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