The Tdoesn'tworkWe supportmorehousing, justnot this muchI'm anativeBostonianToomuchluxuryIt's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyWe supportmorehousing,just not hereWe supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalThink ofthechildrenToomanypeople.Why not build thisin [fill inneighborhood/town]instead?YuppiesFree!BaddesignWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?CollegestudentsThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterDevelopersare justgreedyThis isn'taffordableNOT IN MYBACKYARDUnsafefor kidsToo manypeople onthe TalreadyThis isgentrificationYuppiesNoise.This isvaluableopenspaceWhy can't theyjust build morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?ShadowsIt's tooweird-looking andoriginalNotenoughparking.Too manypeople onthe TalreadyThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soIt willbenoisyI've livedhere for___ yearsToomuchtrafficThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalThe Tdoesn'tworkWe supportmorehousing, justnot this muchI'm anativeBostonianToomuchluxuryIt's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyWe supportmorehousing,just not hereWe supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalThink ofthechildrenToomanypeople.Why not build thisin [fill inneighborhood/town]instead?YuppiesFree!BaddesignWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?CollegestudentsThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterDevelopersare justgreedyThis isn'taffordableNOT IN MYBACKYARDUnsafefor kidsToo manypeople onthe TalreadyThis isgentrificationYuppiesNoise.This isvaluableopenspaceWhy can't theyjust build morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?ShadowsIt's tooweird-looking andoriginalNotenoughparking.Too manypeople onthe TalreadyThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soIt willbenoisyI've livedhere for___ yearsToomuchtrafficThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginal

NIMBY 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. The T doesn't work
  2. We support more housing, just not this much
  3. I'm a native Bostonian
  4. Too much luxury
  5. It's hard enough to park when it snows already
  6. We support more housing, just not here
  7. We support more housing, just not this proposal
  8. Think of the children
  9. Too many people.
  10. Why not build this in [fill in neighborhood/town] instead?
  11. Yuppies
  12. Free!
  13. Bad design
  14. Why don't they build family-sized apartments?
  15. College students
  16. This doesn't fit with the neighborhood character
  17. Developers are just greedy
  18. This isn't affordable
  19. NOT IN MY BACKYARD
  20. Unsafe for kids
  21. Too many people on the T already
  22. This is gentrification
  23. Yuppies
  24. Noise.
  25. This is valuable open space
  26. Why can't they just build more brownstones/triple deckers/etc.?
  27. Shadows
  28. It's too weird-looking and original
  29. Not enough parking.
  30. Too many people on the T already
  31. The housing market is exempt from basic economic principles because I said so
  32. It will be noisy
  33. I've lived here for ___ years
  34. Too much traffic
  35. This many apartments will overwhelm the schools
  36. It looks like everything else - we want something original