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

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.


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
  1. Tries to mansplain your work to you
  2. "Wow, that's a lot of school!"
  3. Harps on higher education
  4. Mentions student loans and/or debt
  5. "Why did you want to go to grad school?"
  6. Appears to believe that you don't have a job
  7. "Looking forward to summer?"
  8. "So you just want to stay in school forever!"
  9. "So when do you finish?"
  10. Half-hearted "Wow, that's so cool!"
  11. "What classes do you take?"
  12. Brags about their "smart" undergrad child
  13. "Oh, [some kid] really wants to be a doctor/vet!"
  14. "You must really love school!"
  15. "What do you do, exactly?"
  16. Asks about school but not about your research
  17. "Bet you're glad to be on break!"
  18. Any references to being "in school"
  19. "Have you published anything?"
  20. Your self-deprecation joke only gets awkward pity laughs
  21. "What do you want to do with your PhD?"
  22. Directs aggressive opinions about science towards you
  23. Feigns interest in your research
  24. Glazed over look when you explain your work