Filipino father thinks his son bets too much on spider fights
And we thought we’d heard it all when we first learned of those Chinese punters betting 1M yuan on a cricket fight (not, like, Pakistanis and Brits going at it with bats and wickets, but actual insect combat). Now comes word that a Dad in the Philippines thinks his son spends too much of his Grade 4 school lunch money betting on spider fights.
Yep, in the elementary schools of Cebu City, playing Spiderman is so kindergarten. Instead, kids spend their allowances on the purchase of spiders from, uh, we don’t know, spider pimps or something, then spend their lunch hours forcing the Asian arachnids to fight to the death, all the while balancing on the same stick (the spiders, not the school kids).
To be clear, the parental objections to this practice aren’t entirely about ridding the playgrounds of the scourge of gambling. In fact, the main reason seems to be that some of these spiders are (yikes) venomous. Think about that the next time you tell someone about how badly Brett Favre killed your bankroll last Sunday. Better your bankroll than you.
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