{"id":64649,"date":"2024-02-26T04:28:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T04:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/?p=64649"},"modified":"2024-03-04T04:18:22","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T04:18:22","slug":"thats-a-law-you-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/64649","title":{"rendered":"It’s a law. Where, you say?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Craving a quiz?<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s one that\u2019ll cause you to scratch your head in puzzlement before you even begin pondering the answers.<\/p>\n

Photo by Asdfasdewdsewd via Wikimedia Commons<\/sub><\/p><\/div>\n

The following is a list of incredibly kooky laws from around the globe. Try guessing the locations that passed the laws (answers revealed next Sunday 8:30 pm 3\/3\/2024 ANSWERS REVEALED!!!).<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. In this city, you must smile at all times (except during funerals or hospital visits). If you frown, you may face a fine. Milan, Italy<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. In this small town in Italy, kissing in a moving vehicle is forbidden. Eboli, Italy<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. In this city, it\u2019s illegal to vacuum your house from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. during weekdays and 10 p.m. to 9 a.m. on weekends. Melbourne, Australia<\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. It is against the law to have a sleeping donkey in your bathtub after 7 p.m. in this U.S. state. Oklahoma<\/strong><\/li>\n
  5. Don\u2019t host a luau after sunset in this city if you plan on singing loudly (i.e., breaking the law). Honolulu, Hawaii<\/strong><\/li>\n
  6. In this Celtic country, if someone knocks on your door and needs to use your toilet, you are legally required to let them enter. Scotland<\/strong><\/li>\n
  7. In this Texas town, it is against the law to make furniture while you are nude. Devon, Texas<\/strong><\/li>\n
  8. In this state, which was one of the original 13 colonies, it\u2019s illegal to tie a dollar bill on a string, place it on the ground, and pull it away when someone tries to pick it up. Pennsylvania<\/strong><\/li>\n
  9. In this Polynesian country, it\u2019s against the law to forget your wife\u2019s birthday. Samoa<\/strong><\/li>\n
  10. Carrying ice cream cones in your pocket is illegal in this southern U.S. state. Kentucky<\/strong><\/li>\n
  11. Taking a lion to the cinema is illegal\u2014not in Kenya, but in a city on our own country\u2019s east coast. Baltimore, Maryland<\/strong><\/li>\n
  12. In this country, it\u2019s illegal to name a pig Napoleon. France<\/strong><\/li>\n
  13. In this forested Canadian province, it’s illegal to kill a Sasquatch. British Columbia<\/strong><\/li>\n
  14. You must not fish while sitting on a giraffe\u2019s neck in this windy city. Chicago<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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