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Thursday, July 03, 2025

Mad Libs part II: fresh templates for easy ‘sorries’

Haven’t returned any of your mom’s calls? Stuffed your tummy with Asian Kitchen four days this week? Do you owe someone a ‘my bad’ from the bottom of your heart? Then you still have some ‘sorries’ to say. Here are two more templates for your everyday apologizing needs. 

I'M SORRY, MOM

1. How you address your mother___________________________________________

2. Number___________________________________________

3. Period of time_______________________________________________________________

4. Adjective_______________________________________________________________________ 

5. Letter grade________ _________________________________________________________

6. Class you’re taking__________________________________________________________

7. Food____________________________________________________________________________

8. Past-tense action verb____________________________________________________

9. Action verb ending in “ing”_____________________________________________

10.Personal habit______________________________________________________________

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11. Item in parents’ house you want/need______________________________

12. Infinitive verb______________________________________________________________

13. Recently deceased great-aunt/uncle__________________________

 

 

Dear (1_____________________),

I’m sorry I haven’t returned your calls for the last (2____________________) (3____________________). But I’m doing just fine, feeling (4____________________). I got a/an (5____________________) on my (6____________________) exam, made (7___________________) for lunch and (8____________________). I hope you are proud of me. By the way, I’m not coming home at all this summer because I will be too busy (9____________________). Stop trying to get me to lay off the (10_____________________). I really don’t have time to listen to that. Can you send me my (11____________________)? I can’t  (12____________________) without it. I’m sorry about (13____________________). I know you were close. 

Love you. 

Bye.


I'M SORRY, BODY

1. Your name_____________________________________________________________

2. Verb for activity that can be bad for your body__________________

3. Occurrence that follows ___________________________________________

4. Healthy activity ending in “ing”_________________________________

5. Lowbrow Madison restaurant___________________________________

6. Number_________________________________________________________________

7. Healthy activity ending in “ing”_________________________________

8. Favorite online activity_____________________________________________

Dear (1______________________),

I’m sorry I spent all weekend (2____________________). And I’m sorry I made you suffer through a morning of (3____________________). I’m sorry I never engage in (4____________________) and that I eat at (5____________________) (6____________________) times a week. I promise I’ll start (7____________________) more when I don’t have to dedicate as much time to (8____________________).

Do you need more apology templates because you still have more ‘sorries’ to say? Then let Samy know who has yet to forgive you and email her at moskol@wisc.edu.

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