Posts Tagged ‘gambling ban’

MP in Gambling Trouble Down Under

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

Oh dear! A member of the Australian parliament has been forced to resign after he was caught using his office computer to trawl adult and online gambling sites. Paul McLeay was forced to resign, after he was rapped by the Premier for his behavior. After saying that this was not the behavior she expected of a Minister, Premier Kristina Keneally then went on to say: “Some people may choose to undertake similar activities in their personal lives, but I cannot condone the use of parliamentary resources by a minister in this way.” So let me get this clear. It’s totally ok to watch porn and gamble online if you’re at home but you should maybe give it a break when you hit the office. What a cool premier! The red-faced Labor MP could only mumble an apology to his wife and family…

And so, in honor of Australian family honor, thanks to ConvictCreations:

“An old Australian lies dying in his bed. He calls over Shirley, his faithful wife of 60 years, and says, “Shirl, when we started out, tried to buy a business in the depression, went bust: you were with me” “Oh, yes, Bruce”, she says. Then the war started, I joined up, and was sent to the front line, where I lost me legs. You stayed with me.” “Oh yes, Bruce” she says. “Then, came home, couldn’t get a job, due to me disability, and bought a farm.” “Oh, yes, Bruce”, she says. “The farm flooded, then just when we got over that, there was a bushfire, and then the drought, which wiped us right out: you still stayed with me.” “Oh yes, Bruce,” “Now here I am, in excruciating pain, about to die, useless and you’re still with me.” “Yes Bruce.” “Shirl.” “Yes, Bruce?” “You’re bloody bad luck”

Chinese Slam Online Gaming Even Harder

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

It’s not bad enough that the Chinese government practically locks away anybody caught gambling online forever and beyond, the guys in the country’s Ministry of Culture have decided to go one step further. The latest announcement from China is that it will not be permitted to use images of sexuality, violence or gambling to advertise online games. Apparently, it all started when the creators of the game Dahua Xuanyuan used Chinese model Zhang Xiaoya to turn the game into a superb hit. The competitors tried to find their own sexy models to promote their own games, and a new campaign, featuring sex video star, Shou Shou was broadcast to promote the game, Journey to the West. This is where the government jumped in and banned the use of sexuality and violence. And simply so, without any reason, decided to ban images of gambling as well. Sigh.

So, here’s a joke about a couple that may have been watching too many of these banned ads:

A Chinese couple have a new baby. After the birth, the nurse brings them over a lovely, healthy, bouncy, black baby boy. “Congratulations,” says the nurse to the new parents. “What will you name the baby?”
The puzzled father looks at his new child and says “I think we will name him “Sum Ting Wong.”