Honestly, sometimes I think these politicians have been watching too many re-runs of the A-Team. Picture this scenario. Grandmotherly type women sitting in their favorite bingo hall, daubing quietly at their cards, when suddenly The Task Force on Illegal Gambling bursts through the door, shattering window frames and yelling profanities. OK, so maybe Alabama Governor Bob Riley’s task force didn’t use that much violence, but they certainly caused enough mayhem in the town of Birmingham to have the electronic bingo halls in the Bessemer area close down for the second time in three months. And – by the way – Governor Riley’s team is REALLY called the Task Force on Illegal Gambling…
So, All Blonde Bingo Hall was running a ‘ladies only night’. There seemed to be no action running at the bingo hall and management was startled to see that nobody had a BINGO the entire evening. With the last game up for grabs, the jackpot was an incredible $40,000. The game went on and on and yet nobody seemed to be winning. Finally, the caller stands up, throws the bingo machine off the stage and shouts: “Look, ladies, I have just called every single one of the 75 numbers and nobody has a BINGO!? What number are y’all waiting on?” In unison, 423 blondes reply: “FREE SPACE!”
