We supportmorehousing, justnot hereCalgaryhousing marketis exempt fromsupply/demandNOT IN MYBACKYARDThink ofthe prairiedogsIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalToomanypetsToomuchtrafficNotenoughparking.Why not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?Noise.Unsafefor kidsWe supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalToomanypeople.We supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchI've livedhere for___ yearsShadowsBaddesignNo oneridestransitDevelopersare justgreedyFree!I'm anativeCalgarianThis isn'taffordableHeightlimitCollegestudentsToomuchluxuryI drive butdon’t wantanyoneelse toWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?This doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?This manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsSillyHallYuppiesIt willbenoisyIt's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyThis isgentrificationPoordoorThis isvaluableopenspaceWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereCalgaryhousing marketis exempt fromsupply/demandNOT IN MYBACKYARDThink ofthe prairiedogsIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalToomanypetsToomuchtrafficNotenoughparking.Why not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?Noise.Unsafefor kidsWe supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalToomanypeople.We supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchI've livedhere for___ yearsShadowsBaddesignNo oneridestransitDevelopersare justgreedyFree!I'm anativeCalgarianThis isn'taffordableHeightlimitCollegestudentsToomuchluxuryI drive butdon’t wantanyoneelse toWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?This doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?This manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsSillyHallYuppiesIt willbenoisyIt's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyThis isgentrificationPoordoorThis isvaluableopenspace

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 here
  2. Calgary housing market is exempt from supply/demand
  3. NOT IN MY BACKYARD
  4. Think of the prairie dogs
  5. It looks like everything else - we want something original
  6. Too many pets
  7. Too much traffic
  8. Not enough parking.
  9. Why not build this in [fill in neighborhood/town] instead?
  10. Noise.
  11. Unsafe for kids
  12. We support more housing, just not this proposal
  13. Too many people.
  14. We support more housing, just not this much
  15. I've lived here for ___ years
  16. Shadows
  17. Bad design
  18. No one rides transit
  19. Developers are just greedy
  20. Free!
  21. I'm a native Calgarian
  22. This isn't affordable
  23. Height limit
  24. College students
  25. Too much luxury
  26. I drive but don’t want anyone else to
  27. Why can't they just build more brownstones/triple deckers/etc.?
  28. This doesn't fit with the neighborhood character
  29. Why don't they build family-sized apartments?
  30. This many apartments will overwhelm the schools
  31. Silly Hall
  32. Yuppies
  33. It will be noisy
  34. It's hard enough to park when it snows already
  35. This is gentrification
  36. Poor door
  37. This is valuable open space