In Bahrain, a male doctor may legally examine a woman’s genitals, but is prohibited from looking directly at them during the examination. He may only see their reflection in a mirror.
(Do they look different reversed?)
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.
(A brick?)
The penalty for masturbation in Indonesia is decapitation.
(Much worse than ‘going blind!’)
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.
(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 illicit lover, on the other hand, may be killed in any manner desired.
(Ah! Justice!)
Topless saleswomen are legal in Liverpool, England – but only in tropical fish stores.
(But of course!)
In Cali, Colombia, 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.
(Makes one shudder at the thought.)
In Santa Cruz, Bolivia, it is illegal for a man to have sex with a woman and her daughter at the same time.
(I presume this was a big enough problem that they had to pass this law?)
In Lebanon, men are legally allowed to do things with animals that I just don’t want to write about here, however the animals must be female. Having a bit of ‘hows your father’ with a male animal is punishable by death.
(Like THAT makes sense.)
In Maryland, USA 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.’
(Is America a great country or what? Well, not as great as Guam!)
http://www.djmick.co.uk/really/10-laws-that-prove-the-world-is-nuts/
Oct 15, 2009 4:27 PM | Report Abuse reply
LMAO!! This only adds to the fact that there are a lot of stupid people in the world.
Oct 15, 2009 4:59 PM | Report Abuse reply
A law still on the books in Tennessee, thiugh no longer enforced, said that a man was not allowed to divorce his wife without first proving her with the following items:
a side of fresh beef,
a bushel of apples,
knitting needles and crochet hooks and ENOUGH YARN TO KNIT HER OWN STOCKINGS FOR A YEAR!
Oct 15, 2009 5:19 PM | Report Abuse reply
More Stupid laws...
1)
In Eureka, Nevada, USA, it is still illegal for men with moustaches to kiss women.
2)
In Alexandria, Minnesota, USA, it is still illegal for a man who has garlic, onions or sardines on his breath to have sex with his wife.
3)
In Logan County, Colorado, USA, it is still illegal to kiss a woman while she is asleep.
4)
In Providence, Rhode Island, USA, it is still illegal for shop owners to sell toothpaste and toothbrushes to the same customer on a Sunday.
5)
In Zion, Illinois, USA, it is still illegal to offer cigars to your pets.
6)
In St. Louis, Missouri, USA, it is still illegal for firemen to rescue women who are still in their nightdresses.
7)
In Ames, Iowa, USA, it is still illegal for men to have three sips of beer while they are in bed with their wives.
8)
In Maryland, USA, it is still illegal for radio stations to play Randy Newman's song 'Short people'.
9)
In Oklahoma, USA, it is still illegal to make faces at a dog, a crime that could result in a prison sentence.
10)
In Texas, USA, criminals are still required to give their victims at least 24 hours oral or written notice giving details of the crime they are about to commit.
11)
In Washington, USA, it is still an offence to pretend that you have rich parents.
12)
In Baltimore, Maryland, USA, it is still an offence to take a lion into a cinema.
13)
In Tremonton, Utah, USA, it is still an offence for a woman to have sexual intercourse with a man in an ambulance. She can be charged with a misdemeanour and have her name printed in the local paper.
14)
In Oxford, Ohio, USA, it is still illegal for a woman to undress in front of a picture of a man.
15)
In Miami, Florida, USA, it is still illegal for anyone to imitate an animal.
16)
In Afghanistan the Taliban militia banned women from wearing white socks just in case men find them attractive. The police are also ordered windows to be painted black to stop women being seen from the outside.
17)
In the USA impotence is grounds for divorce in 24 states.
18)
In Illinois, USA, it is against the law to give a lighted cigar to a pet.
19)
In Iowa, USA, it is against the law to kiss for more than five minutes.
20)
In International Falls, Minnesota, USA, it is against the law for a dog to chase a cat up a telegraph pole and dog owners can be fined for this.
21)
In Kentucky, USA, it is illegal to carry and ice cream cone in your pocket.
22)
In Louisiana, USA, if you bite someone with your own teeth it is classed as 'Simple assault' but if you bite someone with your dentures it is classed as 'aggravated assault.'
23)
In Massachusetts, USA, it is illegal for mourners to eat no more than three sandwiches at a wake.
24)
In Chico, California, USA, the law says that anybody who detonates a nuclear device within the city limits is liable to a fine of $500.
25)
In Lebanon any man may legally have sex with any animal just as long as it is a female.
26)
In Conorsville, Wisconsin, USA, it is illegal for a man to fire a gun while his wife is having an orgasm.
27)
In Tremonton, Utah, USA, it is illegal for a woman to have sex with a man while riding in an ambulance.
28)
In Oblong, Illinois, it is illegal to make love while fishing or hunting on your wedding day.
29)
In Bahrain it is illegal for a doctor to look directly at a woman's genitals while he is examining her although he is permitted to see their reflection in a mirror.
30)
In Ames, Iowa, USA, a husband may not take more than three gulps of beer while lying in bed with his wife.
31)
In Hastings, Nebraska, USA, the law says that hotel owners have to provide a clean white cotton nightshirt for each guest. Also no couples are allowed to have sex in the hotel unless they are wearing these nightshirts.
32)
In Willowdale, Oregon, USA, no man may curse while having sex with his wife.
33)
In Indonesia the punishment for masturbation is execution by decapitation.
34)
In Kingsville, Texas, USA, it is against the law for pigs to have sex on airport property.
35)
In Florida it is illegal to have sex with a porcupine.
36)
During World War I anyone found to be a homosexual in the French army was executed.
37)
Hundreds of years ago in Japan anyone who attempted to leave the country was instantly executed.
38)
The very first country to abolish capital punishment was Austria in 1787.
39)
In Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada, in 1917, it was illegal to tie a male horse next to a female horse.
40)
In the USA there is a lawsuit every 30 seconds.
41)
In San Diego, USA, hypnotism is banned by public schools.
42)
Although the USA has only 5 percent of the world population it has 70 percent of the worlds lawyers.
43)
Chewing gum is illegal in Singapore.
44)
In Paraguay duelling is legal just as long as both parties are registered blood donors.
45)
In Milan, Italy, there is still a law that requires citizens to smile at all times or risk a hefty fine. The only exceptions are visiting hospitals and funerals.
46)
In Switzerland every citizen is required by law to have access to a bomb shelter.
47)
In Burma it is illegal to get internet access. If a person is found in possession of a modem he can be imprisoned.
48)
In Bangladesh it is against the law for schoolchildren to cheat at school exams. Pupils as young as 15 can be imprisoned for this.
49)
Until 1984 Belgians were made to choose their children's names from a list of 1500 drawn up in the days of Napoleon.
50)
In Romania, in 1935, Mickey Mouse was banned because the authorities thought that the sight of a 10ft high rodent on screen would terrify the nation's children.
51)
Donald Duck comics were once banned in Finland because he never wore pants.
52)
Belgium is the only country that has never imposed censorship on adult films.
53)
Karate films were banned in Iraq in 1979.
54)
In Indiana, USA, during the 1950's, all Robin Hood films were banned because authorities thought that robbing the rich to give to the poor was an act of communism.
55)
In Iceland it was once against the law to own a pet dog.
56)
The bloodhound is the only animal in the world whose evidence is admissable in court.
57)
In New York City, USA, in 1978, a new law made it compulsory for dog owners to clean up after their pets. Before this there was an estimated 40 million poundweight of dogship deposited on the streets every day.
58)
In Basle, Switzerland, in 1471, a @#$%erel was found guilty in a court of law for laying an egg "In defiance of natural law". The bird was then burnt at the stake as a "Devil in disguise".
59)
In Stelvio, Italy, in 1519, a court issued a warrant for the arrest of a gang of moles that had severely damaged crops. The moles were sumoned to court but when they failed to appear they were sentenced to exile.
60)
In South Bend, Indiana, USA, a monkey was once found guilty of smoking a cigarette.
61)
In the USA a dog was once sentenced to life imprisonment after it attacked and killed the Governor's pet cat. The dog ended up doing six years in jail.
62)
In Munster, in 1670, the courts banished a plague of fleas from the city, prohibiting them from returning for ten years.
63)
In Seville, Spain, in 1983, an alsatian dog was arrested for snatching handbags from shoppers.
64)
Judge J.H. Logan from California, USA, created the Loganberry fruit. He crossed a wild blackberry with a cultivated raspberry and came up with his own fruit.
65)
In ancient Sparta men were required by law to eat at least two pounds of meat every day. This was supposed to make them brave.
66)
In Turkey, during the 16th and 17th centuries, it was illegal to drink coffee and anyone caught doing so was sentenced to death.
67)
In Venice all gondolas have to be painted black unless they belong to a high ranking official.
68)
In England, in 1865, a law was passed stating that any self propelled carriage on an English highway had to have a crew of three, one of whom had to walk in front of the carriage with a red flag to warn horse drawn vehicles of it's approach.
69)
In Rome, 2,000 years ago, Julius Caesar banned chariots from the centre of Rome to ease congestion.
70)
In London, England, there is still a law that states London Taxi cabs must carry a bale of hay at all times.
71)
In Bermuda, up until 1948, all private cars were banned.
72)
At one time it was against the law to slam car doors in Switzerland.
73)
In Britain, in 1888, a law was passed which stated that every cyclist had to constantly ring the bell on his bicycle non-stop while the machine was moving.
74)
In Singapore it is illegal for a person to walk around the house naked and not flushing the toilet. Also a person can be executed if they are found in possession of more than 200g of cannabis resin.
Oral sex is banned unless it is used only during foreplay and if a person is caught littering the streets he is forced to make an appearance on TV with a bib around his neck saying "I'm a litterer."
75)
In Birmingham, England, it is illegal for a man and a woman to have sex on church steps after sundwon.
76)
In Iowa, USA, it is illegal for horses to eat fire hydrants.
77)
In Denmark it is not illegal for a convicted prisoner to escape from prison. If the escapee is caught he only serves the rest of his sentence.
It is illegal however to start your car without first checking to see if there are any children asleep underneath it!
78)
In Thailand it is illegal to step on a banknote, leave your house without wearing underwear and if you drop a piece of bubblegum on the pavement you can be fined $600.
Also all cinema goers must stand up during the National Anthem before a film starts.
79)
In Australia it is illegal to smoke cannabis in any part of the country except for Canberra.
In Victoria only a licensed electrician is allowed to change a lightbulb and it is forbidden to wear pink hot pants after mid-day on a Sunday!
80)
In Switzerland it is against the law for men to urinate standing up after 10pm which is the same time that it is illegal to flush the toilet!
81)
In Canada, by law, 1 out of every 5 songs on the radio must be sung by a Canadian and in British Columbia it is illegal to kill a Sasquatch or Bigfoot if one is ever found.
In Alberta a released convict is entitled to a gun and a horse to ride out of town on.
82)
In London, England, it is illegal to use a camera tripod, throw a stick for your dog or use an offensive powder like pepper on your jacket potato in any park.
Also wife beating is illegal just as long as it is not after 9pm and it doesn't disturb the neighbours.
It is also illegal to impersonate a Chelsea pensioner which once carried the death sentence in the 19th century.
83)
In the Lebanon men are allowed to have sex with any other animal just as long as it is a female. If a man is caught having sex with a male animal then the penalty is death.
84)
The Taliban once sacked 84 civil workers for trimming their beards! Maulawi Rafiullah Muazin, the Taliban's President of the Department for Promoting Virtue and Preventing Vice, said at the time, "Beards must be long enough to come out of a clenched fist held at the base of the chin. It does not matter who the person is - if he has trimmed his beard, we will dismiss him."
85)
Non-Christians have been banned from being within 20 metres of churches in Rovato, Italy. The move, instigated by the local government, has angered police because a major highway passes within 15 metres of one of the churches. Officers claim that they cannot be expected to stop motorists and demand to see a Baptism Certificate.
86)
North Carolina has a law to ban people from swearing in front of cadavers. The law also sets out guidelines transporting the recently deceased after one funeral firm was caught piling stiffs onto the back of a pick-up truck. It outlaws 'profanity, indecent or obscene language in the presence of a dead human body' making it technically illegal to say the 'f' word in front of a hearse!
87)
In Minnesota, USA, it is still against the law to hang male and female underwear together on the same washing line.
88)
In Indiana, USA, in the 1950's anything to do with Robin Hood was banned on the grounds that robbing from from the rich to give to the poor was a communist act!
89)
In olden times witches who were tried by the Bible were often declared innocent.
The accused witch and the Bible were weighed and if the witch weighed more than the Bible then she was released.
Not a good time to be suffering from anorexia we think!
90)
In England, in 1837, a law was passed that entitled a woman to bite off a man's nose if he kissed her against her will!
91)
The Egyptian government banned male belly-dancing in 1837 because of the enthusiastic riots that it caused.
92)
In Arizona, USA, it is illegal to hunt camels.
93)
In California, USA, in 1986, Judge Samuel King became so annoyed that jurors were absent from his court because of heavy rain that he issued a decree which stated "I hereby order that it cease raining by Tuesday."
Amazingly it stopped raining on Tuesday and California suffered a 5 year drought.
In 1991 the judge then decreed "Rain shall fall in California beginning February 27th."
Later that day California had the heaviest rainfall in ten years.
94)
In Alexandria, Minneapolis, USA, it is against the law for a man to make love to a woman with the smell of sardines on his breath.
Oct 15, 2009 6:08 PM | Report Abuse reply
Now I want in on the act. These are dumb Connecticut laws.
You can be stopped by the police for biking over 65 miles per hour.
In order for a pickle to officially be considered a pickle, it must bounce.
It is illegal to dispose of used razor blades.
Town records may not be kept where liquor is sold.
It is unlawful to walk backwards after sunset. (Devon)
Only white Christmas lights are allowed for display. (Guilford)
You aren't allowed to cross a street while walking on your hands (Hartford)
You may not educate dogs. (Hartford)
It is illegal for a man to kiss his wife on Sunday. (Hartford)
It is illegal for fire trucks to exceed 25mph, even when going to a fire. (New Britain)
An arcade may not have more than a total of four amusement devices such as ping-pong tables, pinball machines, or shuffleboard tables. (Rocky Hill)
Silly string is banned. (Southington)
It is illegal for any beautician to hum, whistle, or sing while working on a customer. (Waterbury)
The marriage of imbeciles and feeble-minded persons is prohibited. (Repealed)
It is illegal to discharge a firearm from a public highway.
No one may use a white cane, unless they are blind.
It’s illegal to sell liquor in city hall
There is a fine of $1 if you frown in public.
It is against the law to see a UFO.
Under the Code of 1650 in the New Haven Colony (in what is now Connecticut), a 16-year-old boy could be put to death if he "cursed, struck or disobeyed" his parents or was "stubborn or rebellious."
In Simsbury, Conn., it's illegal for a politician to campaign at the town dump.
A local ordinance in Atwoodville, Connecticut prohibits people from playing Scrabble while waiting for a politician to speak.
Balloons with advertising on them are illegal in Hartford, Conn.
Bloomfield, Conn: It's against the law to eat in your car.
In Connecticut it is illegal to pirouette while crossing the street
This state still retains an old law forbidding any kind of "private sexual behavior between consenting adults."
Oct 15, 2009 7:46 PM | Report Abuse reply
I wonder how can I get the job in Guam. The only good thing is that getting to Guam is about a four hour flight.
Another crazy law in my hometown of Arcadia, CA: in the area surronding the Arboretum, drivers have to let the pea!@#$ and peafowl to cross first before continuing.
Oct 15, 2009 10:29 PM | Report Abuse reply
Craziest law of all is that in the United States of America they still allow american citizens to vote for the President of USA.
LOL
Oct 16, 2009 6:07 AM | Report Abuse reply
The Guam one isn't true, I have friends there. Guam is a territory of the United States, and is mostly Catholic(so you know it can't be true). Also prostitution is illegal in Guam, and someone getting paid to bang chicks would be breaking the law.
There are LOTS of rich people that live in Connecticut, so most of those laws are snobby town laws that the rich folk instituted.
Oct 16, 2009 6:22 AM | Report Abuse reply
"4)
In Providence, Rhode Island, USA, it is still illegal for shop owners to sell toothpaste and toothbrushes to the same customer on a Sunday."
Oh, and this has to be made up. I buy toothpaste and a new toothbrush every Sunday.
Oct 16, 2009 6:23 AM | Report Abuse reply
freyakast99
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In Conorsville, Wisconsin, USA, it is illegal for a man to fire a gun while his wife is having an orgasm.
Jodo, if we lived in Wisconsin, we would have been criminals...
Oct 16, 2009 6:37 AM | Report Abuse reply
freyakast99
freyakast99
freyakast99
There are LOTS of rich people that live in Connecticut, so most of those laws are snobby town laws that the rich folk instituted.
Right as always, Jodo. Where I live, Stamford, is oozing with rich old money. I'm surprised they allowed me in the neighborhood! I'm sure more than a few of those are their fault.
Oct 16, 2009 8:03 AM | Report Abuse reply
I give credit where credit is due. The only thng I can see that you've been wrong about is the Yankees-zing! :)
Oct 16, 2009 8:22 AM | Report Abuse reply
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