Thinkof thechildrenCollegestudentsNotenoughparking.ShadowsYuppiesWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?BaddesignNoise.We supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalThis isn'taffordableThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsFree!We supportmorehousing, justnot hereThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterDevelopersare justgreedyThis isgentrificationWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?We supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchIt willbenoisyIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalUnsafefor kidsThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soI'm anativeBostonianYuppiesToomanypeople.ToomuchtrafficThe Tdoesn'tworkToomuchluxuryIt's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyToo manypeople onthe TalreadyIt's tooweird-looking andoriginalWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?This isvaluableopenspaceI've livedhere for___ yearsNOT IN MYBACKYARDToo manypeople onthe TalreadyThinkof thechildrenCollegestudentsNotenoughparking.ShadowsYuppiesWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?BaddesignNoise.We supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalThis isn'taffordableThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsFree!We supportmorehousing, justnot hereThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterDevelopersare justgreedyThis isgentrificationWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?We supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchIt willbenoisyIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalUnsafefor kidsThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soI'm anativeBostonianYuppiesToomanypeople.ToomuchtrafficThe Tdoesn'tworkToomuchluxuryIt's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyToo manypeople onthe TalreadyIt's tooweird-looking andoriginalWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?This isvaluableopenspaceI've livedhere for___ yearsNOT IN MYBACKYARDToo manypeople onthe Talready

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