The record for the quickest appearance and disappearance of an online gambling site was without a doubt broken by PlayNow .com, the new site launched by the Canadian British Columbia Lottery Corporation last week. It was a PR nightmare – to say the least – when the site had to be taken down only hours after launching because… wait for it… it couldn’t handle the onslaught of players who were keen on trying it out. I mean, seriously, if you’re going to all that trouble to launch a brand new gambling site in a virginal market at a cost of millions of dollars, and you want to make a good first impression – surely you have the infrastructure to support a crowd or more than two players??
In honor of that spirit of ambiguity, here’s one courtesy of 101 Fun Jokes: “An Englishman, a Canadian and an American were captured by terrorists.
The terrorist leader said, “Before we shoot you, you will be allowed last words. Please let me know what you wish to talk about.”
The Englishman replied, “I wish to speak of loyalty and service to the crown.”
The Canadian replied, “Since you are involved in a question of national purpose, national identity, and secession, I wish to talk about the history of constitutional process in Canada, special status, distinct society and uniqueness within diversity.”
The American replied, “Just shoot me before the Canadian starts talking.”