No oneasked mypersonalopinionWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?YuppiesRuins theempty parkinglot characterof theneighborhoodFree!It willbenoisyWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?Noise.Notenoughparking.No moreapartments!It looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterToomuchtrafficWon’tsomeonethink of thechildrenIt's hardenough topark in PMalreadyThis isgentrificationI've livedhere for___ yearsToomanypeople.Looks likeSouthEndToo manypeople onscootersWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?This isn'taffordableWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchNo oneridesthe busToomuchluxuryThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe roadsYuppiesBaddesignNotenoughbrickDevelopersare toogreedyI'm a nativeCharlotteanThis isvaluableopenspaceThebuildingsdon’t fit mypersonalaestheticsNOT IN MYBACKYARDThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soNo oneasked mypersonalopinionWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?YuppiesRuins theempty parkinglot characterof theneighborhoodFree!It willbenoisyWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?Noise.Notenoughparking.No moreapartments!It looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterToomuchtrafficWon’tsomeonethink of thechildrenIt's hardenough topark in PMalreadyThis isgentrificationI've livedhere for___ yearsToomanypeople.Looks likeSouthEndToo manypeople onscootersWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?This isn'taffordableWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchNo oneridesthe busToomuchluxuryThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe roadsYuppiesBaddesignNotenoughbrickDevelopersare toogreedyI'm a nativeCharlotteanThis isvaluableopenspaceThebuildingsdon’t fit mypersonalaestheticsNOT IN MYBACKYARDThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said so

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