This doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalNo moreapartments!Won’tsomeonethink of thechildrenFree!No oneridesthe busToomuchtrafficWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereThis isn'taffordableRuins theempty parkinglot characterof theneighborhoodThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soThis isvaluableopenspaceDevelopersare toogreedyNotenoughparking.YuppiesI've livedhere for___ yearsWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchLooks likeSouthEndToo manypeople onscootersBaddesignWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?Toomanypeople.It willbenoisyI'm a nativeCharlotteanYuppiesWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?NOT IN MYBACKYARDThebuildingsdon’t fit mypersonalaestheticsNo oneasked mypersonalopinionWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?It's hardenough topark in PMalreadyNoise.This manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe roadsThis isgentrificationToomuchluxuryNotenoughbrickThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalNo moreapartments!Won’tsomeonethink of thechildrenFree!No oneridesthe busToomuchtrafficWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereThis isn'taffordableRuins theempty parkinglot characterof theneighborhoodThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soThis isvaluableopenspaceDevelopersare toogreedyNotenoughparking.YuppiesI've livedhere for___ yearsWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchLooks likeSouthEndToo manypeople onscootersBaddesignWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?Toomanypeople.It willbenoisyI'm a nativeCharlotteanYuppiesWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?NOT IN MYBACKYARDThebuildingsdon’t fit mypersonalaestheticsNo oneasked mypersonalopinionWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?It's hardenough topark in PMalreadyNoise.This manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe roadsThis isgentrificationToomuchluxuryNotenoughbrick

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