Talk 20minuteslongerPIs getintoargumentSpeakermovesbackwards inslides & getslostAudiencememberasks 4questionsQuestionnerconfusescorrelationfor causationTalk 30minuteslongerGratuitousanimationTalk 10minuteslongerSpeakerwears shirtand dresspantsSpeakerconfusescorrelationfor causationSpeakernot part ofdiscussionfor 20 minProjectorproblemcausesdelay"notsignificant,but..."PhD orPostdocfallsasleep2 PIquestionsduring talkPI answersmore than1 questionafter a talkSpeakerwearsshorts andt-shirtDiscussiontakes 30minutesAudiencememberpicksnoseQuestionerloses trainof thoughtAudiencememberleaveshand in airPI fallsasleep!Bonuspoint!PI spendsentire talktyping oncomputer“I’m notsure youmentionedit, but...”Free!Talk cutshortBingo partof talk/slide!speakerinstant win!Phone ringsduring talkordiscussionspeakertakes offpiece ofclothingAudiencememberasks 3questionsmonkeylackedmotivationFudgeDiscussiontakes 60minutesSpeakerloses trainof thoughtPIs discussonlybetweenthemselvesTalkpostponedSpeakerwearsDPZ t-shirtSpeakernot part ofdiscussionfor 10 minDiscussiontakes 45minutesLaserPointercausesdelayComputerproblemcausesdelayPI repeatsquestion 3timesSomeonesneezes2x duringtalk"cognitiveability"“is still notwellunderstood”Talk 20minuteslongerPIs getintoargumentSpeakermovesbackwards inslides & getslostAudiencememberasks 4questionsQuestionnerconfusescorrelationfor causationTalk 30minuteslongerGratuitousanimationTalk 10minuteslongerSpeakerwears shirtand dresspantsSpeakerconfusescorrelationfor causationSpeakernot part ofdiscussionfor 20 minProjectorproblemcausesdelay"notsignificant,but..."PhD orPostdocfallsasleep2 PIquestionsduring talkPI answersmore than1 questionafter a talkSpeakerwearsshorts andt-shirtDiscussiontakes 30minutesAudiencememberpicksnoseQuestionerloses trainof thoughtAudiencememberleaveshand in airPI fallsasleep!Bonuspoint!PI spendsentire talktyping oncomputer“I’m notsure youmentionedit, but...”Free!Talk cutshortBingo partof talk/slide!speakerinstant win!Phone ringsduring talkordiscussionspeakertakes offpiece ofclothingAudiencememberasks 3questionsmonkeylackedmotivationFudgeDiscussiontakes 60minutesSpeakerloses trainof thoughtPIs discussonlybetweenthemselvesTalkpostponedSpeakerwearsDPZ t-shirtSpeakernot part ofdiscussionfor 10 minDiscussiontakes 45minutesLaserPointercausesdelayComputerproblemcausesdelayPI repeatsquestion 3timesSomeonesneezes2x duringtalk"cognitiveability"“is still notwellunderstood”

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