YuppiesNotenoughparking.Why can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?I drive butdon’t wantanyoneelse toNoise.BaddesignNo oneridestransitToomanypeople.It's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyIt willbenoisyFree!Unsafefor kidsWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?This doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterThink ofthe prairiedogsSillyHallToomanypetsI'm anativeCalgarianShadowsThis isn'taffordableToomuchluxuryCollegestudentsWe supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalPoordoorCalgaryhousing marketis exempt fromsupply/demandIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalDevelopersare justgreedyWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchThis isgentrificationToomuchtrafficThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsThis isvaluableopenspaceHeightlimitWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?NOT IN MYBACKYARDI've livedhere for___ yearsWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereYuppiesNotenoughparking.Why can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?I drive butdon’t wantanyoneelse toNoise.BaddesignNo oneridestransitToomanypeople.It's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyIt willbenoisyFree!Unsafefor kidsWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?This doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterThink ofthe prairiedogsSillyHallToomanypetsI'm anativeCalgarianShadowsThis isn'taffordableToomuchluxuryCollegestudentsWe supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalPoordoorCalgaryhousing marketis exempt fromsupply/demandIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalDevelopersare justgreedyWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchThis isgentrificationToomuchtrafficThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsThis isvaluableopenspaceHeightlimitWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?NOT IN MYBACKYARDI've livedhere for___ yearsWe supportmorehousing, justnot here

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