Why don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?Noise.ToomuchluxuryFree!Looks likeSouthEndIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalDevelopersare toogreedyNo moreapartments!This isgentrificationWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchThis isvaluableopenspaceWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereWon’tsomeonethink of thechildrenNotenoughbrickWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?No oneasked mypersonalopinionBaddesignWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?Too manypeople onscootersIt's hardenough topark in PMalreadyIt willbenoisyYuppiesI'm a nativeCharlotteanThebuildingsdon’t fit mypersonalaestheticsNotenoughparking.Toomanypeople.No oneridesthe busThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterRuins theempty parkinglot characterof theneighborhoodYuppiesThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soThis isn'taffordableI've livedhere for___ yearsToomuchtrafficNOT IN MYBACKYARDThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe roadsWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?Noise.ToomuchluxuryFree!Looks likeSouthEndIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalDevelopersare toogreedyNo moreapartments!This isgentrificationWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchThis isvaluableopenspaceWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereWon’tsomeonethink of thechildrenNotenoughbrickWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?No oneasked mypersonalopinionBaddesignWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?Too manypeople onscootersIt's hardenough topark in PMalreadyIt willbenoisyYuppiesI'm a nativeCharlotteanThebuildingsdon’t fit mypersonalaestheticsNotenoughparking.Toomanypeople.No oneridesthe busThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterRuins theempty parkinglot characterof theneighborhoodYuppiesThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soThis isn'taffordableI've livedhere for___ yearsToomuchtrafficNOT IN MYBACKYARDThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe roads

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