Weird Laws
Most Middle Eastern countries recognize
the following Islamic law: "After having sexual relations with a lamb,
it is a mortal sin to eat its flesh."
In Lebanon, men are legally allowed to
have sex with animals, but the animals must be female. Having sexual relations
with a male animal is punishable by death.
In Bahrain, a male doctor may legally
examine a woman's genitals, but is forbidden from looking directly at them
during the examination. He may only see their reflection in a mirror.
Muslims are banned from looking at the
genitals of a corpse. This also applies to undertakers; the sex organs
of the deceased must be covered with a brick or piece of wood at all times.
The penalty for masturbation in Indonesia
is decapitation. (seems a bit severe)
There are men in Guam whose full-time
job is to travel the countryside and deflower young virgins, who pay them
for the privilege of having sex for the first time. Reason: under Guam
law, it is expressly forbidden for virgins to marry. (Now let's just think
for a minute...Is there any job anywhere else in the world that even comes
close to this?)
In Hong Kong, a betrayed wife is legally
allowed to kill her adulterous husband, but may only do so with her bare
hands. (The husband's lover, on the other hand, may be killed in any manner
desired.)
Topless saleswomen are legal in Liverpool,
England - but only in tropical fish stores. (Of course!!)
In Cali, Columbia, a woman may only have
sex with her husband, and the first time this happens her mother must be
in the room to witness the act.
In Santa Cruz, Bolivia it is illegal for
a man to have sex with a woman and her daughter at the same time.
(...presume this was a big enough problem that they had to pass this law?)
And the USA probably has the most unique
laws on the planet........
Maryland:
--It is
illegal to sell condoms from vending machines with one exception: prophylactics
may be dispensed from a vending machine only "in places where alcoholic
beverages
are sold for consumption on the premises." (makes sense to me)
Minnesota:
--It is
illegal to tease skunks.
--Every
man in Brainerd is required by law to grow a beard.
Michigan:
--A state
law stipulates that a woman's hair legally belongs to her husband.
--Under
state law, dentists are officially classified as "mechanics."
--In Clawson,
it is legal for a man to "sleep with his pigs, cows, horses, goats, and
chickens."
New York:
--In Staten
Island, it is illegal for a father to call his son a faggot or queer in
an effort to
curb girlie behavior.
--In NYC,
"it is disorderly conduct for one man to greet another on the street by
placing
the end of his thumb against the tip of his nose and wiggling the extended
fingers of that
hand."
North Carolina:
--It is
illegal to have sex in a Churchyard.
--It is
illegal to make love on the floor of a hotel room between two double beds.
Oklahoma:
--Whale
hunting is strictly forbidden.
--People
who make "ugly faces" at dogs may be fined and/or jailed.
Ohio:
--In Columbus,
it is illegal for stores to sell corn flakes on Sunday.
--In Oxford,
it is illegal for a woman to disrobe in front of a man's picture.
--In Youngstown,
it is illegal to run out of gas.
Oregon:
--The town
of Hood River prohibits the act of juggling without a license.
Montana:
--In Whitehall,
it is illegal to operate a vehicle with ice picks attached to the wheels.
--It is
a felony for a wife to open her husband's mail.
Nebraska:
--If a
child burps during a church service in Omaha, his or her parents may be
arrested.
--It is
illegal for a mother to give her daughter a perm without a state license.
Florida:
--Unmarried
women who parachute on Sunday's will be jailed.
Georgia:
--In Quitman,
it is illegal for a chicken to cross the road.
--In Columbus,
it is illegal to sit on one's porch in an indecent position.
Pennsylvania:
--"Any
motorist who sights a team of horses coming toward him must pull well off
the
road, cover his car with a blanket or canvas that blends with the countryside,
and let
the horses pass. If the horses appear skittish, the motorist must take
his car apart
piece by piece, and hide it under the nearest bushes."
Rhode Island:
--Its illegal
to throw pickle juice on a trolley.
Tennessee:
--It is
illegal to use a lasso to catch a fish.
--In Dyersburg,
it is illegal for a woman to call a man for a date.
--In Memphis,
it is illegal for a woman to drive by herself; "a man must walk or run
in
front of the vehicle, waving a red flag in order to warn approaching pedestrians
and
motorists."
Texas:
--The entire
Encyclopedia Britannica is banned because it contains a formula for making
beer at home.
--It is
illegal to milk another person's cow.
Utah:
--A husband
is responsible for every criminal act committed by his wife in his presence.
Virginia:
--In Richmond,
it is illegal to flip a coin in any eating establishment to determine who
buys a cup of coffee.
--In Lebanon,
it is illegal to kick your wife out of bed.
Vermont:
--It is
illegal to deny the existence of God.
--It is
illegal to whistle underwater.
--Women
must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth.
Arkansas:
--A man
can legally beat his wife, but no more than once a month.
--You may
only marry your sister once.
California:
--In L.A.,
a man may legally beat his wife with a leather strap, as long as it is
less than 2
inches wide, or she gives him permission to use a wider strap.
--It is
a misdemeanor to shoot any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the
target
is a whale.
Massachusetts:
--It is
illegal to wear a goatee without a license.
--North
Andover prohibits its citizens from carrying "space guns."
--In 1659,
the state outlawed Christmas.
Indiana:
--Monkey's
are forbidden to smoke cigarettes in South Bend.
Illinois:
--In Chicago,
it is illegal to take a french poodle to the Opera.
--According
to state law, it is illegal to speak English. The officially recognized
language
is "American."
--In Joliet,
it is illegal to mispronounce the name Joliet
--In Moline
it is illegal to kill and eat a raccoon on the same day.
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Ozq 2001