Don’t ask me. I am puzzled as you are what was going in the minds of lawmakers when they came up with the following bizarre laws. They are quite hilarious and I hope you will join me in having a light humour pertaining to these laws.
As crazy and hostile the world is, it still retains its beauty such as reading these laws. I hope they will put a smile on your face thereby lightening the stress and worries you might have.
- If you are in Sudan, you will become puzzled when you witness a road accident and want to help the injured but are afraid to do so. If you do help the injured but somehow the injured man dies, then you’re partially responsible for aiding in the death of that person. You can be charged.
- If you fancy the name Monica and want to name your child by that name don’t do it if you’re living in Guinea. It is prohibited.
- If you are in California and your animal happens to mate with another in public, dude, you have a case to answer.
- Be warned: Don’t kill mice while you are in Morocco. It is illegal. The only time you are allowed to do so is if you want to have them for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
- In Kenya it is against the law to walk around if you have no money. I wonder, does it mean those who don’t have money should stay indoors until they get some?
- Who can try this one, I wonder: You will be breaking the law if you eat in a place that is on fire in Chicago.
- If you are going to slaughter or eat an animal, don’t dare to name it if you happen to be staying in Australia. It is illegal.
- Texas, USA: Inform the police or give them 24 hours notice you are going to commit a crime. Easy way to be caught, I can say. Nice thinking here, yah!
- As a seller don’t sell both the toothpaste and toothbrush to the same customer on a Sunday in Providence, Rhode Island. It is illegal.
- How about this one: “Under the UK’s Tax Avoidance Schemes Regulations 2006, it is illegal not to tell the taxman anything you don’t want him to know though you don’t have to tell him anything you don’t mind him knowing.” (m.dailytelegraph.com.au)
- This is a favorite: “In Stelvio, Italy, in 1519, a court issued a warrant for the arrest of a gang of moles that had severely damaged crops. The moles were summoned to court but when they failed to appear they were sentenced to exile. (m.dailytelegraph.com.au)
- In Minnesota, USA, men’s and women’s underpants are not supposed to be hanged together on the same washing lines. I don’t know why. Maybe it looks ugly.
- After 10 pm in Switzerland, no man is allowed to urinate while standing up. So, men need to ensure they urinate in a sitting position. Can someone explain to me why? And, no flushing toilets after this time.
I will continue the next thirteen hilarious laws. They might not be effective in this era but as long as they exist, you don’t have an excuse when you break any of these bizarre laws.
I had a lot of fun reading your post. These laws are really very strange.
Thank you. They are indeed very strange.
Wow. These are very strange laws, although some of them like the one in Chicago does seem logical in a reasonable sense.
They are indeed strange laws. True, it is possible for a scenario pertaining to that of Chicago occurring.
I LOL at 11,12 and 13!!
Why do you care how people hang their clothes?
Unless its in public areas … did someone get pregnant cause of that?
Hahaha…it beats me why the government cares how clothes are hanged.
Looks like Doc has an explanation for these goofy laws.
Yes, Carol he sure does have the reasons behind implantation of these goofy laws.
Some are very weird, I wonder what the reason behind them is.
Sometimes it is difficult to know. It might be somebody was repulsed by the behavior and decided to sue the person in question.
That was fun reading Intro. So many strange laws!
Yes, they are quite strange and some unbelievable.
I wonder if anyone has broken the law number 13!
Hmm…thinking deeply about it, I’m not so sure. Why they being watched?
Yes, some of these laws are pretty funny. But yes, for number 10, I can understand why this is a law, quite a sensible one too I would think!
These are really very strange laws …. in our country we say they are laws to break them
What you have said is true because it is the case here. Laws were made to be broken. Even the Bible says God knew humans would break the laws but He made them anyway.
Hinarious laws indeed. Shared your post with Twitter.
They are indeed hilarious. Thank you.
May i take the other side. The thing people always forget?
The reason there are goofy laws, the reason there are goofy signs breaks down to two things.
1. SOMEBODY DID IT and it impacted other people.
2. SOMEBODY SUED and forced the company/government to create signs.
I see. You have provided the reasons why there are goofy laws.
I heard you can be sued in Germany if your laughter is considered horrible. Sometimes it doesn’t make sense to sue somebody on such a thing.
i always look at the laws, like the ones you provided and imagine what was done to force the law!
Good point there Doc. Now ,who are those weirdos that forced the law. lol
Some brilliant ones here, although I don’t see the problem with Number 10. Surely this is simply pointing out the difference between tax avoidance (legal) and tax evasion (illegal).
The law is sober. There isn’t anything wrong with it apart from its paradox nature. You have to tell the tax man everything that pertains to tax but again you don’t have to tell him everything that he shouldn’t know. The legal and illegal on the same point…
It makes perfect sense to me – divulge what you need to divulge, but don’t bother about anything else. This works from the taxman’s point of view as well – he doesn’t want to have to spend time reading stuff that is irrelevant and won’t lead to more money coming his way.
That is true from the tax man’s point of view. No need to waste time knowing things that won’t help in getting money his way.
Those are very strange laws. I wonder how the cat can sit like that comfortably?
It is possible for the cat to sit down but you have train it.