It willbenoisyNOT IN MYBACKYARDThis isn'taffordableWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?ShadowsThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?ToomuchtrafficWe supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalDevelopersare justgreedyIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalThis isvaluableopenspaceThe Tdoesn'tworkIt's tooweird-looking andoriginalUnsafefor kidsI've livedhere for___ yearsCollegestudentsThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?BaddesignToo manypeople onthe TalreadyWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereThis isgentrificationFree!I'm anativeBostonianToomuchluxuryYuppiesToo manypeople onthe TalreadyToomanypeople.It's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyNoise.We supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchNotenoughparking.Thinkof thechildrenThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soYuppiesIt willbenoisyNOT IN MYBACKYARDThis isn'taffordableWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?ShadowsThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?ToomuchtrafficWe supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalDevelopersare justgreedyIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalThis isvaluableopenspaceThe Tdoesn'tworkIt's tooweird-looking andoriginalUnsafefor kidsI've livedhere for___ yearsCollegestudentsThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?BaddesignToo manypeople onthe TalreadyWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereThis isgentrificationFree!I'm anativeBostonianToomuchluxuryYuppiesToo manypeople onthe TalreadyToomanypeople.It's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyNoise.We supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchNotenoughparking.Thinkof thechildrenThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soYuppies

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