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

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