A-ringin' a bell

[sylphidae]

This phrase is still from the movie, Ice Age.

Sid: Wait, aren't you going south? The change of seasons, migration instinct. Any of this a-ringin' a bell?

What does the above expression mean? Is it right to use it in a formal conversation?
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Last night I was looking up at the stars and I was wondering, where the heck is my ceiling?

[Mister Micawber]

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To ring a bell is to cause to remember. The form you quote no doubt represents the dialect of the movie character.
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Canadian-American native speaker
who teaches English for a living at Mister Micawber's
ESL cafe: Interview with Mr. Micawber