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

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