Bingo is almost certainly based on bizarre naming where people in Bingo halls internationally invent side-splitting and often ribald calls for chosen numbers. It’s one of several old fashioned and long lasting characteristics of the fashionable game of chance, so much so, men and women from all areas of life risk his or her reputations on their own Bingo call-ability!
The internet Bingo sorority, however, seems to have acquiesced towards the monotonous convention of straight number calling, generated electronically. Pundits assert that with all the current filthy lucre up for grabs, Bingo calling should rather be taken seriously. Frivolous and amusing Bingo number names happen to be put on the back burner on the internet and replaced with the serious acquisition of gigantic progressive jackpots – where’s the fun in this?
There are also surprising claims of sexism, racism and every other ism you can think of in land-based Bingo calling. The number 88, as an example, has long been referred to as as ‘Two fat ladies’ or ‘wobbly wobbly’, for the reason that the circular shape of the number is reminiscent of a buxom, corpulent woman’s form. How can that be sexist or bothersome when global statistics show obesity is on the sizeable upward pattern?
The letter 80 can be called in many ways including Ghandi’s Breakfast because he ate (8) almost nothing ()! This Bingo call has allegedly elevated the ire of Indians the world-over that think the late political and non secular thought leader of India has been rather roundly cheated. The reality of the matter is Ghandi did fast for long periods of time as both a way of protest and self purification and, let’s admit it, he was a small, runt of a guy!
Quite honestly, Bingo without traditional Bingo calling is a little bit of a bore, so we’ve selected five or six calls that are surely worth passing to the next Bingo generation.
- 24 – Did you score?
- 34 – Dirty whore
- 56 – Was she worthwhile?
- 69 – That’s impolite
- 72 – In for a poo
- 86 – Dog’s Dicks
When you on the list of Bingo brethren that rather fancies a bit of lewd entertainment, there’s been an extremely feisty Bingo spin-off of late – Dirty Bingo – a game where racy innuendos are the norm and sexual aids are up for grabs. Think about it guys, lighten up and demand the return of classic Bingo calling, even if it needs to be carried out by an invisible character.


