| During the 6th Century, it was
customary to congratulate people who sneezed because it was
thought that they were expelling evil from their bodies.
During the great plague of Europe, the Pope passed a
law to say "God bless you" to one who sneezed.
There still are some weird laws on the books. In Washington
state, it is against the law to boast that one's parents
are rich. In Maryland, it's illegal to play Randy Newman's
"Short People" on the radio. In Alabama it is illegal
to play Dominoes on Sunday. And in Minneapolis, double-parkers
can be put on a chain gang.
An old statute in Kentucky states that men who push their
wives out of bed for inflicting their cold toes on them can
be fined or jailed for a week. A 100-year-old law in Willowdale,
Oregon makes it illegal to swear during sex. An odd law in
Minnesota makes it illegal to hang male and female underwear
on the same washing line. In Melbourne, Australia it is illegal
for men to parade in strapless dresses - but they are allowed
to cross-dress in anything with sleeves.
An old law in Russia allows a police officer to "beat
a peeping tom soundly." In Texas, two categories
of men are exempt from peeping tom charges: men over 50 and
men with only one eye.
In Normal, Oklahoma you could be sent to prison for "making
an ugly face at a dog."
And if you're in Hawaii and laughing at these odd laws, stop!
In Hawaii it is forbidden to laugh after 10pm.
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驱赶
欧洲黑死病
奇特的
夸耀，炫耀
将汽车并排停放在街道上另一汽车旁边
用链子将囚犯拴在一起
爱偷看他人活动的人；有窥淫癖的人
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