topic Today is... National Ding-A-Ling Day! in Leisure & Lifestyle https://community.aarp.org/t5/Leisure-Lifestyle/Today-is-National-Ding-A-Ling-Day/m-p/2530926#M13301 <P><BR /><STRONG>'<A href="https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/national-ding-a-ling-day-december-12" target="_blank" rel="noopener">National Ding-a-Ling Day</A>' </STRONG>(on December 12th)<STRONG> encourages us to reconnect with people we once talked to often.</STRONG></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Ding-a-Lings on this day call the people they haven't heard from in a while. It may be an old classmate, co-worker, or neighbor from years ago. What was their name? Many people slip out of our lives who would love to hear the ding-a-ling of a call from you. And, today is your day to do it! Don't be shy! Just have some fun with it.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><U><STRONG>'National Ding-A-Ling Day' History</STRONG></U></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>In 1972, Franky Hyle placed a free ad in Chase's Calendar of Events with his PO Box Number in Melrose Park, IL stating that for $1 you can join the National Ding-A-Ling club. The club, with 871 original members, would call friends and relatives they haven't heard from in a while every year on December 12. [I'd totes join! <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":beaming_face_with_smiling_eyes:">😁</span>]&nbsp;&nbsp;<A href="https://youtu.be/OXCBO2Ukl4M?feature=shared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">#DingALingDay</A>&nbsp;[YouTube]</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Screenshot-2021-12-11-11.48.10-AM.png" style="width: 532px;"><img src="https://community.aarp.org/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/88000iC4F1B2EF661DB02A/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Screenshot-2021-12-11-11.48.10-AM.png" alt="Screenshot-2021-12-11-11.48.10-AM.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><A href="https://chilledmagazine.com/dingaling-nycs-new-irreverent-bar-in-the-east-village/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><STRONG>There's a Ding-A-Ling Restaurant in NYC!</STRONG></A>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Dingaling-Sign.jpg" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.aarp.org/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/88001iCD7FDE550E791946/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Dingaling-Sign.jpg" alt="Dingaling-Sign.jpg" /></span></P><P>[source: Chilled Magazine]</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><STRONG>There Are Books!?!</STRONG></P><P><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":sparkles:">✨</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<A href="https://youtu.be/yuNppsYiSck?feature=shared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Lonely Phone Booth READ ALOUD!</A>&nbsp; <FONT size="1 2 3 4 5 6 7">(be sure to turn the volume down <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":down_arrow:">⬇️</span> on this one</FONT><FONT size="1 2 3 4 5 6 7">)</FONT> [YouTube]</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="The Lonely Phone Booth.jpg" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.aarp.org/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/88002i169EF68FEDD64850/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="The Lonely Phone Booth.jpg" alt="The Lonely Phone Booth.jpg" /></span></P><P><BR /><A href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deluxe_Reading" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><STRONG>There are Ding-a-Ling Toys!</STRONG></A><FONT size="1 2 3 4 5 6 7">&nbsp;(</FONT><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":robot_face:">🤖</span><FONT size="1 2 3 4 5 6 7"> want!)</FONT> [Wiki]</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Toppertoys_dingalings_1971_ad.jpg" style="width: 689px;"><img src="https://community.aarp.org/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/88003iA9C14695E4A06EC8/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Toppertoys_dingalings_1971_ad.jpg" alt="Toppertoys_dingalings_1971_ad.jpg" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><STRONG>And, Ding-A-Ling Songs! </STRONG><FONT size="1 2 3 4 5 6 7">(okay, maybe just the one song)&nbsp;</FONT></P><P><STRONG><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":sparkles:">✨</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;</STRONG><A href="https://youtu.be/Tr-YF_dTTZM?feature=shared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chuck Berry: My Ding-A-Ling (Original Studio Version)</A></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Chuck.jpeg" style="width: 800px;"><img src="https://community.aarp.org/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/88004iB773B5F973D623A5/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Chuck.jpeg" alt="Chuck.jpeg" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":backhand_index_pointing_right:">👉</span>&nbsp;<FONT size="4"><STRONG>Today you can 'Ding-A-Ling,' all day long!</STRONG></FONT></P> Wed, 13 Dec 2023 06:32:22 GMT KellytheBelly 2023-12-13T06:32:22Z Today is... National Ding-A-Ling Day! https://community.aarp.org/t5/Leisure-Lifestyle/Today-is-National-Ding-A-Ling-Day/m-p/2530926#M13301 <P><BR /><STRONG>'<A href="https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/national-ding-a-ling-day-december-12" target="_blank" rel="noopener">National Ding-a-Ling Day</A>' </STRONG>(on December 12th)<STRONG> encourages us to reconnect with people we once talked to often.</STRONG></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Ding-a-Lings on this day call the people they haven't heard from in a while. It may be an old classmate, co-worker, or neighbor from years ago. What was their name? Many people slip out of our lives who would love to hear the ding-a-ling of a call from you. And, today is your day to do it! Don't be shy! Just have some fun with it.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><U><STRONG>'National Ding-A-Ling Day' History</STRONG></U></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>In 1972, Franky Hyle placed a free ad in Chase's Calendar of Events with his PO Box Number in Melrose Park, IL stating that for $1 you can join the National Ding-A-Ling club. The club, with 871 original members, would call friends and relatives they haven't heard from in a while every year on December 12. [I'd totes join! <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":beaming_face_with_smiling_eyes:">😁</span>]&nbsp;&nbsp;<A href="https://youtu.be/OXCBO2Ukl4M?feature=shared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">#DingALingDay</A>&nbsp;[YouTube]</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Screenshot-2021-12-11-11.48.10-AM.png" style="width: 532px;"><img src="https://community.aarp.org/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/88000iC4F1B2EF661DB02A/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Screenshot-2021-12-11-11.48.10-AM.png" alt="Screenshot-2021-12-11-11.48.10-AM.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><A href="https://chilledmagazine.com/dingaling-nycs-new-irreverent-bar-in-the-east-village/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><STRONG>There's a Ding-A-Ling Restaurant in NYC!</STRONG></A>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Dingaling-Sign.jpg" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.aarp.org/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/88001iCD7FDE550E791946/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Dingaling-Sign.jpg" alt="Dingaling-Sign.jpg" /></span></P><P>[source: Chilled Magazine]</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><STRONG>There Are Books!?!</STRONG></P><P><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":sparkles:">✨</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<A href="https://youtu.be/yuNppsYiSck?feature=shared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Lonely Phone Booth READ ALOUD!</A>&nbsp; <FONT size="1 2 3 4 5 6 7">(be sure to turn the volume down <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":down_arrow:">⬇️</span> on this one</FONT><FONT size="1 2 3 4 5 6 7">)</FONT> [YouTube]</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="The Lonely Phone Booth.jpg" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.aarp.org/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/88002i169EF68FEDD64850/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="The Lonely Phone Booth.jpg" alt="The Lonely Phone Booth.jpg" /></span></P><P><BR /><A href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deluxe_Reading" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><STRONG>There are Ding-a-Ling Toys!</STRONG></A><FONT size="1 2 3 4 5 6 7">&nbsp;(</FONT><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":robot_face:">🤖</span><FONT size="1 2 3 4 5 6 7"> want!)</FONT> [Wiki]</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Toppertoys_dingalings_1971_ad.jpg" style="width: 689px;"><img src="https://community.aarp.org/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/88003iA9C14695E4A06EC8/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Toppertoys_dingalings_1971_ad.jpg" alt="Toppertoys_dingalings_1971_ad.jpg" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><STRONG>And, Ding-A-Ling Songs! </STRONG><FONT size="1 2 3 4 5 6 7">(okay, maybe just the one song)&nbsp;</FONT></P><P><STRONG><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":sparkles:">✨</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;</STRONG><A href="https://youtu.be/Tr-YF_dTTZM?feature=shared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chuck Berry: My Ding-A-Ling (Original Studio Version)</A></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Chuck.jpeg" style="width: 800px;"><img src="https://community.aarp.org/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/88004iB773B5F973D623A5/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Chuck.jpeg" alt="Chuck.jpeg" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":backhand_index_pointing_right:">👉</span>&nbsp;<FONT size="4"><STRONG>Today you can 'Ding-A-Ling,' all day long!</STRONG></FONT></P> Wed, 13 Dec 2023 06:32:22 GMT https://community.aarp.org/t5/Leisure-Lifestyle/Today-is-National-Ding-A-Ling-Day/m-p/2530926#M13301 KellytheBelly 2023-12-13T06:32:22Z