Ten Most Ridiculous Laws
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We're take most facts found in The Times as gospel, since they have more fact-checkers than we do. And so we present - courtesy of them - our favourite 10 most ridiculous laws.
1. In London, it is illegal to flag down a taxi if you have the plague.
2. In Kentucky, it is illegal to carry a concealed weapon more than six-feet long.
3. In Florida, unmarried women who parachute on Sundays can be jailed.
4. In Alabama, it is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while driving a vehicle.
5. In Ohio, it is against state law to get a fish drunk.
6. In the UK, a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants - even, if she so requests, in a policeman's helmet.
7. In Indonesia, the penalty for masturbation is decapitation.
8. In Bahrain, a male doctor may legally examine a woman's genitals but is forbidden from looking directly at them during the examination; he may only see their reflection in a mirror.
9. In San Salvador, drunk drivers can be punished by death before a firing squad.
10. In the UK, a man who feels compelled to urinate in public can do so only if he aims for his rear wheel and keeps his right hand on his vehicle.
Read the whole article (all 25 crazy laws!) here.
2. In Kentucky, it is illegal to carry a concealed weapon more than six-feet long.
3. In Florida, unmarried women who parachute on Sundays can be jailed.
4. In Alabama, it is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while driving a vehicle.
5. In Ohio, it is against state law to get a fish drunk.
6. In the UK, a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants - even, if she so requests, in a policeman's helmet.
7. In Indonesia, the penalty for masturbation is decapitation.
8. In Bahrain, a male doctor may legally examine a woman's genitals but is forbidden from looking directly at them during the examination; he may only see their reflection in a mirror.
9. In San Salvador, drunk drivers can be punished by death before a firing squad.
10. In the UK, a man who feels compelled to urinate in public can do so only if he aims for his rear wheel and keeps his right hand on his vehicle.
Read the whole article (all 25 crazy laws!) here.
