posted 03-23-2002 05:29 PM         

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> 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??)
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> 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!!