Absurd Laws
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
China • Do not stop for pedestrians, just run them 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 order to go to college you must be “intelligent”.
Denmark • It is illegal to start a car if there is anyone under it.
· 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.
Finland • Considering its cheaper for air than a parking 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.
France • It is illegal to call a pig Napoleon.
· 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.
Germany • A pillow is regarded as a “passive weapon”. Don’t carry a pillow in your car.
United Kingdom • 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 anywhere including in a policeman’s helmet.
Greece • A driver’s license can be revoked if the person appears poorly dressed or unwashed.
Guinea • It is illegal to call a baby “Monica”.
Iceland • Anyone is allowed to practice medicine in Iceland provided they display the word Scottulaejnir meaning “Quack doctor”.
Iran • It is forbidden to eat snakes on a Sunday.
Israel • 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.
Japan • It is illegal to wear the colour purple unless you are in mourning.
Madagascar • Pregnant women may not wear hat.
Malaysia • at least the word “used” is not mentioned. It is illegal for restaurant owners to substitute a table napkin with toilet paper.
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.
Peru • Unmarried young men are not permitted to keep female alpacas in their apartments.
Russia • It is illegal to drive a dirty car.
Qatar • 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.
Saudi Arabia • It is illegal for women (even if you’re 80years old) 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.
Singapore • 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.
Turkey • 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 a possible 6 month jail sentence.
