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If you have 3 quarters, 4 dimes, and 4 pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar. The numbers '172' can be found on the back of the U.S. $5 dollar bill in the bushes at the base of the Lincoln Memorial.

 

President Kennedy was the fastest random speaker in the world with upwards of 350 words per minute.

 

In the average lifetime, a person will walk the equivalent of 5 times around the equator.

 

Odontophobia is the fear of teeth.

 

The 57 on Heinz ketchup bottles represents the number of varieties of pickles the company once had.

 

In the early days of the telephone, operators would pick up a call and use the phrase, "Well, are you there?". It wasn't until 1895 that someone suggested answering the phone with the phrase "number please?"

 

The surface area of an average-sized brick is 79 cm squared.

 

According to suicide statistics, Monday is the favored day for self-destruction.

 

Cats sleep 16 to 18 hours per day.

 

The most common name in the world is Mohammad.

 

It is believed that Shakespeare was 46 around the time that the King James Version of the Bible was written. In Psalms 46, the 46th word from the first word is shake and the 46th word from the last word is spear.

 

Karoke means "empty orchestra" in Japanese.

 

The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies.

 

The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.

 

Rhode Island is the smallest state with the longest name. The official name, used on all state documents, is "Rhode Island and Providence Plantations."

 

When you die your hair still grows for a couple of months.

 

There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.

 

Isaac Asimov is the only author to have a book in every Dewey-decimal category.

 

The newspaper serving Frostbite Falls, Minnesota, the home of Rocky and Bullwinkle, is the Picayune Intellegence.

 

It would take 11 Empire State Buildings, stacked one on top of the other, to measure the Gulf of Mexico at its deepest point.

 

The first person selected as the Time Magazine Man of the Year - Charles Lindbergh in 1927.

 

The most money ever paid for a cow in an auction was $1.3 million.

 

It took Leo Tolstoy six years to write "War & Peace".

 

The Neanderthal's brain was bigger than yours is. (cavemen for you brighter folk)

 

On the new hundred dollar bill the time on the clock tower of Independence Hall is 4:10.

 

Each of the suits on a deck of cards represents the four major pillars of the economy in the middle ages: heart represented the Church, spades represented the military, clubs represented agriculture, and diamonds represented the merchant class.

 

The names of the two stone lions in front of the New York Public Library are Patience and Fortitude. They were named by then-mayor Fiorello LaGuardia.

 

The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.

 

The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in jelly.

 

Lucy and Linus (who where brother and sister) had another little brother named Rerun. (He sometimes played left-field on Charlie Brown's baseball team, [when he could find it!]).

 

The pancreas produces Insulin.

 

1 in 5,000 north Atlantic lobsters are born bright blue.

 

There are 10 human body parts that are only 3 letters long (eye hip arm leg ear toe jaw rib lip gum).

 

A skunk's smell can be detected by a human a mile away.

 

The word "lithological" describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want.

 

The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache.

 

Henry Ford produced the model T only in black because the black paint available at the time was the fastest to dry.

 

Mario, of Super Mario Bros. fame, appeared in the 1981 arcade game, Donkey Kong. His original name was Jumpman, but was changed to Mario to honor the Nintendo of America's landlord, Mario Segali.

 

The three best-known western names in China: Jesus Christ, Richard Nixon, and Elvis Presley.

 

Every year about 98% of the atoms in your body are replaced.

 

Elephants are the only mammals that can't jump.

 

The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 672.

 

World Tourist day is observed on September 27.

 

Women are 37% more likely to go to a psychiatrist than men are.

 

The human heart creates enough pressure to squirt blood 30 feet (9 m).

 

Diet Coke was only invented in 1982.

 

There are more than 1,700 references to gems and precious stones in the King James translation of the Bible.

 

When snakes are born with two heads, they fight each other for food.

 

American car horns beep in the tone of F.

 

Turning a clock's hands counterclockwise while setting it is not necessarily harmful. It is only damaging when the timepiece contains a chiming mechanism.

 

There are twice as many kangaroos in Australia as there are people. The kangaroo population is estimated at about 40 million.

 

Police dogs are trained to react to commands in a foreign language; commonly German but more recently Hungarian.

 

The Australian $5 to $100 notes are made of plastic.

 

St. Stephen is the patron saint of bricklayers.

 

The average person makes about 1,140 telephone calls each year.

 

Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.

 

If you had enough water to fill one million goldfish bowls, you could fill an entire stadium.

 

Mary Stuart became Queen of Scotland when she was only six days old.

 

Charlie Brown's father was a barber.

 

Flying from London to New York by Concord, due to the time zones crossed, you can arrive 2 hours before you leave. (the concord was not sure if it's still out there a passenger plane that flew at the speed of sound I believe)

 

Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet (2 m) away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.

 

You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching TV. (that's why fattys should sleep more)

 

A lion's roar can be heard from five miles away.

 

The citrus soda 7-UP was created in 1929; "7" was selected because the original containers were 7 ounces. "UP" indicated the direction of the bubbles.

 

Canadian researchers have found that Einstein's brain was 15% wider than normal.

 

The average person spends about 2 years on the phone in a lifetime.

 

The fist product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.

 

The largest number of children born to one woman is recorded at 69. From 1725-1765, a Russian peasant woman gave birth to 16 sets of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruplets. (omfg she was busy BOW CHICA BOW WOW)

 

Beatrix Potter created the first of her legendary "Peter Rabbit" children's stories in 1902.

 

In ancient Rome, it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose.

 

The word "nerd" was first coined by Dr. Seuss in "If I Ran the Zoo."

 

A 41-gun salute is the traditional salute to a royal birth in Great Britain.

 

The bagpipe was originally made from the whole skin of a dead sheep.

 

The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear. Any cup-shaped object placed over the ear produces the same effect.

 

Revolvers cannot be silenced because of all the noisy gasses which escape the cylinder gap at the rear of the barrel.

 

Liberace Museum has a mirror-plated Rolls Royce; jewel-encrusted capes, and the largest rhinestone in the world, weighing 59 pounds and almost a foot in diameter.

 

A car that shifts manually gets 2 miles more per gallon of gas than a car with automatic shift.

 

Cats can hear ultrasound.

 

Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.

 

The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado.

 

The United States has never lost a war in which mules were used. (up to WW2)

 

Children grow faster in the springtime.

 

On average, there are 178 sesame seeds on each McDonalds BigMac bun.

 

Paul Revere rode on a horse that belonged to Deacon Larkin. (who?)

 

The Baby Ruth candy bar was actually named after Grover Cleveland's baby daughter, Ruth.

 

Minus 40 degrees Celsius is exactly the same as minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit.

 

Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down -- hence the expression "to get fired"

 

Nobody knows who built the Taj Mahal. The names of the architects, masons, and designers that have come down to us have all proved to be latter-day inventions, and there is no evidence to indicate who the real creators were.

 

Every human spent about half an hour as a single cell.

 

7.5 million toothpicks can be created from a cord of wood.

 

The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.

 

A 41-gun salute is the traditional salute to a royal birth in Great Britain.

 

The earliest recorded case of a man giving up smoking was on April 5, 1679, when Johan Katsu, Sheriff of Turku, Finland, wrote in his diary "I quit smoking tobacco." He died one month later. (Hmmm... <_< )

 

"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."

 

February is Black History Month. who (doesn't know that)

 

Jane Barbie was the woman who did the voice recordings for the Bell System.

 

The first drive-in service station in the United States was opened by Gulf Oil Company - on December 1, 1913, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

 

The elephant is the only animal with 4 knees.

 

Kansas state law requires pedestrians crossing the highways at night to wear tail lights.

 

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Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.

Coca-Cola was originally green.

t is impossible to lick your elbow.

The state with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska

The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% ( now get this...) The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%

The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400

The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000

Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.

The youngest pope was 11 years old.

The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.

Those San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments

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Weird US Laws

Alabama

 


  • In jasper, it is illigal for a husband to beat his wife with a stick larger in diameter than his thumb.
  • It is illigal to play Dominos on Sunday.
  • It is illigal top wear a dake moustache that causes laughter in church.
  • Putting salt on a railroad track may be punishable by death.

Alaska


  • In Fairbanks, it is illigal to feed alcoholic beverages to a moose.
  • While it is legal to shoot bears, waking sleeping bear for the purpose of taking a photograph is prohibited.

Arizona


  • In Tucson, it is illegal for women to wear pants.
  • In Globe, it is illegal to play cards in the street with a Native American.
  • In Glendale, it is illegal to drive a car in reverse.
  • In Nogales, it is illegal to wear suspenders.

Arkansas


  • A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month.
  • In Fayetteville, it is illigal to kill "any living creature".
  • Schoolteachers who bob their hair may forfeit their pay raises.
  • Flirtation between men and women on the streets of Little Rock may result in a 30-Day jail term.

California


  • In Los Angeles, a man may legally beat his wife with a leather strap, as long as it is less than two inches wide, or she gives him permission to use a wider strap.
  • It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.
  • In Pacific Groove, "molesting" butterflies can result in a $500 fine.
  • In Pasadena, it is illigal for a secretary to be alone in a room with her boss.
  • It is illigal to set a mousetrap without a hunting license.
  • In Long Beach, it is illigal to curse on a mini-golf course.
  • In San Francisco, it is illigal to wipe one's car with used underwear.
  • It is illigal to cry on the witness stand in Los Angeles courts.

Colorado


  • In Durango, it is illegal to go out in public dressed in clothing "unbecoming" one's sex.(Cross dressers beware)
  • In Logan County, it is illegal for a man to kiss a woman while she is asleep.
  • In Pueblo, it is illegal to let a dandelion grow within city limits.

Connecticut


  • In Hartford, it is illegal to educate a dog.
  • It is illegal to dispose used razor blades.
  • In New Britain, the speed limit for fire trucks is 25 m.p.h., even when going to a fire.
  • In Hartford, it is illegal for a man to kiss his wife on Sunday.

Delaware


  • In Lewes, it is illegal to wear pants that are "form-fitting" around the waist.
  • Getting married on a dare is grounds for an annulment.
  • It is illegal to fly over any body of water, unless one is carrying sufficient supplies of food and drink.

Florida


  • In Miami, it is illegal for a man to wear any kind of strapless gown.
  • Unmarried women who parachute on Sundays may be jailed.
  • In Sarasota, it is illegal to sing while wearing a bathing suit.

Georgia


  • All males in the state between the ages of 16 and 50 are required to work on public roads.
  • In Columbus, it is illegal to sit on one's porch in an indecent position.
  • In Quitman, it is illegal for a chicken to cross a road.
  • It is illegal to change the clothes on a storefront mannequin unless the shades are down.

Hawaii


  • It is illegal to appear in public wearing only swimming trunks.
  • It is illegal to own a mongoose without a permit.

Idaho


  • In Pocatello, ``the carrying of concealed weapons is forbidden, unless same are exhibited to public view.''
  • Also in Pocatello, ``It is prohibited for pedestrians and motorists to display frowns, grimaces, scowls, threatening and glowering looks, gloomy and depressed facial appearances, generally all of which reflect unfavorably upon the city's reputation.''
  • Boxes of candy given as romantic gifts must weigh more than 50 pounds.

Illinois


  • In Chicago, people who are diseased, maimed, mutilated, or deformed to the point of being ``an unsightly or disgusting object'' are banned from going out in public.
  • In Chicago, it is illegal to fish in one's pajamas.
  • 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 Guernee, it is illegal for women weighing more than 200 pounds to ride horses in shorts.
  • In Joliet, it is illegal to mispronounce the name Joliet.

Indiana


  • Monkeys are forbidden to smoke cigarettes in South Bend.
  • In Gary, it is illegal to attend the theater within four hours of eating garlic.
  • The Stepford Wives is banned in Warsaw.

Iowa


  • State law forbids any establishment from charging admission to see a one-armed piano player.
  • In Fort Madison, firemen are required to practice for 15 minutes before attending a fire.

Kansas


  • It is illegal for restaurants to sell cherry pie a la mode on Sundays.
  • In Wichita, a man's mistreatment of his mother-in-law may not be used as grounds for divorce.
  • In Wichita, it is illegal to carry a concealed bean snapper.
  • In Lang, it is illegal to ride a mule down Main Street in August, unless the animal is wearing a straw hat.
  • In Natoma, it is illegal to throw a knife at anyone wearing a striped shirt.

Kentucky


  • It is illegal for a woman to appear in a bathing suit on a highway unless she is: escorted by at least two police officers; armed with a club; or lighter than 90 pounds or heavier than 200 pounds. The ordinance also specifically exempts female horses from such restrictions.
  • State law stipulates that a person is considered sober until he or she "cannot hold onto the ground".
  • It is illegal to remarry the same man four times.

Louisiana


  • In New Orleans, fire trucks are required by law to stop at all red lights.
  • It is considered ``simple assault'' to bite someone in New Orleans; it is "aggravated assault" if the biter has false teeth.
  • It is against the law to gargle in public.

Maine


  • In Portland, it is illegal for men to tickle women under the chin with feather dusters.
  • The most money one can legally win gambling is three dollars.
  • In Rumford, it is illegal for a tenant to bite his/her landlord.
  • In Waterville, it is illegal to blow one's nose in public.

Maryland


  • In Baltimore, it is illegal to wash or scrub sinks, no matter how dirty they get.
  • Every person who has bowled since 1833 may be fined $2 for each offense.
  • In Halethorpe, it is illegal to kiss for more than one second.
  • It's illegal to mistreat oysters.
  • It's illegal to play Randy Newman's ``Short People'' on the radio.

Massachusetts


  • In Salem, even married couples are forbidden from sleeping in the nude in rented rooms.
  • It is illegal to wear a goatee without a license.
  • North Andover prohibits its citizens from carrying "space guns".
  • State legislation forbids dueling with water pistols.
  • In Boston, it is illegal to take a bath unless one has been ordered by a physician to do so.
  • In 1659, the state outlawed Christmas.

Michigan


  • In Clawson, it is legal for a farmer to ``sleep with his pigs, cows, horses, goats, and chickens.''
  • A state law stipulates that a woman's hair legally belongs to her husband.
  • In Detroit, it is illegal to make love in a car unless it is parked on your property.
  • In Detroit, it is illegal to ``ogle'' a woman from a moving car.
  • In Port Huron, the speed limit for ambulances in 20 m.p.h.
  • Under state law, dentists are officially classified as ``mechanics.''

Minnesota


  • Women may face up to 30 days in jail if they impersonate Santa Claus.
  • In Minneapolis, double-parkers can be put on a chain gang.
  • Every man in Brainerd is required by law to grow a beard.
  • It's illegal to tease skunks.

Mississippi


  • It is still legal to kill one's "servant".
  • In Truro, a would-be groom must ``prove himself manly'' prior to marriage by hunting and killing either six blackbirds or three crows.

Missouri


  • In Saco, women are forbidden from wearing hats that ``might frighten timid persons, children or animals.''
  • In St. Louis, it is illegal for an on-duty firefighter to rescue a woman wearing a nightgown; in order to be rescued, a woman must be fully dressed.
  • While children may purchase shotguns in Kansas City, they are not allowed to buy toy cap guns.
  • Missouri considers drunkenness an ``inalienable right.''

Montana


  • It is a felony for a wife to open her husband's mail.
  • It is a misdemeanor to show movies that depict acts of felonious crime.
  • In Whitehall, it is illegal to operate a vehicle with ice picks attached to the wheels.

Nebraska


  • It is illegal for a mother to give her daughter a perm without a state license.
  • In Waterloo, barbers are forbidden from eating onions between 7am and 7pm.
  • In Omaha, barbers are forbidden from shaving their customers' chests.
  • If a child burps during a church service in Omaha, his or her parents may be arrested.
  • It is illegal for bar owners to sell beer unless they are simultaneously brewing a kettle of soup.

Nevada


  • In Nyala, a man is forbidden from buying drinks for more than three people other than himself at any one period during the day.
  • It is illegal to drive a camel on the highway.
  • In Eureka, men who wear moustaches are forbidden from kissing women.
  • Everyone walking on the streets of Elko is required to wear a mask.

New Hampshire


  • It is illegal to sell the clothes one is wearing to pay off a gambling debt.
  • It is illegal to check into a hotel under an assumed name.

New Jersey


  • It is against the law to ``frown'' at a police officer.
  • In Newark, it is illegal to sell ice cream after 6pm, unless the customer has a note from his doctor.
  • It is illegal to slurp soup.
  • In Trenton, it is illegal to throw a bad pickle in the street.

New Mexico


  • In Raton, it is illegal for a woman to ride horseback down a public street with a kimono on.
  • The Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary is banned in Carlsbad.
  • State officials ordered 400 words of ``sexually explicit material'' to be cut from Romeo and Juliet.

New York


  • In New York City, it is illegal for a woman to be on the street wearing "body hugging clothing".
  • In New York City, it is illegal for a man to turn around and look ``at a woman in that way,'' and violators are forced to wear horse blinders.
  • 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 New York City, ``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, at the same time extending and wiggling the fingers of his hand.''

North Carolina


  • In Charlotte, women must have their bodies covered by at least 16 yards of cloth at all times.
  • In Ashville, it is illegal to sneeze on city streets.
  • Ironically, Hornytown has banned all massage parlors.
  • State law mandates that all couples staying in rooms for one night must be kept in room with double beds, kept a minimum of two feet apart, and making love on the floor between the beds is strictly forbidden.
  • It is illegal to have sex in a churchyard.

North Dakota


  • In Fargo, one may be jailed for wearing a hat while dancing, or even for wearing a hat to a function where dancing is taking place.
  • It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on.
  • It is illegal to serve beer and pretzels at the same time in any bar, club, or restaurant.

Ohio


  • In Cleveland, women are forbidden from wearing patent leather shoes, lest men see reflections of their underwear.
  • In Columbus, it is illegal for stores to sell cornflakes on Sunday.
  • In Oxford, it is illegal for a women to disrobe in front of a man's picture.
  • In Youngstown, it is illegal to run out of gas.
  • Catch 22 is banned in Strongville.

Oklahoma


  • People who make ``ugly faces'' at dogs may be fined and/or jailed.
  • In Schulter, it is illegal for a woman to gamble in the nude, in lingerie, or while wearing a towel.

Oregon


  • One may not bathe without wearing ``suitable clothing,'' i.e., that which covers one's body from neck to knee.
  • The town of Hood River prohibits the act of juggling without a license.
  • Salem has barred women's wrestling.
  • In Marion, ministers are forbidden from eating garlic or onions before delivering a sermon.

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".
  • In Morrisville, women need a permit to wear cosmetics.
  • Ministers are forbidden from performing marriages when either the bride or groom is drunk.

Rhode Island


  • In Providence, it is illegal to sell toothpaste and a toothbrush to the same customer on a Sunday.
  • It is illegal to throw pickle juice on a trolley.
  • In Newport, it is illegal to smoke a pipe after sunset.

South Carolina


  • Every citizen is obliged to carry his gun to church.
  • No horses are allowed into Fountain Inn unless they are wearing pants.
  • In Charleston, all carriage horses must wear diapers.

South Dakota


  • It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep in a cheese factory.
  • Movies that show police officers being struck, beaten, or treated in an offensive manner are forbidden.

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 restaurants, it is illegal to give any pie to fellow diners. It is also illegal to take unfinished pie home. All pie must be eaten on the premises.
  • Also 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 in Texas because it contains a formula for making beer at home.
  • A recently passed anticrime law requires criminals to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed.
  • In El Paso, churches, hotels, halls of assembly, stores, markets, banking rooms, railroad depots, and saloons are required to provide spittoons ``of a kind and number to efficiently contain expectorations into them.''
  • It is illegal to milk another person's cow.
  • In Houston, it is illegal to sell Limburger cheese on Sunday.
  • In LeFors, it is illegal to take more than three swallows of beer while standing.
  • In San Antonio, it is illegal for both sexes to flirt or respond to flirtation using the eyes and/or hands.
  • In Mesquite, it is illegal for children to have unusual haircuts.

Utah


  • Birds have the right of way on all highways.
  • A husband is responsible for every criminal act committed by his wife while she is in his presence.
  • In Monroe, daylight must be visible between partners on a dance floor.

Vermont


  • Women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth.
  • It is illegal to deny the existence of God.
  • It is illegal to whistle underwater.

Virginia


  • In Richmond, it is illegal to flip a coin in any eating establishment to determine who buys a cup of coffee.
  • In Norfolk, a man may face 60 days in jail for patting a woman's derriere.
  • There is a state law prohibiting ``corrupt practices of bribery by any person other than candidates.''
  • In Lebanon, it is illegal to kick your wife out of bed.

Washington


  • In Seattle, women who sit on men's laps on buses or trains without placing a pillow between them face an automatic six-month jail term.
  • In Auburn, men who deflower virgins, regardless of age or marital status, may face up to five years in jail.
  • Seattle residents may not carry concealed weapons longer than six feet.
  • It is illegal to pretend that one's parents are rich.

West Virginia


  • In Nicholas County, no clergy members may tell jokes or humorous stories from the pulpit during church services.
  • Doctors and dentists may not place a woman under anesthesia unless a third person is present.
  • It is illegal to snooze on a train.

Wisconsin


  • In St. Croix, women are not allowed to wear anything red in public.
  • It is illegal to cut a woman's hair.
  • It is illegal to kiss on a train.
  • Cheese making requires a cheese maker's license; Limburger cheese making requires a master cheese maker's license.

Wyoming


  • It is illegal to wear a hat that obstructs peoples' view in a public theater or place of amusement.
  • It is illegal for women to stand within five feet of a bar while drinking.

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Top Ten Weirdest Laws in the World

 

Number 10: 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." (umm OK, Iâm sure the lamb appreciates that one)

 

Number 9: 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. (OK, like THAT makes sense...)

 

Number 8: In Bahrain, a male doctor may legally examine a womanâs genitals, but is forbidden from looking directly at them during the examination. He may only see their reflection in a mirror. (Ouch!)

 

Number 7: 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 a piece of wood at all times. (...a brick?)

 

Number 6: The penalty for masturbation in Indonesia is capitation. (Wonder how they enforce that one?)

 

Number 5: 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 letâs just think for a minute...is there any job anywhere else in the world that even comes close to this?)

 

Number 4: In Hong Kong, a betrayed wife is legally allowed to kill her adulterous husband, but may only do so with her bare hands. (The husbandâs lover, on the other hand, may be killed in any manner desired. COOL)

 

Number 3: Topless saleswomen are legal in Liverpool, England, but only in tropical fish stores. (Of course!)

 

Number 2: In Santa Cruz, Bolivia it is illegal for a man to have sex with a woman and her daughter at the same time. (We have to presume this was a big enough problem that they had to pass this law...)

 

And the wierdest law in the world is...

 

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. (I shudder at the thought. How many of us would be virgins today?)

 

Right I'm done.

Edited by GMOF Slidell♥
Posted (edited)

Lot of the laws involve wife beating or are sexist in a way

 

Number 6: The penalty for masturbation in Indonesia is capitation. (Wonder how they enforce that one?)

 

^Shouldnt that be DEcapitation?

 

They can't exactly GIVE you a head...

Edited by Fatal Error

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