I'm anativeBostonianToo manypeople onthe TalreadyUnsafefor kidsYuppiesIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalThe Tdoesn'tworkThis isgentrificationIt willbenoisyToomuchluxuryToomanypeople.We supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchThis isn'taffordableWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?CollegestudentsYuppiesWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?It's tooweird-looking andoriginalI've livedhere for___ yearsThis isvaluableopenspaceNOT IN MYBACKYARDToo manypeople onthe TalreadyNoise.This doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?We supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalIt's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyThinkof thechildrenDevelopersare justgreedyShadowsThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsToomuchtrafficBaddesignNotenoughparking.We supportmorehousing, justnot hereFree!I'm anativeBostonianToo manypeople onthe TalreadyUnsafefor kidsYuppiesIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalThe Tdoesn'tworkThis isgentrificationIt willbenoisyToomuchluxuryToomanypeople.We supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchThis isn'taffordableWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?CollegestudentsYuppiesWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?It's tooweird-looking andoriginalI've livedhere for___ yearsThis isvaluableopenspaceNOT IN MYBACKYARDToo manypeople onthe TalreadyNoise.This doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?We supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalIt's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyThinkof thechildrenDevelopersare justgreedyShadowsThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsToomuchtrafficBaddesignNotenoughparking.We supportmorehousing, justnot hereFree!

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. I'm a native Bostonian
  2. Too many people on the T already
  3. Unsafe for kids
  4. Yuppies
  5. It looks like everything else - we want something original
  6. The T doesn't work
  7. This is gentrification
  8. It will be noisy
  9. Too much luxury
  10. Too many people.
  11. We support more housing, just not this much
  12. This isn't affordable
  13. Why not build this in [fill in neighborhood/town] instead?
  14. College students
  15. Yuppies
  16. Why can't they just build more brownstones/triple deckers/etc.?
  17. It's too weird-looking and original
  18. I've lived here for ___ years
  19. This is valuable open space
  20. NOT IN MY BACKYARD
  21. Too many people on the T already
  22. Noise.
  23. This doesn't fit with the neighborhood character
  24. Why don't they build family-sized apartments?
  25. We support more housing, just not this proposal
  26. It's hard enough to park when it snows already
  27. Think of the children
  28. Developers are just greedy
  29. Shadows
  30. The housing market is exempt from basic economic principles because I said so
  31. This many apartments will overwhelm the schools
  32. Too much traffic
  33. Bad design
  34. Not enough parking.
  35. We support more housing, just not here
  36. Free!