No oneasked mypersonalopinionYuppiesYuppiesThis isvaluableopenspaceIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalThis isn'taffordableThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterWon’tsomeonethink of thechildrenThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereFree!It willbenoisyToomanypeople.I've livedhere for___ yearsBaddesignThebuildingsdon’t fit mypersonalaestheticsNotenoughparking.ToomuchluxuryNotenoughbrickWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?This isgentrificationNOT IN MYBACKYARDRuins theempty parkinglot characterof theneighborhoodDevelopersare toogreedyThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe roadsWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?We supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchToomuchtrafficWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?Noise.No oneridesthe busLooks likeSouthEndToo manypeople onscootersNo moreapartments!I'm a nativeCharlotteanIt's hardenough topark in PMalreadyNo oneasked mypersonalopinionYuppiesYuppiesThis isvaluableopenspaceIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalThis isn'taffordableThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterWon’tsomeonethink of thechildrenThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereFree!It willbenoisyToomanypeople.I've livedhere for___ yearsBaddesignThebuildingsdon’t fit mypersonalaestheticsNotenoughparking.ToomuchluxuryNotenoughbrickWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?This isgentrificationNOT IN MYBACKYARDRuins theempty parkinglot characterof theneighborhoodDevelopersare toogreedyThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe roadsWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?We supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchToomuchtrafficWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?Noise.No oneridesthe busLooks likeSouthEndToo manypeople onscootersNo moreapartments!I'm a nativeCharlotteanIt's hardenough topark in PMalready

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