1) 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. (Like THAT makes sense.)
2) In Bahrain, a
male doctor may legally examine a woman's genitals, but is prohibited from
looking directly at them during the examination. He may only see their
reflection in a mirror.
3) 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 piece of wood at all times. (A brick??)
4) The penalty for masturbation in Indonesia is decapitation. (Wonder
which head?)
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. (Let's just think for a minute; is there any job
anywhere else in the world that even comes close to this?)
6) In Hong
Kong, a betrayed wife is legally allowed to kill her adulterous husband, but may
only do so with her bare hands. The husband's lover, on the other hand, may be
killed in any manner desired. (Ah! Justice!)
7) Topless saleswomen are
legal in Liverpool, England - but only in tropical fish stores. (But of course!)
8) 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.
(Makes one shudder at the thought.)
9) In Santa Cruz, Bolivia, it is
illegal for a man to have sex with a woman and her daughter at the same time. (I
gather this was a big enough problem that they had to pass this law?)
10) In Maryland, it is illegal to sell condoms from vending machines
with one exception: prophylactics may be dispensed from a vending machine only
"in places where alcoholic beverages are sold for consumption on the premises."
(Is this a great country or what? ...Not as great as Guam!)
