My morning news digest struck me that there were quite a few articles about sexual relations. I wrote about how talking about this very normal activity gives polite society the Hebe-jeebies. See sex taboo.
Later that same day, an e-mail arrived with the following list of sex crimes. It fit in too well with this morning’s post for me to ignore it. I have read some of these ridiculous laws, customs and tolerated legislation.
I didn’t research, nor can I vouch for any of them. However, they are all credible to me and seem representative of the political/cultural mind set. Here you go:
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 any sense.)
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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.
(Do things look different reversed?)
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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?)
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The penalty for masturbation in Indonesia
is decapitation.
(glad I don’t live in Indonesia)
(Here you just ‘go blind!’)
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There are men in Guam whose full-time job
it 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?)
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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 illicit lover, on the other
hand, may be killed in any manner desired.
(Ah! Sweet Justice!)
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Topless saleswomen are legal in Liverpool, England –
but only in tropical fish stores.
(Makes perfect sense, what!)
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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.)
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In Santa Cruz, Bolivia, it is illegal for a man
to have sex with a woman and her daughter, at the same time.
(I presume this was a big enough problem
that they had to pass this law?)
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In Maryland, it is illegal
to sell condoms from vending machines
with one exception: Condoms 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?)
Well,…. Maybe not as great as Guam
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Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.
(Who am I not losing weight?)