Every time a bell rings an angel gets its wings. what does it mean?

Question

every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings?

I'm probably the only one, but what in the world does it mean?

Answer 1

It means the Devil hates bicycles.

Answer 2

it means good luck will come and opportunity will come... i think...

Answer 3

Yep and then where is a thunder storm, the lightening burns them off.

If you believe that you will believe anything.

Answer 4

Its from the movie "Its a wonderful world", fantastic old black and white film watch and enjoy.  It refers to angels earning their wings in heaven.  Watch the film and you'll understand.  

Answer 5

It means some people hear too many bells.....LOL

Answer 6

everytime someone dies an angel gets its ability save others by using its wings

Answer 7

well, it means there is way to many spare wings, and those spare wings you will find at red robin. or wherever you can find hot wings at.

Answer 8

its  a story to tell kids, when you hear a bell a angel has now got wings!!!

Answer 9

There is no specific answer...

It is just a little phrase they use like, ALL the time in "it's a wonderful life"

Watch the film and try to work it out for yourself...

It means whatever you want it to mean.  

Answer 10

church bells maybe?

idk, oh.

Answer 11

I think you got the cause and effect reversed.  In any event, the phrase comes from the movie, "It's a Wonderful Life."  

It was a great movie, but don't read more into it than is really there.   Watch the movie at Christmas time.

The phrase was a meaningless bit of fluff used to illustrate a point in the plotline.  Now some people have taken a device created by a Hollywood writer as scripture and actually think it's true.  

It has no basis in fact or dogma.  It was just a tool used to keep the plot moving.  It should never be said or used in any other context than in reference to that movie.

Answer 12

Hiya,

It's an awful line from a legendary film, 'It's A Wonderful Life.'Watch the film, it's great and you'll understand what the whiny little kid means!

Answer 13

That's from "It's a wonderful life". The meaning in the movie was that everytime you hear a bell ring it means that an Angel has qualified by doing good things helping us on earth and earned it's wings.