We supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchNOT IN MYBACKYARDI'm anativeBostonianThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterToo manypeople onthe TalreadyIt willbenoisyThis isvaluableopenspaceToomuchtrafficThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsToo manypeople onthe TalreadyWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?Thinkof thechildrenIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalNotenoughparking.This isgentrificationNoise.YuppiesFree!This isn'taffordableToomanypeople.The Tdoesn'tworkIt's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyUnsafefor kidsThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soToomuchluxuryBaddesignYuppiesI've livedhere for___ yearsCollegestudentsWe supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?ShadowsIt's tooweird-looking andoriginalDevelopersare justgreedyWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?We supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchNOT IN MYBACKYARDI'm anativeBostonianThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterToo manypeople onthe TalreadyIt willbenoisyThis isvaluableopenspaceToomuchtrafficThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsToo manypeople onthe TalreadyWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?Thinkof thechildrenIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalNotenoughparking.This isgentrificationNoise.YuppiesFree!This isn'taffordableToomanypeople.The Tdoesn'tworkIt's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyUnsafefor kidsThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soToomuchluxuryBaddesignYuppiesI've livedhere for___ yearsCollegestudentsWe supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?ShadowsIt's tooweird-looking andoriginalDevelopersare justgreedyWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?

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