Talk aboutpolicyratherthan lawAssembleyour briefincorrectlyUselegaljargonLongsentencesAvoidansweringthe questionasked at oralargumentMake ajuryargumentDon't knowthe recordinside andoutPut downopposingcounselFree!Free!Make fontsmallerfor morespaceMake thejudge/clerksearch therecordthemselvesPrintbrief withlow tonerOverclaimthestrength ofyour caseInterruptthe judgeat oralargumentInterruptthe judgeat oralargumentRequestextensionof pagelimitBury yourwinningargumentPut downthe districtcourtjudgeDon'tappendstatutorylanguageBlockquotesaboundUseLatinLots ofacronymsMakemarginssmaller formore spaceTalk aboutpolicyratherthan lawAssembleyour briefincorrectlyUselegaljargonLongsentencesAvoidansweringthe questionasked at oralargumentMake ajuryargumentDon't knowthe recordinside andoutPut downopposingcounselFree!Free!Make fontsmallerfor morespaceMake thejudge/clerksearch therecordthemselvesPrintbrief withlow tonerOverclaimthestrength ofyour caseInterruptthe judgeat oralargumentInterruptthe judgeat oralargumentRequestextensionof pagelimitBury yourwinningargumentPut downthe districtcourtjudgeDon'tappendstatutorylanguageBlockquotesaboundUseLatinLots ofacronymsMakemarginssmaller formore space

The Wrong Stuff 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. Talk about policy rather than law
  2. Assemble your brief incorrectly
  3. Use legal jargon
  4. Long sentences
  5. Avoid answering the question asked at oral argument
  6. Make a jury argument
  7. Don't know the record inside and out
  8. Put down opposing counsel
  9. Free!
  10. Free!
  11. Make font smaller for more space
  12. Make the judge/clerk search the record themselves
  13. Print brief with low toner
  14. Overclaim the strength of your case
  15. Interrupt the judge at oral argument
  16. Interrupt the judge at oral argument
  17. Request extension of page limit
  18. Bury your winning argument
  19. Put down the district court judge
  20. Don't append statutory language
  21. Block quotes abound
  22. Use Latin
  23. Lots of acronyms
  24. Make margins smaller for more space