Bingo Number Nicknames – Altogether
Posted by admin in Bingo Info on 08. Aug, 2010 | 0 Comments
Many of you have enjoyed our detailing of the origins of the traditional nicknames that are called with bingo numbers in bingo halls up and down the country. And certainly we’ve enjoyed researching and writing about them for you.
But we’ve had several requests for the numbers to be gathered together all in one place, rather [...]
Bingo Number Nicknames – End of the Line
Posted by admin in Bingo Info on 03. Aug, 2010 | 0 Comments
Well, we’ve finished our series of posts about the traditional bingo number calling nicknames. We’ve had a great time researching them, and we know from your comments and emails to us that you’ve enjoyed reading them, and have learned quite a few things along the way, same as we have.
We’re going to take a break [...]
Bingo Number Nicknames – 89 & 90
Posted by admin in Bingo Info on 02. Aug, 2010 | 0 Comments
Well, after several months of giving you the traditional nicknames for the numbers called during a bingo game, we’re “nearly there”, which is also one of the nicknames for the number 89. The other is “all but one” – both of which refer to the fact there’s only one more number left in a traditional [...]
Bingo Number Nicknames – 87 & 88
Posted by admin in Bingo Info on 01. Aug, 2010 | 0 Comments
The traditional bingo nickname for the number 87 is either “fat lady with a crutch”, which is a reference to the number ‘8′ looking like a “fat lady”, and the number ‘7′ looking like a “crutch”; or “Torquay in Devon”, which is a simply rhyme.
The number 88 is one of the most famous bingo number [...]