Repeated use of "um..." References advisor (past, present) Introducing the speaker takes too long Laptop malfunction Cell phone goes off Speaker is getting over a cold Speaker bashes previous work "We're looking into that" Uses latest buzz words in the field Professor falls asleep Use of Powerpoint with blue background Speaker wastes 5 min in outline Entire slide filled with text You have no idea what's going on "That's an interesting question" Student bobs head fighting sleep Bitter postdoc asks question Person next to you on his/her laptop "Manuscript in preparation" Laser pointer doesn't work Doesn't go into PowerPoint presentation mode Blatant typo "Beyond the scope of this work" "The data CLEARLY shows" Repeated use of "um..." References advisor (past, present) Introducing the speaker takes too long Laptop malfunction Cell phone goes off Speaker is getting over a cold Speaker bashes previous work "We're looking into that" Uses latest buzz words in the field Professor falls asleep Use of Powerpoint with blue background Speaker wastes 5 min in outline Entire slide filled with text You have no idea what's going on "That's an interesting question" Student bobs head fighting sleep Bitter postdoc asks question Person next to you on his/her laptop "Manuscript in preparation" Laser pointer doesn't work Doesn't go into PowerPoint presentation mode Blatant typo "Beyond the scope of this work" "The data CLEARLY shows"
(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.
Repeated use of "um..."
References advisor (past, present)
Introducing the speaker takes too long
Laptop malfunction
Cell phone goes off
Speaker is getting over a cold
Speaker bashes previous work
"We're looking into that"
Uses latest buzz words in the field
Professor falls asleep
Use of Powerpoint with blue background
Speaker wastes 5 min in outline
Entire slide filled with text
You have no idea what's going on
"That's an interesting question"
Student bobs head fighting sleep
Bitter postdoc asks question
Person next to you on his/her laptop
"Manuscript in preparation"
Laser pointer doesn't work
Doesn't go into PowerPoint presentation mode
Blatant typo
"Beyond the scope of this work"
"The data CLEARLY shows"