I'm anativeBostonianThe Tdoesn'tworkWhy can't theyjust build morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?This isvaluableopenspaceToomanypeople.Too manypeople onthe TalreadyThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soBaddesignThink ofthechildrenThis isgentrificationToo manypeople onthe TalreadyThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsWe supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalIt's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyThis isn'taffordableThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterIt's tooweird-looking andoriginalWe supportmorehousing,just not hereWhy not build thisin [fill inneighborhood/town]instead?Developersare justgreedyFree!Why don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?YuppiesNotenoughparking.ToomuchtrafficToomuchluxuryYuppiesWe supportmorehousing, justnot this muchIt willbenoisyShadowsUnsafefor kidsIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalNOT IN MYBACKYARDI've livedhere for___ yearsNoise.CollegestudentsI'm anativeBostonianThe Tdoesn'tworkWhy can't theyjust build morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?This isvaluableopenspaceToomanypeople.Too manypeople onthe TalreadyThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soBaddesignThink ofthechildrenThis isgentrificationToo manypeople onthe TalreadyThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsWe supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalIt's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyThis isn'taffordableThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterIt's tooweird-looking andoriginalWe supportmorehousing,just not hereWhy not build thisin [fill inneighborhood/town]instead?Developersare justgreedyFree!Why don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?YuppiesNotenoughparking.ToomuchtrafficToomuchluxuryYuppiesWe supportmorehousing, justnot this muchIt willbenoisyShadowsUnsafefor kidsIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalNOT IN MYBACKYARDI've livedhere for___ yearsNoise.Collegestudents

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