![]() ![]() Of course you also have to sew a special bag with a drawstring to put these fichas or bolos in, and she did. Since this is the second generation playing bingo, Doris went way out to get the original wooden fichas or bolos with numbers, and bright flat multicolored plastic markers. You might mention someone's favorite number, usually their birthdate, or age, or call the bolos in a particular accent, like my younger sister Sarita does with a Cuban or Dominican accent, which makes us laugh until we wet our pants. I 22 (in Spanish of course), los patitos comiendo arroz, arroz rhymes with dos - (the ducks eat rice When they call out the numbers it is always with a little comment here and another comment there, and most of the remarks have come down from another generation and are memorized. They don't do it for a living but for family entertainment. Though everyone gets a chance to call out the numbers, or " cantar los bolos," those who do it best are the ones I call professionals. This is a seriously enjoyable experience where "professionals" singers display their talents, humor, and memory. For years the Morales clan has been playing Bingo in Naranjito, and it is no ordinary pasttime. ![]()
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