We supportmorehousing, justnot hereNotenoughbrickThebuildingsdon’t fit mypersonalaestheticsBaddesignWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?No oneridesthe busToo manypeople onscootersWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?ToomuchluxuryThis isgentrificationNo moreapartments!YuppiesWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?We supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchLooks likeSouthEndNoise.Toomanypeople.It's hardenough topark in PMalreadyDevelopersare toogreedyIt willbenoisyNOT IN MYBACKYARDThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe roadsWon’tsomeonethink of thechildrenYuppiesNotenoughparking.ToomuchtrafficI've livedhere for___ yearsThis isvaluableopenspaceNo oneasked mypersonalopinionThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalI'm a nativeCharlotteanFree!This isn'taffordableRuins theempty parkinglot characterof theneighborhoodWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereNotenoughbrickThebuildingsdon’t fit mypersonalaestheticsBaddesignWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?No oneridesthe busToo manypeople onscootersWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?ToomuchluxuryThis isgentrificationNo moreapartments!YuppiesWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?We supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchLooks likeSouthEndNoise.Toomanypeople.It's hardenough topark in PMalreadyDevelopersare toogreedyIt willbenoisyNOT IN MYBACKYARDThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe roadsWon’tsomeonethink of thechildrenYuppiesNotenoughparking.ToomuchtrafficI've livedhere for___ yearsThis isvaluableopenspaceNo oneasked mypersonalopinionThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalI'm a nativeCharlotteanFree!This isn'taffordableRuins theempty parkinglot characterof theneighborhood

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