I wasabducted bya rogueOutlookreminderI was stuckin traffic…between mykitchen andmy deskI join when Iwantbecause mytime isvaluableWas in amajorincidentcallI am fullysick,*coughsinto Mic*I amoutside /in-transitTook awhile toget mylunchI didn't getthe invite!*inviteforwarded...always*Distractedby LabtestingKid (orsomeone)is sickWas chasinga Wi-Fisignalaround thehouseI wasn'tawareOutlookisn'tsyncingwellI stayed atthe officeuntil 9pmWaschasing aWi-Fi signalaround NSOIt'stoday?It wassomeoneelse's faultthat I am lateI had toteach mydog newtricksMy systemcrashed atthat exactmomentSystemupdate as Iwas aboutto joinPreviousmeetingwentovertimeI haven't hadthe chanceto look at mycalendar yetBOC'ing latebecause Iwas BOC'ddownWas Imeant tojoin thisone?I was updatingmy status to‘Running late’and it tooklonger thanexpected.Meetinglinkwas oldI joinedthe wrongmeetingSix footlongpythonInvasionI was sobusy workingat home thatI missed thisI'm busydoing ___(insert otherproject)Late withzeroapologywhatsoeverCat sat onmy keyboardand wouldn’tmoveAn errorpopped upright when Iwant to joinToiletCubicle /ElevatorJamMysystemrebooteditself 50xSomethingwas amisswith myemailI wasabducted bya rogueOutlookreminderI was stuckin traffic…between mykitchen andmy deskI join when Iwantbecause mytime isvaluableWas in amajorincidentcallI am fullysick,*coughsinto Mic*I amoutside /in-transitTook awhile toget mylunchI didn't getthe invite!*inviteforwarded...always*Distractedby LabtestingKid (orsomeone)is sickWas chasinga Wi-Fisignalaround thehouseI wasn'tawareOutlookisn'tsyncingwellI stayed atthe officeuntil 9pmWaschasing aWi-Fi signalaround NSOIt'stoday?It wassomeoneelse's faultthat I am lateI had toteach mydog newtricksMy systemcrashed atthat exactmomentSystemupdate as Iwas aboutto joinPreviousmeetingwentovertimeI haven't hadthe chanceto look at mycalendar yetBOC'ing latebecause Iwas BOC'ddownWas Imeant tojoin thisone?I was updatingmy status to‘Running late’and it tooklonger thanexpected.Meetinglinkwas oldI joinedthe wrongmeetingSix footlongpythonInvasionI was sobusy workingat home thatI missed thisI'm busydoing ___(insert otherproject)Late withzeroapologywhatsoeverCat sat onmy keyboardand wouldn’tmoveAn errorpopped upright when Iwant to joinToiletCubicle /ElevatorJamMysystemrebooteditself 50xSomethingwas amisswith myemail

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