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When it comes to bingo, there are several things that people associate with it - from little old ladies with a purple rinse, to brightly coloured daubers, but there's one thing that's synonymous with the game of bingo: bingo calls. More about this on meccabingo.com, where you can find all the latest news about online bingo.
The bingo lingo that's around today is the work of generations and there are some that are instantly recognisable, like two fat ladies '88' or legs eleven '11' but what about the rest - where do they come from?
Well, the so-called 'bingo lingo', or the traditional bingo calls, generally fall into two different categories: the ones that simply rhyme and the logical ones, that actually have a reason behind them!
The rhyming ones are quite self-explanatory; their call is something that rhymes with the number in question. So for instance number 3 (cup of tea) or number 4 (knock at the door) are examples of different rhyming bingo calls.
The logical bingo calls are ones that make sense when you actually think about them, and a logical reason behind them. A couple of examples of this are the bingo call for the number 57, which is 'Heinz varieties' - simply because there are 57 varieties of Heinz products, or for a more current example the number 10's bingo call is related to the current Prime Minister in residence at Number 10 Downing Street. This is a call that changes with the changing governments, so for now it would be David's Den, but it has previously been Gordon's Den and Tony's Den too! Of course you also have your traditional calls that are logical by association such as 13 (unlucky for some!) and number 14 - Valentine's Day.
So, next time you're playing a game of bingo and you hear the different bingo calls, have a good long think about what the connection is - does it rhyme? Or does it have a fun history to uncover? Why not ask your bingo neighbours and see if they know!
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