Karenluvs6
12-06-2000, 07:28 AM
Bizarre Laws
SINGAPORE
Chewing gum on subways may result in fines and/or jail time.
Homosexuals are not allowed to live in the country.
Oral sex is illegal unless it is used as a form of foreplay.
As it is considered pornographic, you may not walk around
your home nude.
Failure to flush a public toilet after use may result in very
hefty fines.
It is considered an offense to enter the country with
cigarettes.
If you are convicted of littering three times, you will have
to clean the streets on Sundays with a bib on saying, "I am
a litterer." This will then be broadcasted on the local news.
It is illegal to pee in an elevator.
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The human race began as a cloning experiment by extra-ter-
restrials, at least that's the claim of the Raelian
Organization. It's the Raelians who have backed Clonaid,
a human cloning company which offers its services to wealthy
parents worldwide. And now Clonaid has a client. A couple
who lost their 10-month-old daughter have paid the company
$200,000 "to express the genetic blueprint of their daughter
in another life." At least 50 women have volunteered to serve
as surrogate mothers to carry a viable clone embryo. As a
side note: the Raelians are planning to establish an official
embassy for the aliens who, they say, are slated to visit
Earth again soon.
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An Indiana couple faces neglect charges for allowing their
young son to balloon to 138 pounds, more than 100 pounds
more than the average 4-year-old should weigh. Cory Andis
weighed a normal 8 pounds, 14 ounces at birth. He was 111
pounds at age 3, when he appeared on a nationally broadcast
television show in 1998, and reached 134 pounds before his
fourth birthday. County welfare officials and prosecutors
stepped in when the boy continued to gain weight, placing
Cory in foster care and barring his parents from having
contact with him. Cory, now 5, has lost more than 50 pounds
by dieting since entering foster care
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PEREIRA, Columbia - A hairdresser in Columbia believes he has
the baldness problem licked. The barber from Pereira, which
is approximately 100 mile east of the Bogata capital, uses a
special tonic and has an actual cow massage his clients scalp
with its tongue to encourage hair growth. One of the customers
said the treatment has actually made him feel more masculine
and more attractive to women
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MANITOBA, Canada - Only in Canada would someone ask their
friend to shoot him, not once but twice, to test a bullet
proof vest. The man from Swan River, Manitoba put on the vest
and asked his friend to shoot him in the chest with a .22-
caliber rifle while a third man videoed the experiment. Then,
he asked him to shoot him again, this time with a 12-gauge
shotgun in the back. He put a telephone book under the vest
due to the gun's greater firepower, but still suffered cracked
ribs and bruises. The men face a firearm prohibition hearing
in January to consider whether they should be allowed to
handle guns.
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TURTLE LAKE, Wisconsin - Most people may beat themselves
verbally after losing all of their money in a gambling casino.
However, John Robert Broos took it to the extreme when he
roughed himself up in the parking lot, then called police to
report that he was robbed. The 57-year-old Minnesota man had
the bumps and bruises to prove the alleged attack, however,
didn't have the proper vision to see that he was being video-
taped the whole time. Broos was arrested and now faces
charges of misdemeanor obstruction. Now the real kick in the
head is that in addition to the money he lost at the casino,
Broos may have to pay $10,000 in fines and could serve up to
nine months in jail.
------------------------------------------------------------
A family got more than they bargained for when they found
pages from a hardcore porn magazine inside a holiday travel
brochure. According to Paul Richies, sales and marketing
director for Cosmos Travel, "The family sent a letter to our
customer services department together with the brochure
demanding an explanation. It was easy to see why they were
shocked, it was very hard stuff." Cosmos has apologized and
claims that only one copy of its summer 2001 book was sabo-
taged at the printworks
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TOKYO - A rare beetle known as a "black diamond" has lived
up to its name for a Tokyo store. The 80mm (3.1-inch) stag
beetle, distinguished by a large set of fearsome pincer-like
jaws and a gleaming shell, has been sold for a record 10
million yen ($90,000), said Takamasa Suzuki, owner of insect
specialty store WakuWaku Land
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Have a bizarre day!
SINGAPORE
Chewing gum on subways may result in fines and/or jail time.
Homosexuals are not allowed to live in the country.
Oral sex is illegal unless it is used as a form of foreplay.
As it is considered pornographic, you may not walk around
your home nude.
Failure to flush a public toilet after use may result in very
hefty fines.
It is considered an offense to enter the country with
cigarettes.
If you are convicted of littering three times, you will have
to clean the streets on Sundays with a bib on saying, "I am
a litterer." This will then be broadcasted on the local news.
It is illegal to pee in an elevator.
------------------------------------------------------------
The human race began as a cloning experiment by extra-ter-
restrials, at least that's the claim of the Raelian
Organization. It's the Raelians who have backed Clonaid,
a human cloning company which offers its services to wealthy
parents worldwide. And now Clonaid has a client. A couple
who lost their 10-month-old daughter have paid the company
$200,000 "to express the genetic blueprint of their daughter
in another life." At least 50 women have volunteered to serve
as surrogate mothers to carry a viable clone embryo. As a
side note: the Raelians are planning to establish an official
embassy for the aliens who, they say, are slated to visit
Earth again soon.
------------------------------------------------------------
An Indiana couple faces neglect charges for allowing their
young son to balloon to 138 pounds, more than 100 pounds
more than the average 4-year-old should weigh. Cory Andis
weighed a normal 8 pounds, 14 ounces at birth. He was 111
pounds at age 3, when he appeared on a nationally broadcast
television show in 1998, and reached 134 pounds before his
fourth birthday. County welfare officials and prosecutors
stepped in when the boy continued to gain weight, placing
Cory in foster care and barring his parents from having
contact with him. Cory, now 5, has lost more than 50 pounds
by dieting since entering foster care
------------------------------------------------------------
PEREIRA, Columbia - A hairdresser in Columbia believes he has
the baldness problem licked. The barber from Pereira, which
is approximately 100 mile east of the Bogata capital, uses a
special tonic and has an actual cow massage his clients scalp
with its tongue to encourage hair growth. One of the customers
said the treatment has actually made him feel more masculine
and more attractive to women
------------------------------------------------------------
MANITOBA, Canada - Only in Canada would someone ask their
friend to shoot him, not once but twice, to test a bullet
proof vest. The man from Swan River, Manitoba put on the vest
and asked his friend to shoot him in the chest with a .22-
caliber rifle while a third man videoed the experiment. Then,
he asked him to shoot him again, this time with a 12-gauge
shotgun in the back. He put a telephone book under the vest
due to the gun's greater firepower, but still suffered cracked
ribs and bruises. The men face a firearm prohibition hearing
in January to consider whether they should be allowed to
handle guns.
------------------------------------------------------------
TURTLE LAKE, Wisconsin - Most people may beat themselves
verbally after losing all of their money in a gambling casino.
However, John Robert Broos took it to the extreme when he
roughed himself up in the parking lot, then called police to
report that he was robbed. The 57-year-old Minnesota man had
the bumps and bruises to prove the alleged attack, however,
didn't have the proper vision to see that he was being video-
taped the whole time. Broos was arrested and now faces
charges of misdemeanor obstruction. Now the real kick in the
head is that in addition to the money he lost at the casino,
Broos may have to pay $10,000 in fines and could serve up to
nine months in jail.
------------------------------------------------------------
A family got more than they bargained for when they found
pages from a hardcore porn magazine inside a holiday travel
brochure. According to Paul Richies, sales and marketing
director for Cosmos Travel, "The family sent a letter to our
customer services department together with the brochure
demanding an explanation. It was easy to see why they were
shocked, it was very hard stuff." Cosmos has apologized and
claims that only one copy of its summer 2001 book was sabo-
taged at the printworks
------------------------------------------------------------
TOKYO - A rare beetle known as a "black diamond" has lived
up to its name for a Tokyo store. The 80mm (3.1-inch) stag
beetle, distinguished by a large set of fearsome pincer-like
jaws and a gleaming shell, has been sold for a record 10
million yen ($90,000), said Takamasa Suzuki, owner of insect
specialty store WakuWaku Land
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Have a bizarre day!