Was chasinga Wi-Fisignalaround thehouseI joinedthe wrongmeetingI wasn'tawareOutlookisn'tsyncingwellI was stuckin traffic…between mykitchen andmy deskI wasabducted bya rogueOutlookreminderPreviousmeetingwentovertimeI was sobusy workingat home thatI missed thisIt'stoday?Meetinglinkwas oldWaschasing aWi-Fi signalaround NSOTook awhile toget mylunchDistractedby LabtestingI had toteach mydog newtricksToiletCubicle /ElevatorJamI didn't getthe invite!*inviteforwarded...always*An errorpopped upright when Iwant to joinCat sat onmy keyboardand wouldn’tmoveWas Imeant tojoin thisone?I join when Iwantbecause mytime isvaluableI haven't hadthe chanceto look at mycalendar yetSomethingwas amisswith myemailI am fullysick,*coughsinto Mic*Late withzeroapologywhatsoeverBOC'ing latebecause Iwas BOC'ddownMy systemcrashed atthat exactmomentSystemupdate as Iwas aboutto joinWas in amajorincidentcallI amoutside /in-transitIt wassomeoneelse's faultthat I am lateI was updatingmy status to‘Running late’and it tooklonger thanexpected.Six footlongpythonInvasionMysystemrebooteditself 50xI stayed atthe officeuntil 9pmI'm busydoing ___(insert otherproject)Kid (orsomeone)is sickWas chasinga Wi-Fisignalaround thehouseI joinedthe wrongmeetingI wasn'tawareOutlookisn'tsyncingwellI was stuckin traffic…between mykitchen andmy deskI wasabducted bya rogueOutlookreminderPreviousmeetingwentovertimeI was sobusy workingat home thatI missed thisIt'stoday?Meetinglinkwas oldWaschasing aWi-Fi signalaround NSOTook awhile toget mylunchDistractedby LabtestingI had toteach mydog newtricksToiletCubicle /ElevatorJamI didn't getthe invite!*inviteforwarded...always*An errorpopped upright when Iwant to joinCat sat onmy keyboardand wouldn’tmoveWas Imeant tojoin thisone?I join when Iwantbecause mytime isvaluableI haven't hadthe chanceto look at mycalendar yetSomethingwas amisswith myemailI am fullysick,*coughsinto Mic*Late withzeroapologywhatsoeverBOC'ing latebecause Iwas BOC'ddownMy systemcrashed atthat exactmomentSystemupdate as Iwas aboutto joinWas in amajorincidentcallI amoutside /in-transitIt wassomeoneelse's faultthat I am lateI was updatingmy status to‘Running late’and it tooklonger thanexpected.Six footlongpythonInvasionMysystemrebooteditself 50xI stayed atthe officeuntil 9pmI'm busydoing ___(insert otherproject)Kid (orsomeone)is sick

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