Campanology Puns for the Good Chimes
A fun page of Campanology puns and Bell Ringing humor.
A campanologist is a bell ringer - someone who rings bells in a church tower. It is a long word for a hobby that few outside of bellringing circles will have heard of.
Strictly speaking, campanology is the study of bells, but this is a simple pun page not a Wikipedia entry.
A campanologist is a bell ringer - someone who rings bells in a church tower. It is a long word for a hobby that few outside of bellringing circles will have heard of.
Strictly speaking, campanology is the study of bells, but this is a simple pun page not a Wikipedia entry.
Bell ringers gather in the ringing chamber, a church room where the ropes hang down. They pull the ropes. This needs to be coordinated with the other ringers in order to produce the pleasant almost hypnotic sound of the bells pealing.
There was some discussion about bell ringing becoming a sport but there is really no need. Good fun if you are into it but not the most televisual of pastimes.
Let's ring the bell for the start of the puns.
There was some discussion about bell ringing becoming a sport but there is really no need. Good fun if you are into it but not the most televisual of pastimes.
Let's ring the bell for the start of the puns.
Bell Ringing Puns
attractive bell ringer - the belle of the ball
bats in the belfry - dingbats
campanology makes an appealing hobby
change ringing can be a little ropetitive
cheery campanologists - happy campers
church bell collection abandoned - knell and void
distressed campanologist constantly hand-ringing
dodgy bell ringing - bit ropey
excessive bell ringing can take its toll
fire breathing campanologist - chimera
get a hurry on - ring like the clappers
if you can't keep the time, don't do the chime
joined a bell ringing group - got roped in
keep both feet on the ground - no swingers here
no place for kids - they keep chiming in
old bell-ringer is clapped out
taxi for bell-ringing practice - get me to the church on time
quiet bell ringer award - Nobel Prize
bats in the belfry - dingbats
campanology makes an appealing hobby
change ringing can be a little ropetitive
cheery campanologists - happy campers
church bell collection abandoned - knell and void
distressed campanologist constantly hand-ringing
dodgy bell ringing - bit ropey
excessive bell ringing can take its toll
fire breathing campanologist - chimera
get a hurry on - ring like the clappers
if you can't keep the time, don't do the chime
joined a bell ringing group - got roped in
keep both feet on the ground - no swingers here
no place for kids - they keep chiming in
old bell-ringer is clapped out
taxi for bell-ringing practice - get me to the church on time
quiet bell ringer award - Nobel Prize
Chime Corner
York Minster sacked all their bell ringers due to financial cutbacks and then found they had no one to ring them. The genius of bean counters illustrated.
Church bells are excellent unless you live within earshot of them. It can be hard to sleep through that sound during a Sunday morning lie in.
Church bells are excellent unless you live within earshot of them. It can be hard to sleep through that sound during a Sunday morning lie in.
Expressions
Give them enough rope and they will hang themselves - from the darker side of the bell ringing fraternity
Learn the ropes - for new bellringers
Pull the other one it's got bells on it - old expression for someone trying to fool you
Ring the changes - change what you are doing
Rope-a-dope - boxing technique
Learn the ropes - for new bellringers
Pull the other one it's got bells on it - old expression for someone trying to fool you
Ring the changes - change what you are doing
Rope-a-dope - boxing technique
Famous Campanologists
Alexander Graham Bell - telephone
Bella Hadid - model
Big Ben - has a gig in London
Emma Peal - Diana Rigg in The Avengers
Knell Gwyn - actress, mistress
Ringo Starr - Beatle
Tinker Bell - nice to have a fairy in the belfry
Alan Turing - codebreaker
Quasimodo - bell ringer of Notre Dame
Bella Hadid - model
Big Ben - has a gig in London
Emma Peal - Diana Rigg in The Avengers
Knell Gwyn - actress, mistress
Ringo Starr - Beatle
Tinker Bell - nice to have a fairy in the belfry
Alan Turing - codebreaker
Quasimodo - bell ringer of Notre Dame
Films and Entertainment
For Whom the Bell Tolls - Hemingway
Lord of The Rings - Frodo returns a borrowed bell
The Bells of St. Mary's - with Bong Crosby
The Ring - videotape horror
When Eight Bells Toll - Alistair MacLean
Lord of The Rings - Frodo returns a borrowed bell
The Bells of St. Mary's - with Bong Crosby
The Ring - videotape horror
When Eight Bells Toll - Alistair MacLean
Social Bell Ringing
eBell - second hand bells
Bong - Microsoft tool for searching bell information
DingDong - campanology TikTok
FaceBong - keep up with fellow campers
InstaRing - bellringer selfies
RopedIn - for career moves
OnlyBells - look at the bells on that
Ringterest - build boards of bells
SnapChime - funny bell pics
Bong - Microsoft tool for searching bell information
DingDong - campanology TikTok
FaceBong - keep up with fellow campers
InstaRing - bellringer selfies
RopedIn - for career moves
OnlyBells - look at the bells on that
Ringterest - build boards of bells
SnapChime - funny bell pics
Songs
Ding Dong Merrily on High - traditional Xmas carol
Gimme Dat Ding - The Pipkins
Oranges and Lemons - say the bells of St Clement's - nursery rhyme
Rama Lama Ding Dong - Rocky Sharpe & The Replays
Ring My Bell - Anita Ward
The Chimes They Are A-Changin' - Bob Dylan
Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield
Gimme Dat Ding - The Pipkins
Oranges and Lemons - say the bells of St Clement's - nursery rhyme
Rama Lama Ding Dong - Rocky Sharpe & The Replays
Ring My Bell - Anita Ward
The Chimes They Are A-Changin' - Bob Dylan
Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield
Words For Bell Ringing Puns
Some handy words for making up your own puns.
bell, bong, campanology, chime, clapper, ding, dong, knell, peal, ring, rope, toll
bell, bong, campanology, chime, clapper, ding, dong, knell, peal, ring, rope, toll
The Bells End
As the last chimes fade away it is time to move onto new things.
Hopefully this page provided the odd giggle for keen campanologists.
Ding dong!
Hopefully this page provided the odd giggle for keen campanologists.
Ding dong!