Sportsbet removes joke about Notre Dame fire
Dr Mumbo won’t make a joke about this one. Fire ripped through Notre Dame in Paris and it was horrific.
Sportsbet though, as ever, saw the funny side, and thought letting people know on Twitter was a good idea.
The controversy-seeking brand, which frequently catches the ire of the advertising watchdog and vigilant consumers, sent out this Tweet last night.
Unsurprisingly, Dr Mumbo is told the tweet lasted 12 minutes before it was deleted.
Of the burning blunder, Dr Mumbo was told by a Sportsbet spokesperson: “Yep, the tweet was removed. It wasn’t appropriate.”
Dr Mumbo notes, however, that at time of writing, this attempt at humour remains online:
Hat tip to Which 50’s Andrew Birmingham who noticed the original tweet in the 12 minutes it languished online.
And everyone is offended again
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Could it instead have been removed because of the spelling mistake?
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This one as well https://www.betootaadvocate.com/breaking-news/paris-locals-say-they-knew-it-was-a-bad-idea-to-sell-notre-dame-to-an-outback-qld-publican/
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An egregious spello.
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I have some sympathy with this tweet. Before this PC world, Skippies would be decanted from a tour bus in some dirty town (eg Paris) concerned only that they would get around “the historics” as quickly as poss, add a choice graffito in memoriam of Kev, Barb and Roscoe’s visit and still be able sink a few at a local hostelry before boarding the bus again to go to the hotel.
I mean like there’s only so many Gothic churches and Crown of Thorns relics you need to see in one lifetime.
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What is so offensive about these jokes? No-one was killed in the fire.
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The spelling mistake is consistent with the low-intellect, knuckle-trailing morons who write this stuff – and those who approve it.
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You’re such a sad sack, Cynic. Call me what you like – I love the Sportsbet online stuff. Funny, topical, clever, and easily makes them my betting agency of choice. Don’t let the haters get you Sportsbet.
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Ohh it’s inappropriate. Boo hoo.
Its a joke, you crying [Edited under Mumbrella’s comment moderation policy].
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These are the same mob of idiots that paid out on a Labor Party win, that didn’t happen and the clowns lost millions, love it.
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We’ll see when the opera house burns down who will see the humorous side…
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