Mysystemrebooteditself 50xBOC'ing latebecause Iwas BOC'ddownTook awhile toget mylunchI didn't getthe invite!*inviteforwarded...always*I haven't hadthe chanceto look at mycalendar yetI join when Iwantbecause mytime isvaluableDistractedby LabtestingIt'stoday?Outlookisn'tsyncingwellMy systemcrashed atthat exactmomentI was updatingmy status to‘Running late’and it tooklonger thanexpected.I wasabducted bya rogueOutlookreminderPreviousmeetingwentovertimeI wasn'tawareAn errorpopped upright when Iwant to joinI am fullysick,*coughsinto Mic*Was chasinga Wi-Fisignalaround thehouseWas Imeant tojoin thisone?Somethingwas amisswith myemailI had toteach mydog newtricksCat sat onmy keyboardand wouldn’tmoveI'm busydoing ___(insert otherproject)Meetinglinkwas oldToiletCubicle /ElevatorJamWas in amajorincidentcallKid (orsomeone)is sickWaschasing aWi-Fi signalaround NSOI joinedthe wrongmeetingI was stuckin traffic…between mykitchen andmy deskSix footlongpythonInvasionSystemupdate as Iwas aboutto joinI was sobusy workingat home thatI missed thisI amoutside /in-transitI stayed atthe officeuntil 9pmIt wassomeoneelse's faultthat I am lateLate withzeroapologywhatsoeverMysystemrebooteditself 50xBOC'ing latebecause Iwas BOC'ddownTook awhile toget mylunchI didn't getthe invite!*inviteforwarded...always*I haven't hadthe chanceto look at mycalendar yetI join when Iwantbecause mytime isvaluableDistractedby LabtestingIt'stoday?Outlookisn'tsyncingwellMy systemcrashed atthat exactmomentI was updatingmy status to‘Running late’and it tooklonger thanexpected.I wasabducted bya rogueOutlookreminderPreviousmeetingwentovertimeI wasn'tawareAn errorpopped upright when Iwant to joinI am fullysick,*coughsinto Mic*Was chasinga Wi-Fisignalaround thehouseWas Imeant tojoin thisone?Somethingwas amisswith myemailI had toteach mydog newtricksCat sat onmy keyboardand wouldn’tmoveI'm busydoing ___(insert otherproject)Meetinglinkwas oldToiletCubicle /ElevatorJamWas in amajorincidentcallKid (orsomeone)is sickWaschasing aWi-Fi signalaround NSOI joinedthe wrongmeetingI was stuckin traffic…between mykitchen andmy deskSix footlongpythonInvasionSystemupdate as Iwas aboutto joinI was sobusy workingat home thatI missed thisI amoutside /in-transitI stayed atthe officeuntil 9pmIt wassomeoneelse's faultthat I am lateLate withzeroapologywhatsoever

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