Today Is..National Bingo Day

Bingo is a game that only old people play once their hips are too fragile to do anything more energetic then dabbing a pen on a number card but wow those oldies can get feisty if they think someone is cheating at the game.
One Bingo caller said that fights are pretty common, especially if someone calls 'Bingo' as the caller was giving out a new set of numbers which apparently in the Bingo World is a massive no-no.
The other cardinal rule which must not be broken unless you want to see an 80 year old going the full John Rambo with her handbag include shouting 'Bingo' when you haven't completed the card which could cause some other players to rip up their cards.
Some of the national Bingo games can win thousands of pounds which attracts hard core cheaters such as  one mother and son team who won tens of thousands by printing off square stickers with the correct coloring and numbers and were only caught when one of them got careless and stuck down a sticker at an angle.
Probably the most famous part of Bingo is the caller jargon and there is an official list of 'Bingo Lingo' provided by the The Bingo Association on how to announce particular numbers if they are drawn which gives us the famous 2 One little duck, Legs eleven, 13 Unlucky for some, 22 Two little ducks, 44 Droopy drawers, 57 Heinz varieties, 88 Two fat ladies and 90 Top of the shop.
There is a push to modernise the lingo to attract a younger audience so we now have Gareth Gates Number 8, Chicken Vindaloo 52, Jimmy Choo 32, J-Lo's bum 71, Camomile Tea 73 and On The Skive 75.
Overall Bingo should be fun and not taken too seriously because at the end of the day, it’s just a load of balls.