Why not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?Why don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?NotenoughbrickIt's hardenough topark in PMalreadyToomuchtrafficYuppiesWon’tsomeonethink of thechildrenLooks likeSouthEndNOT IN MYBACKYARDThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe roadsDevelopersare toogreedyRuins theempty parkinglot characterof theneighborhoodNo oneridesthe busThis isvaluableopenspaceNoise.No oneasked mypersonalopinionYuppiesFree!Too manypeople onscootersNo moreapartments!It looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalNotenoughparking.Thebuildingsdon’t fit mypersonalaestheticsWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?We supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchI've livedhere for___ yearsThis isgentrificationI'm a nativeCharlotteanWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soToomanypeople.ToomuchluxuryThis isn'taffordableBaddesignIt willbenoisyThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?Why don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?NotenoughbrickIt's hardenough topark in PMalreadyToomuchtrafficYuppiesWon’tsomeonethink of thechildrenLooks likeSouthEndNOT IN MYBACKYARDThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe roadsDevelopersare toogreedyRuins theempty parkinglot characterof theneighborhoodNo oneridesthe busThis isvaluableopenspaceNoise.No oneasked mypersonalopinionYuppiesFree!Too manypeople onscootersNo moreapartments!It looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalNotenoughparking.Thebuildingsdon’t fit mypersonalaestheticsWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?We supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchI've livedhere for___ yearsThis isgentrificationI'm a nativeCharlotteanWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soToomanypeople.ToomuchluxuryThis isn'taffordableBaddesignIt willbenoisyThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacter

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.


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
  1. Why not build this in [fill in neighborhood/town] instead?
  2. Why don't they build family-sized apartments?
  3. Not enough brick
  4. It's hard enough to park in PM already
  5. Too much traffic
  6. Yuppies
  7. Won’t someone think of the children
  8. Looks like South End
  9. NOT IN MY BACKYARD
  10. This many apartments will overwhelm the roads
  11. Developers are too greedy
  12. Ruins the empty parking lot character of the neighborhood
  13. No one rides the bus
  14. This is valuable open space
  15. Noise.
  16. No one asked my personal opinion
  17. Yuppies
  18. Free!
  19. Too many people on scooters
  20. No more apartments!
  21. It looks like everything else - we want something original
  22. Not enough parking.
  23. The buildings don’t fit my personal aesthetics
  24. Why can't they just build more brownstones/triple deckers/etc.?
  25. We support more housing, just not this much
  26. I've lived here for ___ years
  27. This is gentrification
  28. I'm a native Charlottean
  29. We support more housing, just not here
  30. The housing market is exempt from basic economic principles because I said so
  31. Too many people.
  32. Too much luxury
  33. This isn't affordable
  34. Bad design
  35. It will be noisy
  36. This doesn't fit with the neighborhood character