Toomanypeople.Unsafefor kidsIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsWe supportmorehousing,just not hereWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?Too manypeople onthe TalreadyNotenoughparking.Noise.This isvaluableopenspaceToomuchtrafficWe supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalNOT IN MYBACKYARDThe Tdoesn'tworkCollegestudentsIt's tooweird-looking andoriginalI'm anativeBostonianIt willbenoisyIt's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyWe supportmorehousing, justnot this muchThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soYuppiesI've livedhere for___ yearsWhy not build thisin [fill inneighborhood/town]instead?ToomuchluxuryShadowsYuppiesToo manypeople onthe TalreadyWhy can't theyjust build morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?This doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterDevelopersare justgreedyBaddesignThink ofthechildrenThis isn'taffordableFree!This isgentrificationToomanypeople.Unsafefor kidsIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsWe supportmorehousing,just not hereWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?Too manypeople onthe TalreadyNotenoughparking.Noise.This isvaluableopenspaceToomuchtrafficWe supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalNOT IN MYBACKYARDThe Tdoesn'tworkCollegestudentsIt's tooweird-looking andoriginalI'm anativeBostonianIt willbenoisyIt's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyWe supportmorehousing, justnot this muchThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soYuppiesI've livedhere for___ yearsWhy not build thisin [fill inneighborhood/town]instead?ToomuchluxuryShadowsYuppiesToo manypeople onthe TalreadyWhy can't theyjust build morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?This doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterDevelopersare justgreedyBaddesignThink ofthechildrenThis isn'taffordableFree!This isgentrification

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