Casino Oh!

Taxi drivers in Singapore have several jokes. Actually, it used to be 2.

Joke number 1 – What does ERP stand for? (The correct answer is Electronic Road Pricing). But our humour-filled taxi driver will then say, “Every Road Pay!” and laugh until spit globules the consistency of clag glue hit the inside of the windscreen.

Joke number 2 – Singapore is a fine city. “Fine” because you get fined for everything. (More clag flies).

Sadly they have a new joke. What does Casino mean? “Cash in oh! Cash in no come out. See casino; cash in no come out because you go in with cash but none when you come out. Cash in oh!” I have heard that gem, while dodging clag, three times this week.

Dear Singaporean taxi drivers, just so you know...

The term "Casino" is of Italian origin, the root word being "Casa" (house) and originally meant a small country villa, summerhouse or pavilion. The word changed to refer to a building built for pleasure, usually on the grounds of a larger Italian villa or palazzo. Such buildings were used to host civic town functions – including dancing, music listening and gambling.