This isn'taffordableThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterThis isvaluableopenspaceToomuchluxuryYuppiesNoise.This manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe roadsNOT IN MYBACKYARDWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?I'm a nativeCharlotteanToomanypeople.Looks likeSouthEndNotenoughbrickToo manypeople onscootersWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchRuins theempty parkinglot characterof theneighborhoodWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?Thebuildingsdon’t fit mypersonalaestheticsNo oneasked mypersonalopinionWon’tsomeonethink of thechildrenI've livedhere for___ yearsIt's hardenough topark in PMalreadyIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalIt willbenoisyDevelopersare toogreedyBaddesignNo moreapartments!YuppiesThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereFree!Notenoughparking.Why can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?This isgentrificationToomuchtrafficNo oneridesthe busThis isn'taffordableThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterThis isvaluableopenspaceToomuchluxuryYuppiesNoise.This manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe roadsNOT IN MYBACKYARDWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?I'm a nativeCharlotteanToomanypeople.Looks likeSouthEndNotenoughbrickToo manypeople onscootersWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchRuins theempty parkinglot characterof theneighborhoodWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?Thebuildingsdon’t fit mypersonalaestheticsNo oneasked mypersonalopinionWon’tsomeonethink of thechildrenI've livedhere for___ yearsIt's hardenough topark in PMalreadyIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalIt willbenoisyDevelopersare toogreedyBaddesignNo moreapartments!YuppiesThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereFree!Notenoughparking.Why can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?This isgentrificationToomuchtrafficNo oneridesthe bus

NIMBY 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. This isn't affordable
  2. This doesn't fit with the neighborhood character
  3. This is valuable open space
  4. Too much luxury
  5. Yuppies
  6. Noise.
  7. This many apartments will overwhelm the roads
  8. NOT IN MY BACKYARD
  9. Why don't they build family-sized apartments?
  10. I'm a native Charlottean
  11. Too many people.
  12. Looks like South End
  13. Not enough brick
  14. Too many people on scooters
  15. We support more housing, just not this much
  16. Ruins the empty parking lot character of the neighborhood
  17. Why not build this in [fill in neighborhood/town] instead?
  18. The buildings don’t fit my personal aesthetics
  19. No one asked my personal opinion
  20. Won’t someone think of the children
  21. I've lived here for ___ years
  22. It's hard enough to park in PM already
  23. It looks like everything else - we want something original
  24. It will be noisy
  25. Developers are too greedy
  26. Bad design
  27. No more apartments!
  28. Yuppies
  29. The housing market is exempt from basic economic principles because I said so
  30. We support more housing, just not here
  31. Free!
  32. Not enough parking.
  33. Why can't they just build more brownstones/triple deckers/etc.?
  34. This is gentrification
  35. Too much traffic
  36. No one rides the bus