Buzzword Bingo

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The game of Bingo goes back in history. The name, from about 1927, appears to be a takeoff on "bing" as in ringing the bell. The name caught on.

The game is still played today at halls, fairs, etc.

The game of Bingo goes back in history. The name, from about 1927, appears to be a takeoff on "bing" as in ringing the bell. The name caught on.

Possible cards: 552,446,474,061,128,648,601,600,000 or about 2⁷⁰.

There was a farmer had a dog and Bingo was his name. Who is Bingo?

It is not clear who is Bingo.

The idea of Buzzword Bingo goes back to the early 1990's. The idea is to check off business buzzwords at a meeting.

Buzzword Bingo card.

The Dilbert cartoon series by Scott Adams popularized the idea of Buzzword Bingo with a cartoon strip on February 22, 1994.

Wally: Here's your "Buzzword Bingo" card for the meeting.
Wally: If the boss uses a buzzword on your card, you check it off. The objective is to fill a row.
Boss (at the meeting): You're all very attentive today. My proactive leadership must be working!
Wally: Bingo, sir.

The idea of "Buzzword Bingo" can be extended to "Sermon Bingo". All one needs is a suitable collection of commonly repeated words or phrases. Stuttering, "uh", etc., would not be useful for "Sermon Bingo".

Sermon Bingo might make sermons more interesting. Can you imagine such a sermon? At a certain point where the congregation might say "Amen" one would quietly hear throughout the congregation "Bingo".