(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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Ate lunch on the roofdeck of 1780
Still own a copy of Power and Responsibility
Danced at the Brookings Holiday Party
Pointed to a sign at the Zoo, Washington Monument, Monticello, etc. for David Rubenstein and said “thanks for the salary!”
Had a gin plus a bit of tonic at Fox and Hounds
Made an Infographic (and had to explain what that was to a Fellow)
Ran into a scholar at a bar accidentally and pretended to not see each other
Been forced to hire a Distinguished Intern
Had a toffee, lemon or Oreo Brookie
Got an office with a door AND a window
Played or knew someone who played on the Brookings Soccer Team
Corrected someone post-Brookings that it's "InstituTION not Institute"
Told a senior staff member that their panel wasn't diverse enough
Drank at work after hours
Heard Charley’s phone ring from more than 50 feet away
Watched Ben Bernanke eating pudding in the Brooketeria
Had to co-host an event with Mike O'Hanlon that had both a) no budget and b) nothing to do with FP
Worked at an Initiative/ Center/ Project/ Program that changed names during your tenure
Was asked to speak on the record by a journalist and had to say no
Was previously an intern at Brookings
Attended the FP Holiday Party
Kissed a coworker
Came into the office on a weekend/night just to use the restroom/charge your phone
Gave an informational interview to someone random because your boss didn't want to
Had to stand while senior staff sat down for a meeting
Knew someone who slept at the office after long night out...
Passed an ambassador or member of Congress in the back hallway “on accident”
Read an entire BI book from a different department
Watched a major testimony or election results with colleagues from a conference room
Told a senior staff member that their panel wasn't diverse enough
Went to 1780 on legit business
Tweeted from @BrookingsFP
Worked on a BI Press book that is STILL forthcoming
Heard some amazing gossip in the Senior Management Meeting you weren’t supposed to
Sang karaoke at Recessions
Had to co-host an event with Mike O'Hanlon that had both a) no budget and b) nothing to do with FP
Published under your own name
Still have apparel or a mug that says “Brookings”
Went from an intern to hiring an intern within 12 months
Yelled "I know him/her" and pointed at the TV in public
