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. (Makes you hope
you never need surgery!)
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. (Whoa!)
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. (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, though!!)