cressida Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Remember when 88 was two fat ladies? It's now two bodily confident ladies, I can't envisage our local male number callers being happy with the new list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gormenghast Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Why was number 9 doctors orders? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
despritdan Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 1 and 8, I've just changed my gender and I'm feeling great. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cressida Posted August 16 Author Share Posted August 16 https://news.sky.com/story/bingo-lingo-changing-as-woke-millennials-ditch-two-fat-ladies-for-wills-and-kate-11915660#:~:text=Bingo is joining the 21st,Wills and Kate - 88". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delbow Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Maybe we can workshop an alternative to 'bingo wings' "Flaps of Victory"? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cressida Posted August 16 Author Share Posted August 16 2 hours ago, Gormenghast said: Why was number 9 doctors orders? Military enema Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECCOnoob Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 (edited) Honestly, why does every single news article that even hints at some changing language have to be accompanied by the lazy default of "woke millennials". For one thing, plenty of those millennials are now in there forties so hardly cutting edge youth. Also, this survey was commissioned on an online bingo site which is hardly going to be frequented by Brenda and Doris clutching their dobbers who pop down to Mecca once a week. After all, plenty of people on this forum claim that anyone over 60 somehow is a complete technophobe continually prejudiced by the ever advancements of modern Life. The fact is that if bingo wants to keep any sort of popularity, it has to evolve. Many of the 'traditional' terms will be deemed completely outdated, meaningless and even totally necessary to its modern-day clientele. There has been a whole new wave of pop culture, references, gimmicks and jokes and it's only right that things change to keep the interest up. Seems to me like nothing but some glorified advertorial peace with the usual clickbaited headline. Edited August 16 by ECCOnoob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cressida Posted August 18 Author Share Posted August 18 You win😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfifes Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 On 16/08/2024 at 20:39, ECCOnoob said: Honestly, why does every single news article that even hints at some changing language have to be accompanied by the lazy default of "woke millennials". For one thing, plenty of those millennials are now in there forties so hardly cutting edge youth. Also, this survey was commissioned on an online bingo site which is hardly going to be frequented by Brenda and Doris clutching their dobbers who pop down to Mecca once a week. After all, plenty of people on this forum claim that anyone over 60 somehow is a complete technophobe continually prejudiced by the ever advancements of modern Life. The fact is that if bingo wants to keep any sort of popularity, it has to evolve. Many of the 'traditional' terms will be deemed completely outdated, meaningless and even totally necessary to its modern-day clientele. There has been a whole new wave of pop culture, references, gimmicks and jokes and it's only right that things change to keep the interest up. Seems to me like nothing but some glorified advertorial peace with the usual clickbaited headline. There are lots of words and phrases that are still in use today whose original meaning is long outmoded and mostly forgotten. I think most bingo players are more interested in a full house than two fat ladies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cressida Posted August 18 Author Share Posted August 18 Not been to bingo since late twenties, but the senior ladies had at least five cards going at the same time, nothing wrong with their faculties! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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