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