It willbenoisyThebuildingsdon’t fit mypersonalaestheticsIt's hardenough topark in PMalreadyIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalRuins theempty parkinglot characterof theneighborhoodThis isn'taffordableThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe roadsWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?This isvaluableopenspaceYuppiesNotenoughparking.I've livedhere for___ yearsThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterYuppiesNOT IN MYBACKYARDBaddesignToomanypeople.Why don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?Noise.This isgentrificationNotenoughbrickToomuchluxuryWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchI'm a nativeCharlotteanNo oneridesthe busFree!ToomuchtrafficThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?Too manypeople onscootersWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereNo moreapartments!No oneasked mypersonalopinionDevelopersare toogreedyWon’tsomeonethink of thechildrenLooks likeSouthEndIt willbenoisyThebuildingsdon’t fit mypersonalaestheticsIt's hardenough topark in PMalreadyIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalRuins theempty parkinglot characterof theneighborhoodThis isn'taffordableThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe roadsWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?This isvaluableopenspaceYuppiesNotenoughparking.I've livedhere for___ yearsThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterYuppiesNOT IN MYBACKYARDBaddesignToomanypeople.Why don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?Noise.This isgentrificationNotenoughbrickToomuchluxuryWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchI'm a nativeCharlotteanNo oneridesthe busFree!ToomuchtrafficThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?Too manypeople onscootersWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereNo moreapartments!No oneasked mypersonalopinionDevelopersare toogreedyWon’tsomeonethink of thechildrenLooks likeSouthEnd

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