I'm busydoing ___(insert otherproject)It wassomeoneelse's faultthat I am lateI wasn'tawareSomethingwas amisswith myemailMysystemrebooteditself 50xLate withzeroapologywhatsoeverMeetinglinkwas oldToiletCubicle /ElevatorJamI am fullysick,*coughsinto Mic*I was stuckin traffic…between mykitchen andmy deskI haven't hadthe chanceto look at mycalendar yetI stayed atthe officeuntil 9pmI wasabducted bya rogueOutlookreminderTook awhile toget mylunchI amoutside /in-transitSix footlongpythonInvasionI join when Iwantbecause mytime isvaluableOutlookisn'tsyncingwellI didn't getthe invite!*inviteforwarded...always*It'stoday?Distractedby LabtestingWas Imeant tojoin thisone?Was in amajorincidentcallI was sobusy workingat home thatI missed thisI was updatingmy status to‘Running late’and it tooklonger thanexpected.BOC'ing latebecause Iwas BOC'ddownMy systemcrashed atthat exactmomentPreviousmeetingwentovertimeSystemupdate as Iwas aboutto joinI joinedthe wrongmeetingWaschasing aWi-Fi signalaround NSOWas chasinga Wi-Fisignalaround thehouseKid (orsomeone)is sickI had toteach mydog newtricksAn errorpopped upright when Iwant to joinCat sat onmy keyboardand wouldn’tmoveI'm busydoing ___(insert otherproject)It wassomeoneelse's faultthat I am lateI wasn'tawareSomethingwas amisswith myemailMysystemrebooteditself 50xLate withzeroapologywhatsoeverMeetinglinkwas oldToiletCubicle /ElevatorJamI am fullysick,*coughsinto Mic*I was stuckin traffic…between mykitchen andmy deskI haven't hadthe chanceto look at mycalendar yetI stayed atthe officeuntil 9pmI wasabducted bya rogueOutlookreminderTook awhile toget mylunchI amoutside /in-transitSix footlongpythonInvasionI join when Iwantbecause mytime isvaluableOutlookisn'tsyncingwellI didn't getthe invite!*inviteforwarded...always*It'stoday?Distractedby LabtestingWas Imeant tojoin thisone?Was in amajorincidentcallI was sobusy workingat home thatI missed thisI was updatingmy status to‘Running late’and it tooklonger thanexpected.BOC'ing latebecause Iwas BOC'ddownMy systemcrashed atthat exactmomentPreviousmeetingwentovertimeSystemupdate as Iwas aboutto joinI joinedthe wrongmeetingWaschasing aWi-Fi signalaround NSOWas chasinga Wi-Fisignalaround thehouseKid (orsomeone)is sickI had toteach mydog newtricksAn errorpopped upright when Iwant to joinCat sat onmy keyboardand wouldn’tmove

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