"notsignificant,but..."monkeylackedmotivationDiscussiontakes 30minutesAudiencememberleaveshand in airAudiencememberpicksnosePIs discussonlybetweenthemselvesPhD orPostdocfallsasleep“is still notwellunderstood”GratuitousanimationDiscussiontakes 45minutesQuestionerloses trainof thoughtSpeakerloses trainof thoughtComputerproblemcausesdelayPI answersmore than1 questionafter a talkQuestionnerconfusescorrelationfor causation"cognitiveability"Speakernot part ofdiscussionfor 10 min“I’m notsure youmentionedit, but...”Talk 20minuteslongerTalkpostponedspeakertakes offpiece ofclothingSpeakerconfusescorrelationfor causationProjectorproblemcausesdelayPIs getintoargumentSpeakerwearsshorts andt-shirtTalk 10minuteslongerAudiencememberasks 3questions2 PIquestionsduring talkFudgeTalk cutshortLaserPointercausesdelayAudiencememberasks 4questionsSpeakerwears shirtand dresspantsSpeakermovesbackwards inslides & getslostTalk 30minuteslongerPhone ringsduring talkordiscussionSpeakerwearsDPZ t-shirtSomeonesneezes2x duringtalkSpeakernot part ofdiscussionfor 20 minDiscussiontakes 60minutesPI fallsasleep!Bonuspoint!PI spendsentire talktyping oncomputerFree!PI repeatsquestion 3timesBingo partof talk/slide!speakerinstant win!"notsignificant,but..."monkeylackedmotivationDiscussiontakes 30minutesAudiencememberleaveshand in airAudiencememberpicksnosePIs discussonlybetweenthemselvesPhD orPostdocfallsasleep“is still notwellunderstood”GratuitousanimationDiscussiontakes 45minutesQuestionerloses trainof thoughtSpeakerloses trainof thoughtComputerproblemcausesdelayPI answersmore than1 questionafter a talkQuestionnerconfusescorrelationfor causation"cognitiveability"Speakernot part ofdiscussionfor 10 min“I’m notsure youmentionedit, but...”Talk 20minuteslongerTalkpostponedspeakertakes offpiece ofclothingSpeakerconfusescorrelationfor causationProjectorproblemcausesdelayPIs getintoargumentSpeakerwearsshorts andt-shirtTalk 10minuteslongerAudiencememberasks 3questions2 PIquestionsduring talkFudgeTalk cutshortLaserPointercausesdelayAudiencememberasks 4questionsSpeakerwears shirtand dresspantsSpeakermovesbackwards inslides & getslostTalk 30minuteslongerPhone ringsduring talkordiscussionSpeakerwearsDPZ t-shirtSomeonesneezes2x duringtalkSpeakernot part ofdiscussionfor 20 minDiscussiontakes 60minutesPI fallsasleep!Bonuspoint!PI spendsentire talktyping oncomputerFree!PI repeatsquestion 3timesBingo partof talk/slide!speakerinstant win!

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