Really? I can’t flush my toilet after 10 p.m. in Switzerland? The world has some crazy laws…
- In New York, jumping off a building gets the death penalty. (…will one survive jumping off a building?)
- In France, it is illegal to sell dolls without human faces. Bye-bye E.T!
- In North Carolina, elephants cannot plow cotton fields – specifically cotton fields.
- In Illinois, giving a cigar that is still lighted to your pet is illegal. Not that you should give it an unlighted cigar either.
- In Atlanta, Georgia, one must not tie a giraffe to a telephone pole. Is the giraffe going to eat the lines or something?
- In Alabama, it is forbidden to wear a fake mustache in front of a church, in case it could cause spontaneous laughter.
- In Providence, Rhode Island, you can’t buy a toothbrush on Sunday, but you can buy mouthwash and toothpaste. Dental hygiene!
- In South Carolina, it’s legal to beat your wife on court house steps on Sunday. (But it’s illegal to beat her elsewhere?)
- In England, if you place a stamp of the Queen upside down, it is considered treason.
- In Italy, obese individuals cannot wear polyester. So offensive!
- In Victoria, Australia, the wearing of hot pink pants after mid-day on Sunday is prohibited.
- In San Francisco, using underwear at a car wash isn’t just gross – it’s illegal.
- In Florida, men seen in public wearing a strapless gown can be fined. Talk about restriction of questionable fashion!
- In Samoa, a husband can’t forget his wife’s birthday. Yay?
- In Britain, if a dead whale sweeps up on the shores of any beach, the king automatically receives the head, and the queen, the tail.
- In Singapore, chewing gum is illegal.
- In France, farmers may not name their pigs Napoleon. Ever heard of Animal Farm? Napoleon might overthrow you… so beware pig-owners.
- In Massachusetts, tomatoes may not touch clam chowder.
- In Ohio, you cannot get a fish drunk.
- In South Korea, traffic officers must report all bribes they have received from motorists.
- In California, it is forbidden to hunt animals from a moving vehicle. Except whales. Now where am I going to find a whale…
- In Alaska, you cannot wake a bear to take its photograph. However, it is legal to hunt it.
- In London, England, rabid dogs and corpses cannot be carried on city taxis. Now you know there isn’t a rotting corpse in the trunk of your ride!
To me, it seems like the United States just has a lot more crazy laws than the rest of the world. Those “crazy” Americans!
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