Where do Bingo Nicknames Come From?

i 'n g Where do Bingo nicknames come from? Great British Bingo calls are legendary, though their origins are sometimes lost in the mists of time. Most people know at least a few: two fat ladies clickety-clicks key to the door 88 66 for the shape of the numbers good old-fashioned rhying slang the traditional age of adulthood But here are some you probably didn't know the origins of... Tom Mix 6 Doctor's He was the first Orders real cowboy Number 9 was a laxative pill given out by army doctors in WWII. movie star - becoming hugely famous during the silent movie era. ACE GUNS OF JUSTIC N THE HARD-HITTING TALE OF THE WEST... "THE HUMAN VULTURES VANISHING Burlington Bertie A music hall song of the same name com- posed in 1900, and a more famous parody written in 30 1915. David's Rugien Berte Was it 10 Den 76 worth it? This call refers to Witen e Composed In the old days before decimalisation, the cost of a marriage licence was 7 shillings and 6 pence; 7/6d hence the question "was she worth it?" whoever is resident By HARRY B.NORRIS, at Britain's best- known house, 10 Downing Street. Sung by MISS VESTA ENTRY OF MARRIAGE, Gandhi's FIED COPY Oof an to the Marriage Acts, 1811 to 1939. Touthyask District Breakfast O0 (Touthuank Eathglnal ke Parish Churh in the Mamfutitan Burengh.of to Imagine looking from above at the famous Rank of Profesalon Residence at the time of Marriage. Condition. 13 f Thyma, t Ru Sguthuark 3E.I. It Fhancis iHouse Wooluich, SE./8. Age. blek Aoly Orolero 35 Gachelor Indian leader Gandhi, known for fasting, sitting cross-legged in front of an empty plate. 89 Widow Nurze ding to the Rites and Ceremonies of thelabtishud bhurch Gladus Kahin Golmtn Eailk Athe ne ishen Presence berj "of us, Coydon Couaf m in the of paid Church. day 3ook of Marriages of 19 50. HAND this a/ Brought to you by COMARIA