Other day I was watching TLC when I got to know about a strange law in Singapore. Sale and import of chewing gum is banned in the country. I was dumbstruck!! Smokers and bibulous men are dangerous at times but why gum consumers? How can chewing gum harm anyone? What made the breed of thinking men come up with such a bizarre law? So I did a small research and found out people usually stick these gums at public property, key holes, elevator buttons and government face maintenance problem. Pretty odd law but then can’t deny this problem is genuine. Because of few nerds the government banned the consumption of chewing gums only!!
Later on, I surfed for other wired laws all over the globe and trust me most of them are so abstruse that you won’t believe lawmakers can come up with such outlandish regulations ever. Below is the list of few of them. Enjoy reading!!
Few Strange Laws:
1. In Virginia, the Code of 1930 has a statute which prohibits corrupt practices or bribery by any person other than political candidates.
2. In London, England, wife beating is legal just as long as it is not after 9pm and it doesn’t disturb the neighbors.
3. It is against the law in Germany to mention the date 1966 in any football ground.
4. In Miami You may not fart in a public place after 6 PM on Thursday.
5. It is illegal in Switzerland to flush the toilet after 10 pm.
6. If a person finds a lost child they can claim the child as their own is a parent does not turn up within 2 hours.
7. Attempting to escape from prison in Denmark is not illegal; however, if a person is caught he is required to serve out the remainder of his term.
8. In Florida, if you're a single, divorced, or widowed woman, you can't parachute on Sunday afternoons.
9. California law prohibits a woman from driving a car while dressed in a housecoat.
10. In Indiana, it is illegal for a liquor store to sell cold soft drinks.
11. A license must be purchased before hanging clothes on a clothesline in New York.
12. It is illegal for women to wear wigs.
13. In Victoria Australia, only a licensed electrician is allowed to change a light bulb.
14. It is illegal in Florida to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit.
15. In Ireland by law all Irishmen will create at least one amusing limerick each year.
16. It is illegal in France to die unless a cemetary plot has first been bought.
17. A barber is not to advertise prices in the State of Georgia.
18. In Michigan, married couples must live together or be imprisoned.
19. In France, it is forbidden to call a pig Napoleon.
20. In Kentucky, it's the law that a person must take a bath once a year.
21. In Georgia, it’s against the law to spread a false rumor.
22. In Missouri, a man must have a permit to shave.
23. In Indiana, liquor stores may not sell milk.
24. In Miami, it is forbidden to imitate an animal.
25. In England, it is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament.
26. In New Jersey, cabbage can't be sold on Sunday.
27. It is against the law in Connecticut for a man to write love letters to a girl whose mother or father has forbidden the relationship.
28. In Michigan, it is against the law for a lady to lift her skirt more than 6 inches while walking through a mud puddle.
29. In Washington, USA, it is still an offence to pretend that you have rich parents.
30. In Oxford, Ohio, USA, it is still illegal for a woman to undress in front of a picture of a man.
31. In Virginia, chickens cannot lay eggs before 8:00 a.m., and must be done before 4:00 p.m.
32. In Vermont, women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth.
33. In Texas, it is a "hanging offense" to steal cattle.
34. In Victoria Australia it is forbidden to wear pink hot pants after mid-day on a Sunday.
35. In the UK, a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants – even, if she so requests, in a policeman’s helmet.
36. 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.
37. In Logan County, Colorado, USA, it is still illegal to kiss a woman while she is asleep.
38. In Providence, Rhode Island, USA, it is still illegal for shop owners to sell toothpaste and toothbrushes to the same customer on a Sunday.
39. In St. Louis, Missouri, USA, it is still illegal for firemen to rescue women who are still in their nightdresses.
40. In Lebanon any man may legally have sex with any animal just as long as it is a female.
41. In Texas states criminals are required to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, to explain the nature of the crime to be committed.
42. In Ireland the first born son must always be given the name "Paddy".
43. In Israel it is illegal for a chicken to lay an egg on a Friday or Saturday.
44. In Israel picking your nose on Saturday is forbidden.
45. In Japan if an older brother asks to marry your girlfriend by law and honour you, and your girlfriend, must agree.
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