What does 56 mean in bingo?
What does 56 mean in bingo?
Calls
Number
Nickname
Explanation
54
Clean the floor
Rhymes with “(fifty) four”.
55
All the fives
55 is two fives.
Snakes alive
Rhymes with “(fifty) five”.
56
Shotts bus
Refers to the former number of the bus from Glasgow to Shotts.
| Number | Nickname | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| 54 | Clean the floor | Rhymes with “(fifty) four”. |
| 55 | All the fives | 55 is two fives. |
| Snakes alive | Rhymes with “(fifty) five”. | |
| 56 | Shotts bus | Refers to the former number of the bus from Glasgow to Shotts. |
What is 88 called in bingo?
Bingo is joining the 21st century as “woke millennials” ditch traditional calls such as “two fat ladies – 88” for fear of upsetting anyone. They are said to be tired of the old calls and prefer the more modern “Wills and Kate – 88”.
Why is 77 Sunset Strip in bingo?
‘Doctor’s Orders’ (9) relates to the name of a laxative tablet taken by soldiers during the second world war, whilst ‘Sunset Strip’ (77) refers to an old TV show. Similarly, ‘Tom Mix’ (6) is a reference to an old American movie star, and ‘Trombones’ (76) comes from a song in a musical called The Music Man.
Why do they say blind in bingo?
The prefix ‘blind’ is also used for the numbers 10, 20, 30 – 90 and is possibly a visual reference to zero looking like a single eye. Number 10 Downing Street remains the inspiration for this enduring bingo call, which changed according to the PM of the day.
