AUSTRIA is the first country in the world to ban jokes about blondes.

No longer can an Austrian poke fun at Jedward – as if anyone would poke fun at Jedward! Especially anyone wearing lederhosen, with a big belly and swigging lager from an oversize tankard.

Actually, the legislation is aimed more at those jokes that assume that attractive blonde ladies are somehow less intelligent than girls with hair of other hues and is intended to stop extremist views. Blondes in Hungary are also demanding fairer treatment (no pun intended) because of discrimination at work.

Next thing, you know, they’ll want legislation to stop Essex jokes. Which will be rich considering these random Amy Child quotes from The Only Way Is Essex: “I’m actually trained in vajazzling”.

“Where’s North London?”

“The other day I didn’t even know the capital of India. I thought it was Pakistan.”

It could have been Amy who pulled up alongside the lorry driver at a red light, banged on his cab and said: “Hi. My name is Amy and you’re losing some of your load.”

The chap ignores her and carries on, but at the next red light she gives him the same warning.

Shaking his head, he continues again, but at the next red light, she does it again: “Hi, my name is Amy and you’re losing your load.”

At the fourth red light, the driver jumps down, walks to her car and taps on the window. When she lowers it he says: “Hi, my name is Kevin and I’m gritting the road.”

Blonde girls are no dumber than anyone else and a study at the University of Queensland proved they are actually smarter. It found they earn seven percent more than women with other hair colour and marry wealthier men.

Amy is said to be on her way to her first £10 million and as for Jedward, three years ago they finished sixth in the X Factor, but they are still a household name. How dumb is that?