The Bingo Code

Forget the Bible Code, I want to know why I got this far in life without ever being told about the Bingo Code. This is a way of announcing or repeating the latest Bingo number drawn in a humorous way. In a crowded, noisy room, it may also help to confirm a call. This version of bingo is played, apparently, with all numbers from 1 to 99. In fact, I think this is actually called "Housie, Housie". Some of the ruder names may have come up when the game was the rage among soldiers in World War I.

Number	Nickname	Explanation
1	Kelly's eye
1	buttered scone
2	me and you
3	you and me
4	knock at the door
6	chopping sticks
7	God's in Heaven
8	garden gate
8	Harry Tate
9	doctor's orders
10	cock and hen	(rhyming)
10	Downing Street	the Prime Minister's address
10	Uncle Ben	(rhyming)
11	legs 11
12	monkey's cousin	(rhymes with "a dozen")
13	unlucky for some
15	rugby team
17	never been kissed
20	blind 20
22	dinky doo
22	two ducks	suggesting the neck of a swan
22	all the twos
24	Pompey whore	Pompey = Portsmouth
26	bed and breakfast	traditional price was 2 shillings 6 pence
26	half a crown	2 shillings 6 pence
30	speed limit
30	blind 30
33	all the threes
33	Gertie Lee
34	dirty whore
39	all the steps	"The 39 Steps"
40	blind 40
44	all the fours
50	halfway house	halfway to 100
50	blind 50
55	all the fives
57	all the beans	Heinz 57 varieties
59	the Brighton line	(engine 59)
60	blind 60
65	stop work	retirement age
66	all the sixes
66	clickety click
70	blind 70
76	was she worth it?
76	trombones
77	all the sevens
77	two little crutches
77	umbrellas
80	blind 80
88	all the eights
88	two fat ladies
90	blind 90
99	all the nines
99	top of the house
100	top of the house

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