1. w his name-o!
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2. When I w a kid, I used to sa to my parents,
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“I’m just an adult trapped in a little person’s body.”

3. they didn’t know then that the
adult I w referring to...
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w a seventy-five year old grandma
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4. but all the signs were there:
I liked cat naps
books
libraries
writing letters
scrapbooking
earl bedtimes
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5. and bingo!

6. at first it wasn’t serious
A little Travel Bingo on road trips here and there.

7. then came rainy da bingo at summer camp
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where our punny bingo jokes never grew old.
(we laughed b4 and after)

8. then i ventured into the harder stuff
cruise bingo.
where clothing was
optional.

9. bar bingo
(renamed ‘blingo’ for the hipsters)
where we used tater tots to
cover our free space

10. but it w asn’t until
recentl that i
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I experienced the closest
thing I’ll ever get to
a deb’s coming out party

11. bingo night
with ‘the regulars’

12. I finall graduated from lame bingo boards
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13. to the big leagues.

14. I mingled with my peers.

15. ogled their good luck charms

16. come on, when’s the last time you sa a troll doll?
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you’d ha been ogling too.
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17. but i quickl realized I had led a
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sheltered bingo existence

18. bingo wasn’t some fun kiddy game
in this church basement

19. i had to put my serious face on.
[if you type ‘serious bingo’ into google,
this picture of blake livel comes up.
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who am i to argue with google?]

20. forget chatting.
and laughing.

21. the caller is king.
he speaks.
you do not.

22. one card? You wish.

23. try keeping track of nine. or better yet give twenty-seven a whirl.

24. forget what number is being called.
You should al a be one step ahead.
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25. granny bingo
ain’t no joke kid.

26. you best believe I’ll be back.

27. and you will be b-10.