAn errorpopped upright when Iwant to joinWas chasinga Wi-Fisignalaround thehouseIt'stoday?I joinedthe wrongmeetingI haven't hadthe chanceto look at mycalendar yetI am fullysick,*coughsinto Mic*Took awhile toget mylunchDistractedby LabtestingWaschasing aWi-Fi signalaround NSOCat sat onmy keyboardand wouldn’tmoveI wasn'tawareI was updatingmy status to‘Running late’and it tooklonger thanexpected.I had toteach mydog newtricksI'm busydoing ___(insert otherproject)Mysystemrebooteditself 50xIt wassomeoneelse's faultthat I am lateWas in amajorincidentcallI amoutside /in-transitOutlookisn'tsyncingwellI wasabducted bya rogueOutlookreminderSomethingwas amisswith myemailI didn't getthe invite!*inviteforwarded...always*Late withzeroapologywhatsoeverMy systemcrashed atthat exactmomentI join when Iwantbecause mytime isvaluableSystemupdate as Iwas aboutto joinBOC'ing latebecause Iwas BOC'ddownSix footlongpythonInvasionI was sobusy workingat home thatI missed thisPreviousmeetingwentovertimeI stayed atthe officeuntil 9pmI was stuckin traffic…between mykitchen andmy deskToiletCubicle /ElevatorJamWas Imeant tojoin thisone?Kid (orsomeone)is sickMeetinglinkwas oldAn errorpopped upright when Iwant to joinWas chasinga Wi-Fisignalaround thehouseIt'stoday?I joinedthe wrongmeetingI haven't hadthe chanceto look at mycalendar yetI am fullysick,*coughsinto Mic*Took awhile toget mylunchDistractedby LabtestingWaschasing aWi-Fi signalaround NSOCat sat onmy keyboardand wouldn’tmoveI wasn'tawareI was updatingmy status to‘Running late’and it tooklonger thanexpected.I had toteach mydog newtricksI'm busydoing ___(insert otherproject)Mysystemrebooteditself 50xIt wassomeoneelse's faultthat I am lateWas in amajorincidentcallI amoutside /in-transitOutlookisn'tsyncingwellI wasabducted bya rogueOutlookreminderSomethingwas amisswith myemailI didn't getthe invite!*inviteforwarded...always*Late withzeroapologywhatsoeverMy systemcrashed atthat exactmomentI join when Iwantbecause mytime isvaluableSystemupdate as Iwas aboutto joinBOC'ing latebecause Iwas BOC'ddownSix footlongpythonInvasionI was sobusy workingat home thatI missed thisPreviousmeetingwentovertimeI stayed atthe officeuntil 9pmI was stuckin traffic…between mykitchen andmy desk

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