[Ads-l] "on one's bingo card"

[Rich Lowenthal]

It's been around for a while. The earliest NY Times citation I found in 
a quick search was from 2019:

"I will admit that I did not have "Darcy Kuemper's premature trash talk" 
on my bingo card of things that could turn around the Wild season, but 
here we are."

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1366364/2019/11/11/dgb-weekend-power-rankings-early-season-surprises-slow-down-caps-and-blues-stay-hot-and-don-cherry-thoughts/



------ Original Message ------
>From "Jonathan Lighter" 
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To ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Date 1/8/2026 09:41:59
Subject "on one's bingo card"

>Have been hearing this on cable news often in the past couple of months.
>
>CNN:
>
>"I know you didn't have being gassed three times before breakfast in your
>bingo card."
>
>'Among one's responsibilities or expectations.'
>
>JL
>
>--
>"If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the truth."
>
>

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