Column Chronicles: Strange laws around the globe

Strange laws around the globe

Frank Cotolo
May 27, 2021

The laws change from city to city and country to country and there are a lot of cities and countries. That is why there are so many strange laws people do not know and why we inform readers of the incomprehensible pieces of legislation. All names of places are real.

In Nepal, every third Thursday is cancelled and replaced by two Wednesdays.

Poznan, Poland will fine citizens with an amount designated by a judge if they are found to be blanching broccoli for any other reason than reducing the broccoli's quality loss over time.

In the streets of Bucharest, Romania, it is illegal for three people to walk together single file.

Lisbon, Portugal warns tourists that they can be incarcerated for two weeks for wearing curtains in a theater.

In London, England, much like cities in Hungary, it is felonious to strap a hamster to the back fender of a truck.

No one in Scotland may cross a T in a legal document without the consented presence of a drunken sailor.

Denver, Colorado laws include prohibiting fireworks while a marching band performs during a parade.

Dressing like cowboys in a Howard Hawks movie outside of a 58-mile radius of Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas, is punishable by a fine in either Kansas City, Missouri or Kansas City, Kansas.

People may not walk on their knees in public during rush hour in Greasy Corner, Arkansas.

Fist fighting is outlawed from noon to sundown in the streets of Yolo, California.

Tel Aviv, Israel has stiff penalties for handcuffing the mammary glands of cattle during Holy Days.

Bat Cave, North Carolina prohibits playing harmonicas on odd days of the month.

In Beaver, Alaska, bicycles must be fit with chains during snowstorms if ridden.

Dentists in Catfish Paradise, Arizona, may not be married without learning to dance the Cha-Cha.

Two Egg, Florida, bans cigar smoking while playing any outdoor game with two or more people on Sundays.

A fee of twenty dollars is lawfully charged for any reason in Climax, Georgia.

Suckapoo, Idaho prohibits carrying uncooked potatoes in pants pockets.

Frank Cotolo can be found hosting the talk and interview programme Cotolo Chronicles. You can send him an e-mail at this address: frank@148.ca.