NIMBY

[thanks to UC#3 for seeding today’s BLOTT]

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But there are some real boneheads that oppose them.

Not in my backyard (NIMBY) 

There once was a fierce liberal named Timmy
He was terribly fussed when viewing a neighborhood solar panel assembly
It would disturb his view of the skyline
And he would not be able to sit on his balcony and enjoy the view with his wine
But in the end, he was a hypocrite citing NIMBY
- UC#3

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The NIMBY Lingo

There is an entire NIMBY lexicon (thanks to Wikipedia).

NIMBY and its derivative terms nimbyism, nimbys, and nimbyists, refer implicitly to debates of development generally or to a specific case. As such, their use is inherently contentious. The term is usually applied to opponents of a development, implying that they have narrow, selfish, or myopic views. Its use is often pejorative^[1].

Not in My Neighborhood
The term Not in my neighborhood, or NIMN, is also frequently used.

NAMBI
NAMBI – “not against my business or industry”

BANANA
BANANA is an acronym for “build absolutely nothing anywhere near anything” (or “anyone”)

CAVE
This article is about the lifestyle. For prehistoric humans, see Caveman.
In the United States, the related phenomenon CAVE people or “CAVE dwellers” serves as an acronym for “citizens against virtually everything.”

PIBBY
PIBBY is an acronym for “place in blacks’ back yard.” This principle indicates that the people with perceived social, racial, and economic privileges object to a development in their own back yards, and if the objectionable item must be built, then it should be built so that its perceived harms disproportionately affect poor, socially disadvantaged people.

SOBBY
SOBBY is an acronym for “some other bugger’s back yard”

Reverse NIMBY
Reverse NIMBY is a phenomenon opposite to the widely known concept of NIMBY. Instead of arguing that it is troublesome that a hazardous facility is located in my backyard, proponents and people who exploit the concept of reverse NIMBY would say that “If it happens in my backyard, it matters more because, well, it’s my backyard.”

NIMTOO
NIMTOO, or Not In My Term of Office, refers to the phenomenon of how elected officials would postpone unpopular projects especially during times of elections or re-elections.

YIMBY
YIMBY, an acronym for “yes, in my back yard”, is a pro-development movement in contrast and opposition to the NIMBY phenomenon

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Galleria of Bone Heads

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^[1] Pejorative

Based on the usage, NIMBY may seem pejorative. Luckily, this is the WLBOTT Word of the Day:

Etymology

The word pejorative is derived from a Late Latin past participle stem of peiorare, meaning “to make worse”, from peior “worse”.

Wikipedia

Die Verschlimmbesserung

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NIMBY => Bonehead => Pejorative => Verschlimmbesserung => Profanity

Profanity, also called cursing, cussing, swearing, bad language, abusive language, foul language, obscenity, expletives, vulgarism, or vulgarity,

Research

Analyses of recorded conversations c. 1972 revealed that an average of roughly 80–90 words that a person spoke each day — 0.5% to 0.7% of all words — were curse words, with usage varying from 0% to 3.4%. In comparison, first-person plural pronouns (we, us, our) make up 1% of spoken words.

A three-country poll conducted by Angus Reid Public Opinion in July 2010 found that Canadians swear more often than Americans and British when talking to friends, while Britons are more likely than Canadians and Americans to hear strangers swear during a conversation.

Angier also notes that swearing is a widespread but perhaps underappreciated anger management technique; that “Men generally curse more than women, unless said women are in a sorority, and that university provosts swear more than librarians or the staff members of the university day care center”.

Neurologist Antonio Damasio noted that despite the loss of language due to damage to the language areas of the brain, patients were still often able to swear.

Wikipedia

This road could go on forever…. but that is for another BLOTT. However, when we do revisit Profanity, we especially want to delve into the subcategory of Minced Oaths.

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NIMBY – The Movie

The Finish movie NIMBY appears to be quite the adventure….

But if you want to watch it, you’re going to need to head over to Sweden, Finland, or the Netherlands…