Too manypeople onthe TalreadyWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?This isvaluableopenspaceThinkof thechildrenWe supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soToo manypeople onthe TalreadyToomuchtrafficThis isgentrificationI've livedhere for___ yearsWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?CollegestudentsShadowsIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalToomuchluxuryWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?YuppiesThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsIt's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyDevelopersare justgreedyNOT IN MYBACKYARDIt's tooweird-looking andoriginalThe Tdoesn'tworkWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchNotenoughparking.BaddesignNoise.YuppiesFree!This isn'taffordableToomanypeople.Unsafefor kidsIt willbenoisyWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterI'm anativeBostonianToo manypeople onthe TalreadyWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?This isvaluableopenspaceThinkof thechildrenWe supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soToo manypeople onthe TalreadyToomuchtrafficThis isgentrificationI've livedhere for___ yearsWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?CollegestudentsShadowsIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalToomuchluxuryWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?YuppiesThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsIt's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyDevelopersare justgreedyNOT IN MYBACKYARDIt's tooweird-looking andoriginalThe Tdoesn'tworkWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchNotenoughparking.BaddesignNoise.YuppiesFree!This isn'taffordableToomanypeople.Unsafefor kidsIt willbenoisyWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterI'm anativeBostonian

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