RephraseEpistemologicallyirrelevantTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresSoundsweirdEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingon ZoomRewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showNo!Accidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseWhat areyou tryingto say???Lookedforward tomonthly PhDSeminarCarefulnow!Had anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicYousound likea robotIt's veryunstructuredFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesVagueUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptCelebratedwhen yourdata finallymade senseTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskAttended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksThatsoundsbadNodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedThat's abigstatementNiceSee mycommentaboveGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesI assumethis iswork inprogressUnclearMetsomeoneinteresting ata conference???ReceivedethicsapprovalGrammar!!Elaborate!Successfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferencePretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingThisbelongs indiscussionnot resultsI've saidthis a fewtimesalready,,,MakesnosenseEvidence?Relevance...?Needs to linkback to yourresearchquestionRephraseEpistemologicallyirrelevantTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresSoundsweirdEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingon ZoomRewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showNo!Accidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseWhat areyou tryingto say???Lookedforward tomonthly PhDSeminarCarefulnow!Had anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicYousound likea robotIt's veryunstructuredFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesVagueUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptCelebratedwhen yourdata finallymade senseTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskAttended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksThatsoundsbadNodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedThat's abigstatementNiceSee mycommentaboveGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesI assumethis iswork inprogressUnclearMetsomeoneinteresting ata conference???ReceivedethicsapprovalGrammar!!Elaborate!Successfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferencePretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingThisbelongs indiscussionnot resultsI've saidthis a fewtimesalready,,,MakesnosenseEvidence?Relevance...?Needs to linkback to yourresearchquestion

PhD - 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. Rephrase
  2. Epistemologically irrelevant
  3. Tried explaining your research to family and got blank stares
  4. Sounds weird
  5. Ended up in an awkward conversation at a networking event
  6. Forgot to mute yourself and said something embarrassing on Zoom
  7. Rewarded yourself for finishing a task by binge-watching your favorite show
  8. No!
  9. Accidentally taught yourself something while explaining it to someone else
  10. What are you trying to say???
  11. Looked forward to monthly PhD Seminar
  12. Careful now!
  13. Had an existential crisis about your thesis topic
  14. You sound like a robot
  15. It's very unstructured
  16. Felt like a data wizard after solving a coding problem
  17. Survived a teaching session with zero technical difficulties
  18. Vague
  19. Used a meme or pop culture reference to explain a concept
  20. Celebrated when your data finally made sense
  21. Turned procrastination into "productive" tasks like cleaning your desk
  22. Attended a conference just for the snacks or coffee breaks
  23. That sounds bad
  24. Nodded along in a supervision meeting while secretly Googling a term
  25. Realized it’s already Friday, and you don’t know what you accomplished
  26. That's a big statement
  27. Nice
  28. See my comment above
  29. Gave up and blamed the software for your analysis issues
  30. I assume this is work in progress
  31. Unclear
  32. Met someone interesting at a conference
  33. ???
  34. Received ethics approval
  35. Grammar!!
  36. Elaborate!
  37. Successfully negotiated a deadline extension with your supervisor
  38. Hid in a corner to avoid small talk at a conference
  39. Pretended to write while scrolling social media or online shopping
  40. This belongs in discussion not results
  41. I've said this a few times already,,,
  42. Makes no sense
  43. Evidence?
  44. Relevance...?
  45. Needs to link back to your research question