I didn't getthe invite!*inviteforwarded...always*I stayed atthe officeuntil 9pmWas chasinga Wi-Fisignalaround thehouseIt'stoday?Cat sat onmy keyboardand wouldn’tmoveI'm busydoing ___(insert otherproject)Took awhile toget mylunchOutlookisn'tsyncingwellI wasabducted bya rogueOutlookreminderAn errorpopped upright when Iwant to joinMy systemcrashed atthat exactmomentWaschasing aWi-Fi signalaround NSOI join when Iwantbecause mytime isvaluableWas in amajorincidentcallDistractedby LabtestingI was updatingmy status to‘Running late’and it tooklonger thanexpected.Mysystemrebooteditself 50xI joinedthe wrongmeetingSomethingwas amisswith myemailToiletCubicle /ElevatorJamBOC'ing latebecause Iwas BOC'ddownIt wassomeoneelse's faultthat I am latePreviousmeetingwentovertimeKid (orsomeone)is sickI amoutside /in-transitSix footlongpythonInvasionI am fullysick,*coughsinto Mic*I was sobusy workingat home thatI missed thisI wasn'tawareLate withzeroapologywhatsoeverWas Imeant tojoin thisone?I was stuckin traffic…between mykitchen andmy deskI had toteach mydog newtricksMeetinglinkwas oldSystemupdate as Iwas aboutto joinI haven't hadthe chanceto look at mycalendar yetI didn't getthe invite!*inviteforwarded...always*I stayed atthe officeuntil 9pmWas chasinga Wi-Fisignalaround thehouseIt'stoday?Cat sat onmy keyboardand wouldn’tmoveI'm busydoing ___(insert otherproject)Took awhile toget mylunchOutlookisn'tsyncingwellI wasabducted bya rogueOutlookreminderAn errorpopped upright when Iwant to joinMy systemcrashed atthat exactmomentWaschasing aWi-Fi signalaround NSOI join when Iwantbecause mytime isvaluableWas in amajorincidentcallDistractedby LabtestingI was updatingmy status to‘Running late’and it tooklonger thanexpected.Mysystemrebooteditself 50xI joinedthe wrongmeetingSomethingwas amisswith myemailToiletCubicle /ElevatorJamBOC'ing latebecause Iwas BOC'ddownIt wassomeoneelse's faultthat I am latePreviousmeetingwentovertimeKid (orsomeone)is sickI amoutside /in-transitSix footlongpythonInvasionI am fullysick,*coughsinto Mic*I was sobusy workingat home thatI missed thisI wasn'tawareLate withzeroapologywhatsoeverWas Imeant tojoin thisone?I was stuckin traffic…between mykitchen andmy deskI had toteach mydog newtricksMeetinglinkwas oldSystemupdate as Iwas aboutto joinI haven't hadthe chanceto look at mycalendar yet

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