This doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterI've livedhere for___ yearsNo moreapartments!This isn'taffordableIt willbenoisyIt's hardenough topark in PMalreadyThis isgentrificationFree!ToomuchtrafficWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?We supportmorehousing, justnot hereNoise.I'm a nativeCharlotteanYuppiesToomanypeople.Thebuildingsdon’t fit mypersonalaestheticsToomuchluxuryLooks likeSouthEndThis isvaluableopenspaceNo oneasked mypersonalopinionThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe roadsWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?Notenoughparking.Ruins theempty parkinglot characterof theneighborhoodNOT IN MYBACKYARDNotenoughbrickYuppiesWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchToo manypeople onscootersDevelopersare toogreedyWon’tsomeonethink of thechildrenWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?It looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soBaddesignNo oneridesthe busThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterI've livedhere for___ yearsNo moreapartments!This isn'taffordableIt willbenoisyIt's hardenough topark in PMalreadyThis isgentrificationFree!ToomuchtrafficWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?We supportmorehousing, justnot hereNoise.I'm a nativeCharlotteanYuppiesToomanypeople.Thebuildingsdon’t fit mypersonalaestheticsToomuchluxuryLooks likeSouthEndThis isvaluableopenspaceNo oneasked mypersonalopinionThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe roadsWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?Notenoughparking.Ruins theempty parkinglot characterof theneighborhoodNOT IN MYBACKYARDNotenoughbrickYuppiesWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchToo manypeople onscootersDevelopersare toogreedyWon’tsomeonethink of thechildrenWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?It looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soBaddesignNo 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 doesn't fit with the neighborhood character
  2. I've lived here for ___ years
  3. No more apartments!
  4. This isn't affordable
  5. It will be noisy
  6. It's hard enough to park in PM already
  7. This is gentrification
  8. Free!
  9. Too much traffic
  10. Why not build this in [fill in neighborhood/town] instead?
  11. We support more housing, just not here
  12. Noise.
  13. I'm a native Charlottean
  14. Yuppies
  15. Too many people.
  16. The buildings don’t fit my personal aesthetics
  17. Too much luxury
  18. Looks like South End
  19. This is valuable open space
  20. No one asked my personal opinion
  21. This many apartments will overwhelm the roads
  22. Why don't they build family-sized apartments?
  23. Not enough parking.
  24. Ruins the empty parking lot character of the neighborhood
  25. NOT IN MY BACKYARD
  26. Not enough brick
  27. Yuppies
  28. We support more housing, just not this much
  29. Too many people on scooters
  30. Developers are too greedy
  31. Won’t someone think of the children
  32. Why can't they just build more brownstones/triple deckers/etc.?
  33. It looks like everything else - we want something original
  34. The housing market is exempt from basic economic principles because I said so
  35. Bad design
  36. No one rides the bus