"Oh, [somekid] reallywants to be adoctor/vet!"Directsaggressiveopinions aboutsciencetowards youTries tomansplainyour workto youAsks aboutschool butnot aboutyourresearch"Have youpublishedanything?""You mustreally loveschool!"Glazed overlook whenyou explainyour workBrags abouttheir "smart"undergradchild"So whendo youfinish?""Lookingforward tosummer?"Mentionsstudentloansand/or debt"What doyou want todo withyour PhD?""So you justwant to stayin schoolforever!"Harps onhighereducationFeignsinterest inyourresearch"Betyou'reglad to beon break!"Your self-deprecationjoke only getsawkward pitylaughsHalf-hearted"Wow, that'sso cool!"Anyreferencesto being"in school""What doyou do,exactly?""Wow,that's a lotof school!""Why didyou want togo to gradschool?"Appears tobelieve thatyou don'thave a job"Whatclassesdo youtake?""Oh, [somekid] reallywants to be adoctor/vet!"Directsaggressiveopinions aboutsciencetowards youTries tomansplainyour workto youAsks aboutschool butnot aboutyourresearch"Have youpublishedanything?""You mustreally loveschool!"Glazed overlook whenyou explainyour workBrags abouttheir "smart"undergradchild"So whendo youfinish?""Lookingforward tosummer?"Mentionsstudentloansand/or debt"What doyou want todo withyour PhD?""So you justwant to stayin schoolforever!"Harps onhighereducationFeignsinterest inyourresearch"Betyou'reglad to beon break!"Your self-deprecationjoke only getsawkward pitylaughsHalf-hearted"Wow, that'sso cool!"Anyreferencesto being"in school""What doyou do,exactly?""Wow,that's a lotof school!""Why didyou want togo to gradschool?"Appears tobelieve thatyou don'thave a job"Whatclassesdo youtake?"

PhD Holiday Bingo - 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. "Oh, [some kid] really wants to be a doctor/vet!"
  2. Directs aggressive opinions about science towards you
  3. Tries to mansplain your work to you
  4. Asks about school but not about your research
  5. "Have you published anything?"
  6. "You must really love school!"
  7. Glazed over look when you explain your work
  8. Brags about their "smart" undergrad child
  9. "So when do you finish?"
  10. "Looking forward to summer?"
  11. Mentions student loans and/or debt
  12. "What do you want to do with your PhD?"
  13. "So you just want to stay in school forever!"
  14. Harps on higher education
  15. Feigns interest in your research
  16. "Bet you're glad to be on break!"
  17. Your self-deprecation joke only gets awkward pity laughs
  18. Half-hearted "Wow, that's so cool!"
  19. Any references to being "in school"
  20. "What do you do, exactly?"
  21. "Wow, that's a lot of school!"
  22. "Why did you want to go to grad school?"
  23. Appears to believe that you don't have a job
  24. "What classes do you take?"