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CUSTOMS
- 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.)
- 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.
- 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?)
- The penalty for masturbation in Indonesia
is decapitation. (Wonder which head?)
- 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?)
- 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!)
- Topless saleswomen are legal in
Liverpool, England - but only in tropical fish stores. (But of course!)
- 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.)
- 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?)
- 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, however)
 
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