Malay Muslims are having a hard time swallowing the fact that their government is letting immorality wreak havoc in the country. Hundreds of devoted Islamists gathered this weekend to demonstrate the approval (gasp! horror!) of a sports betting license to a local company and (Heaven help us!) the scheduled performance of US rapper, Pitbull this Saturday. Me thinks officials at the demonstration need to look at things in perspective. Comments such as: “We must act before gambling floods our country!” and “Gambling is a cancer to our society” seem a bit OTT… don’t you think?
So here are a couple of fun thoughts, courtesy of CasinoChecker:
10 Ways to Know You’re Obsessed with Gambling
1. You go to a hockey game and wonder what happened to the dealers and boxman.
2. When an ambulance passes with flashing lights, you assume someone hit a “hand pay.”
3. When your kid says math “came easy” today, you ask if it was a 4,6,8 or 10.
4. You go into a shoe store and ask if they have 4, 6, or 8 deck.
5. When your English professor says the author made his point; you ask if he pressed or not.
6. You hear the bible story where Lazarus is told to “Come out”, and you ask for a 2-way C & E.
7. You show up early at the bakery to take advantage of the hot rolls.
8. You wonder if a salad shooter is really a gambling device.
9. When the bartender asks if you want a “double”, you say not against an ace.
10. You go into a 7-11 and ask to play the “don’t.”
