'Bing bong!' How the two-tone subway sound broke free from New York City to become a national catchphrase.
April 20, 2022 9:59 am ET
One of teacher Ashley LaGrow’s students was using the classroom’s bathroom in Bettendorf, Iowa, when the third-grader sang out a refrain once reserved for New York City’s underground. “I was at my small group table, teaching my kids,” says Ms. LaGrow, 28. “All of a sudden, I hear ‘bing bong, bing bong.’” Within seconds, the whole group joined in, and a chorus of bing bongs stalled their lesson.
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