Why don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?Notenoughparking.Developersare justgreedyYuppiesNOT IN MYBACKYARDWhy can't theyjust build morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?Too manypeople onthe TalreadyIt willbenoisyThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalYuppiesThe Tdoesn'tworkIt's tooweird-looking andoriginalThis isn'taffordableToomuchluxuryToomanypeople.Too manypeople onthe TalreadyFree!This isgentrificationThink ofthechildrenWhy not build thisin [fill inneighborhood/town]instead?We supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalCollegestudentsUnsafefor kidsThis isvaluableopenspaceNoise.We supportmorehousing,just not hereThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soIt's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyShadowsI'm anativeBostonianBaddesignI've livedhere for___ yearsWe supportmorehousing, justnot this muchToomuchtrafficWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?Notenoughparking.Developersare justgreedyYuppiesNOT IN MYBACKYARDWhy can't theyjust build morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?Too manypeople onthe TalreadyIt willbenoisyThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalYuppiesThe Tdoesn'tworkIt's tooweird-looking andoriginalThis isn'taffordableToomuchluxuryToomanypeople.Too manypeople onthe TalreadyFree!This isgentrificationThink ofthechildrenWhy not build thisin [fill inneighborhood/town]instead?We supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalCollegestudentsUnsafefor kidsThis isvaluableopenspaceNoise.We supportmorehousing,just not hereThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soIt's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyShadowsI'm anativeBostonianBaddesignI've livedhere for___ yearsWe supportmorehousing, justnot this muchToomuchtraffic

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