Welcome to our buzzword bingo page. Our goal here is to make life a little more interesting, even the dull parts. For example, the pro-football championship game is on TV on February 6, 2005. This game may be a thriller, but in previous years it has often been a complete snoozer. If you are planning a party to bring together friends to watch this game, you may be torn by anxiety, as a dull game may mean a dull party. Here's something to make your party a possible hit.
Maybe you are afraid that the game will get out of hand and be uninteresting. Maybe you are not sure that all the people with whom you'll be watching have any interest in football. Pass out some bingo cards, and have each person mark their square whenever someone on TV uses one of their buzzwords. Have prizes for the first person to get five in a row, the person who gets the most squares filled by halftime, and the person who has the most squares filled following the game and post-game interviews. Quality players can really put buzzwords on the board during those postgame interviews. Even if the score is 55-10, as it was one year, your guests will still be in the game.
Here's a sample card:
| B | I | N | G | O |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A lot of class | Perfect | Moving the ball | Gadget play | Picky |
| Unlikely | Contact sport | Found a seam | Knew what he needed | Establish their/a running game |
| Class organization | Suffered | ***Free*** | Single coverage | Complete player |
| Second effort | Double coverage | Have to catch that ball | Hooked it | Momentum |
| Found a hole | Left it all on the field | Heard footsteps | On the numbers | Automatic |
Click below to select any of the 100 available cards for watching a big pro football game.
Of course, high-school civics teachers might use this game as a way to make it less unpleasant for their students to watch a speech.
Here's a sample card:
| B | I | N | G | O |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | Broad support | Another victory | Moral responsibility | Greatest power |
| Top priority | Modernize | Public service | Dedicated | Common good |
| Jobs of the future | Dictator(s) | ***Free*** | Dangerous times | Schoolchildren |
| Challenge | Encourage investment | Higher power | Cuba | Strengthen Social Security |
| Ownership | Marriage | Doubters | Our commitments | Scholarships |