Speakerwearsshorts andt-shirtPI answersmore than1 questionafter a talk"notsignificant,but..."PIs getintoargumentDiscussiontakes 30minutesAudiencememberleaveshand in airSpeakerwears shirtand dresspantsPI fallsasleep!Bonuspoint!Audiencememberasks 4questionsAudiencememberpicksnoseSpeakernot part ofdiscussionfor 10 minLaserPointercausesdelayDiscussiontakes 45minutesComputerproblemcausesdelaySpeakerloses trainof thoughtPI spendsentire talktyping oncomputerBingo partof talk/slide!speakerinstant win!Talk cutshortTalkpostponedPI repeatsquestion 3times“I’m notsure youmentionedit, but...”Speakernot part ofdiscussionfor 20 minQuestionerloses trainof thoughtFudge2 PIquestionsduring talkSomeonesneezes2x duringtalkPhone ringsduring talkordiscussionAudiencememberasks 3questionsTalk 10minuteslongerDiscussiontakes 60minutesGratuitousanimationTalk 20minuteslongerPhD orPostdocfallsasleepProjectorproblemcausesdelayTalk 30minuteslongerSpeakerwearsDPZ t-shirtmonkeylackedmotivation"cognitiveability"PIs discussonlybetweenthemselvesSpeakermovesbackwards inslides & getslostSpeakerwearsshorts andt-shirtPI answersmore than1 questionafter a talk"notsignificant,but..."PIs getintoargumentDiscussiontakes 30minutesAudiencememberleaveshand in airSpeakerwears shirtand dresspantsPI fallsasleep!Bonuspoint!Audiencememberasks 4questionsAudiencememberpicksnoseSpeakernot part ofdiscussionfor 10 minLaserPointercausesdelayDiscussiontakes 45minutesComputerproblemcausesdelaySpeakerloses trainof thoughtPI spendsentire talktyping oncomputerBingo partof talk/slide!speakerinstant win!Talk cutshortTalkpostponedPI repeatsquestion 3times“I’m notsure youmentionedit, but...”Speakernot part ofdiscussionfor 20 minQuestionerloses trainof thoughtFudge2 PIquestionsduring talkSomeonesneezes2x duringtalkPhone ringsduring talkordiscussionAudiencememberasks 3questionsTalk 10minuteslongerDiscussiontakes 60minutesGratuitousanimationTalk 20minuteslongerPhD orPostdocfallsasleepProjectorproblemcausesdelayTalk 30minuteslongerSpeakerwearsDPZ t-shirtmonkeylackedmotivation"cognitiveability"PIs discussonlybetweenthemselvesSpeakermovesbackwards inslides & getslost

Retreat Talk Bingo (a.k.a staying awake 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. Speaker wears shorts and t-shirt
  2. PI answers more than 1 question after a talk
  3. "not significant, but..."
  4. PIs get into argument
  5. Discussion takes 30 minutes
  6. Audience member leaves hand in air
  7. Speaker wears shirt and dress pants
  8. PI falls asleep !Bonus point!
  9. Audience member asks 4 questions
  10. Audience member picks nose
  11. Speaker not part of discussion for 10 min
  12. Laser Pointer causes delay
  13. Discussion takes 45 minutes
  14. Computer problem causes delay
  15. Speaker loses train of thought
  16. PI spends entire talk typing on computer
  17. Bingo part of talk/slide !speaker instant win!
  18. Talk cut short
  19. Talk postponed
  20. PI repeats question 3 times
  21. “I’m not sure you mentioned it, but...”
  22. Speaker not part of discussion for 20 min
  23. Questioner loses train of thought
  24. Fudge
  25. 2 PI questions during talk
  26. Someone sneezes 2x during talk
  27. Phone rings during talk or discussion
  28. Audience member asks 3 questions
  29. Talk 10 minutes longer
  30. Discussion takes 60 minutes
  31. Gratuitous animation
  32. Talk 20 minutes longer
  33. PhD or Postdoc falls asleep
  34. Projector problem causes delay
  35. Talk 30 minutes longer
  36. Speaker wears DPZ t-shirt
  37. monkey lacked motivation
  38. "cognitive ability"
  39. PIs discuss only between themselves
  40. Speaker moves backwards in slides & gets lost