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

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