WEEKLY MENU 06.25.23
National BINGO Day puts in an appearance during the Weekly Menu 06.25.23: time to get a game going~
National Bingo Day is on Tuesday during the Weekly Menu 06.25.23 – sing it with me, won’t you?
B I N G O!
~B I N G O!
B I N G O!
And BINGO was his name-O!
Which naturally begs the question- was BINGO! the name of the farmer or the dog? The interwebs, in all their ridiculousness, have a little debate going on:
Unfortunately, we have been led to believe that Bingo is the name of the dog, but the truth is, it is actually the name of the farmer.
Here is why:
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- Fact: The song goes like this: “There was a farmer who had a dog and Bingo was his name – o.”
- Fact: When you address an animal, if they are not related to you, you refer to the animal as it, not him or her. Definition: An animal is referred as “it” unless the relationship is personal (like a pet that has a name). Then it’s OK to use “he” or “she” when referring to the animal.
- Therefore, assuming that the person singing it is not related to the dog, such as you or me, then we are referring to the farmer. Hence, Bingo is the name of the farmer.
Rebuttal, please:
Context is king. Whenever a line doesn’t make sense or is ambiguous, consider the wider context.
There is a modern version of this child’s song which doesn’t say much more beyond the lines you quote, but an earlier known version of the songs says:
The farmer’s dog leapt over the stile,
his name was little BingoIn this example, it is quite clear that the farmer’s dog is called ‘Bingo’, as he is the only subject.
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Which side of the debate are you on? I’m Team Dog Name myself. But this isn’t what kind of Bingo day it is on Tuesday! It’s all about the game, baby. Unless you’ve been living in a cave (or didn’t grow up with any Catholics in your town) you know what Bingo is. But did you know it’s been around a really loong time?
A game of chance named lotto was being played in Italy by about 1530. In 18th-century a home version (called Tombola) was created in Naples with the addition of cards, tokens and the calling out of numbers. In the nineteenth century a game like this was widely played in Germany to teach children spelling, animal names and multiplication tables.
The French game Le Lotto appeared in 1778, featuring 27 squares in a layout of three rows and nine columns. Five squares in each row had numbers ranging from 1 through 90, which led to the modern design.[1]
In the early 1920s, Hugh J. Ward created and standardized the game at carnivals in and around Pittsburgh and the Western Pennsylvania area. He copyrighted it and published a rule book in 1933.[2][3][better source needed]
The game was further popularized by Edwin Lowe. While at a traveling carnival near Atlanta in December 1929 the toy merchandiser saw people eagerly playing a game called “Beano” following Ward’s rules, with dried beans, a rubber stamp, and cardboard sheets. Lowe took the game to New York where friends liked playing it. The Lowe-produced Bingo game had two versions, a 12-card set for $1.00 and a $2.00 set with 24 cards. By the 1940s there were Bingo games throughout the US.
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The boys joined a social club here in beautiful Erieland (shout out to Polish Falcons Nest 610!) and joy of joys, the club holds a Bingo night once a week. I’ve been, and I am here to tell you that it’s a blast. I did not win, but several of the young men at our table did. They included the OG Baby Boy, who is a dab hand at the Tip Cards, and a friend of his who won the final game of the night – with a coverall! That’s some dedication.
My lack of winning doesn’t mean I’m bitter. I won’t hesitate to go back once the summer break is over. And I’m going to press hard for all the naysayers (Bert I’m talking to you!) to come along. Maybe my luck will change!
This is a money maker for the organization putting it on, for sure, but there is a booming business in Bingo paraphernalia. (Affiliate links follow. See Disclaimer Page for details.)
Sadly, changing up the color for different boards did not result in a win.
We NEED a set for home…
Just kidding – a big part of BINGO! appeal at the Nest is the intensity of the players and watching people with way more game boards than I could ever handle. But we’ll tip our hats to the best game ever on Tuesday during the Weekly Menu 06.25.23 – because we can!
Weekly Menu 06.25.23
How are we paying homage to National Bingo Day on the Weekly Menu 06.25.23? The only way possible: meatballs. I won’t go crazy and try to put numbers on them, but I did consider it. And the corn is a little teeny homage to the old time tradition of using popcorn to mark the Bingo Board. Who hasn’t knocked all of the corn off their board? Good times.
We’re starting out the week, though, with some Grilled Jambalaya. It’s a deconstructed combo of meat (plus peppers and onions) and a nice tomato-y sauce that is perfect with rice. We’re rounding out the meal with some homemade Hush Puppies and some fabulous Pecan Bars.
Our burgers this week are actually chicken – we’re using some ground chicken for a change to lighten up dinner a smidge.
As happens a lot during the summer, we’re using the crockpot repeatedly during the Weekly Menu 06.25.23. It gets way more use during the warm months! We’re subbing in (cost effective) pork loin for beef in the Mississippi Crockpot Roast on Wednesday. We’ll follow the recipe exactly as written except for the pork exchange. Delish on some spuds. I might even go with instant. Shhhh.
We’re planning on leftovers with our pork from Wednesday and our Shredded Chicken Joes from Thursday. On Friday, we’ll splurge and get some of those tasty Hawaiian rolls and make island inspired sliders with a pineapple side slaw on the side. I may or may not be the only one eating the slaw.
WEEKLY MENU 06.25.23
