Dumb laws worldwide top list, too funny and just quacked
Posted (sic) on June-5-2008 Read More

world_flags.jpgThe following are some of the mostabsurd laws"> absurd laws (non-U.S. silly laws) I have found to date, check em out for a good chuckle.

  1. Bolivia, In Santa Cruz it is illegal for a man to have sex with a woman and her daughter at the same time.
  2. In Canada Any debt higher than 25 cents cannot be paid in pennies. In Toronto, it is illegal to ride a streetcar on a Sunday if you have been eating garlic
  3. In China - A form of population control? Do not stop for pedestrians, just run em over, there are too many people in China anyway…
    • Drivers who stop at pedestrian crossings may receive a fine or a warning under Article 40 of the Beijing Traffic Laws
    • In China - yep, they have 2 that made the list, In order to go to college you must be “intelligent”.
  4. Denmark - It is illegal to start a car if there is anyone under it.
    • Denmark - The don’t make the horse feel inferior law - If a car is overtaking a horse-drawn carriage and the horse becomes agitated, the driver must pull over and if necessary cover the car from the horse’s view.
  5. Finland - Considering its cheaper for air than a ticket, this may be a good thing, unless you are in a hurry. Finnish police do not issue tickets for illegal parking – they just let down the person’s tires. Maybe you can carry an air compressor in the trunk and park anywhere you like.
  6. France - It is illegal to call a pig Napoleonfr.jpg
    • They may also be a bit paranoid when it comes to alien invasions!
    • It is illegal to sell dolls with alien faces – they must have human faces.

    • It is illegal to land a flying saucer in a vineyard.
  7. Germany - A pillow is regarded as a “passive weapon”.de.jpg
  8. United Kingdom - that darn dress code - It is illegal for Members of Parliament to enter the House of Commons in full armour.
    • This is brilliant - It is illegal to drive a car without sitting in the front seat
    • I wonder how this came about, the police helmet I mean, A pregnant woman can legally urinate anywhereuk.jpg including in a policeman’s helmet.
    • In Liverpool it is illegal for a woman to be topless in public unless she is employed in an exotic fish shop.
  9. Greece - drivers, watch your hygiene - A driver’s license can be revoked if the person appears poorly dressed or unwashed
  10. Guinea - It is illegal to call a baby “Monica”
  11. Iceland - A place for quacks or quacked medicine - Anyone is allowed to practice medicine in Iceland provided they display the word Scottulaejnir meaning “Quack doctor”
  12. Iran - Iranian law suggests that sex play between animals is not recommended – especially when it involves a lioness
    • It is forbidden to eat snakes on a Sunday
  13. Israel - I guess nose picking may upset the lord. It is illegal to pick one’s nose on the Sabbath
    • I hope you can find matching socks in the dark - No person is allowed to dress or undress with the light switched on.
  14. Japan - Purple a happy color? It is illegal to wear purple unless you are in mourning.
  15. Madagascar - Pregnant women may not wear hats
  16. Malaysia - Oh, I gotta wonder about this one, at least the word “used” is not mentioned. It is illegal for restaurant owners to substitute a table napkin with toilet paper.
  17. Paraguay - Dueling is legal providing both combatants are blood donors, followed by this gem… A man who catches his wife with someone else in bed is legally permitted to kill his wife and her lover providing he acts immediately.
  18. Peru - those sexy female alpacas keep getting young men in trouble… with the law - Unmarried young men are not permitted to keep female alpacas in their apartments.
  19. Russia - It is illegal to drive a dirty car
  20. Qatar - Just plain shit out of luck here - If an unmarried woman falls pregnant she is banned from using hospitals or calling for any medical assistance. Her only options are to do without healthcare or leave the country
  21. Saudi Arabia - Who would have thunk it… it this region of “sexual equalitty” It is illegal for women to appear in public without a male relative or guardian present.
    • Women are not allowed to drive cars
    • It is illegal for male doctors to examine women and female doctors to examine men.
    • A woman can divorce her husband if he does not keep her supplied with coffee.
  22. Singapore - The toilet flushing police are near, watch out - Failure to flush a public toilet is punishable by a fine or a prison sentence if caught during random checks by special police.
    • If you are caught dropping litter more than 3 times, the penalty is to clean the streets on Sundays wearing a bib saying “I am a litterer”. This will then be broadcast on the local news.
  23. Turkey - The just in case law - All drivers must carry a hygienic body bag suitable for carrying a body up to 18st 12lbs (120 kilos). Failure to do so will result in a fine and possible a 6 month jail sentence.
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