Day 153: March 21

The wind today was extreme. 

At any moment. I expected Dorothy to start yelling for 'Aunt Em, Aunt Em' and that Mary Poppins would fly in on her parrot-handled umbrella. Maybe I would hear the kids from Mary Poppins (Dick and Jane? - Mmm, probably not) singing Lets go fly a kite as they hold pretty coloured kites above their head. 
I half expected some intense scary music to start playing and then something, or someone, scary would pop out from behind the blinds and would cackle gleefully or something. 
Something definitely should've happened. But alas, AND ALACK, it didn't. (I like the word ALACK, HENCE the capitilisation. Also HENCE). 
One hundred and fifty-three weird, crazy and dumb laws:1. No spitting (Singapore)
4. No one may step on any of the nation's currency (Thailand)
9. Pornography is illegal (Woo, go Singapore!)
10. You may not walk around your house nude, as it's considered pornographic (Singapore)
18. All land must be left to the eldest son (UK)
20. You have to have a licence to buy a TV (UK)
21. No cows may be driven down the roadway between 10AM and 7PM unless there is prior approval from the Commissioner of Police (UK)
22. A licence is required to keep a lunatic
23. It is illegal for a lady to eat chocolate on a public conveyance (RUDE!)
24. Committing suicide is considered as a capital crime
25. With the exception of carrots, most goods may not be sold on a Sunday
26. Damaging the grass is illegal
27. Any boy under the age of 10 may not see a naked mannequin
29. Placing a postage stamp that bears the Queen (or King) upside down is considered treason
32. Clothes may not be hung to dry on a Sunday
35. You may not spay (de-sex) your female dog or cat
36. Water guns may not be used on New Year's Eve (Cambodia)
38. It is legal to smoke pot, buy it or have less than 5 grams with you
40. Any kind of nude artistic display is illegal
41. It is illegal to shout offensive words in a public place
43. A man may be arrested for wearing skirt (Italy)
47. Bars are required to stable, water and feed the horses of their patrons.
48. Taxi cabs are required to carry a bale of hay in the trunk.
49. Under Australian Communications Authority (ACA) regulations, a modem can’t pick up on the first ring.
50. It is illegal to walk on the right hand side of a footpath.
51. You may never leave your car keys in an unattended vehicle.
52. All electronic games are banned. (Greece)
54.A driver who needs to turn through oncoming traffic has the right of way unless he slows down or stops. (Belgium)
55.It’s illegal to climb trees on city property in Oshawa, Ontario (Canada)
57. You may not wash your car in the street.
59. You may never use dice to play craps.
60. The Queen Elizabeth Hotel must feed your horse freelywhen you rent a room.
61. The color of house and garage doors is regulated by city bylaws (a purple door get you a fine).
62. It is illegal to pretend to practice witchcraft.
63. Wooden logs may not be painted.
64. You may not own a log cabin.
65. The city is classified as a no-pee zone.
66. It is illegal to kill a sick person by frightening them. (um...)
67. Businesses must provide rails for tying up horses.
68. It is considered an offense to have more than two materials on the outside of one’s house.
69. Homeowners are responsible for clearing snow off of municipal sidewalks in front of their house or business
70. No one in Canada may watch or listen to an encrypted broadcast which is not licensed by the Canadian government.
71. It is illegal to show public affection on Sunday.
72. Comic books which depict any illegal acts are banned
73. In Calgary, Alberta it is illegal to buy and/or sell non prescription contacts at costume shops
74. Drivers of power-driven vehicles who stop at pedestrian crossings are liable to a fine of up to five yuan, or a warning. (China)
75. To go to college you must be intelligent. (um)
76. You may only have one child, or you will have to pay a fine.
77. Attempt to escape from prison is not illegal, however, if one he is caught he is required to serve out the remainder of his term. (Denmark)
78. No one may start a car while someone is underneath the vehicle.
79. Headlights must be on whenever a vehicle is being operated in order to distinguish it from parked cars.
80. When driving, you must have someone in front of your car with a flag to warn horse drawn carriagesthat a motorcar is coming.
81. Any carport added to a building increases the value of the building by 15.
82. There is a penalty of 20kr for not reporting when a person has died
83. Persons may not wear a mask.
84. A fee is levied on each purchaser of any plastic bottlewhich is returned upon return of the bottle.
85. Before starting your car you are required to check lights, brakes, steering and honk your horn.
86. If a horse drawn carriage is trying to pass a car and the horse becomes uneasy, the owner of the car is required to pull over and if necessary, cover the car.
87. Restaurants may not charge for water unless it is accompanied by another item such as ice or a lemonslice.
88. If your vehicle stalls and you leave it on the side of the road, you must mark the vehicle with a red, reflecting triangle.
89. One may not be charged for food at an inn unless that person, by his or her own opinion, is “full”.
90. No pig may be addressed as Napoleon by its owner. (France)
92. Between the hours of 8AM and 8PM, 70% of music on the radio must be by French artists.
93. An ashtray is considered to be a deadly weapon.
94. It is forbidden without a cemetery plot to die on the territory of the commune.
95. It is illegal to take photos of police officers or police vehicles, even if they are just in the background.
96. In France, you can legally marry a dead person as long as preliminary civic formalities have been completed which show that you and your fiancee had planned to marry before your fiancee died. (Okay...)
98. Every office must have a view of the sky, however small.
100. It is against the law to feed animals in public places. (Israel)
101. It is forbidden to bring bears to the beach. (DAMNIT, I CAN'T BRING EDWARD, MY PET BEAR. UGH!)
103. No loud voices or big lights are allowed during weekends.
104. The raising of Rotweiller dogs is prohibited.
105. Picking one’s nose on the Sabbath is illegal. (Why, is it considered work? Mwahaha)
107. Raising a pig on Israeli soil will result in the murder of said pig. (Cries. Silly kosher rules)
109. In the days of apartheid, all people of colour had to be indoors by 9 PM, at which time a siren was sounded. (South Africa)
111. Any woman who wears pants faces a possible punishment of having the pants ripped off her and torn to pieces by soldiers. (Swaziland)
113. Citizens may not make offensive gestures at a passing state motorcade. (Zimbabwe)
116. Underground power lines and overhead power lines can’t be by the roadside at the same time, they can only be placed at the roadside alone
117. Taxi drivers must pay royalties if they play music in their cars for paying customers.
118. Bear wrestling matches are prohibited. (Alabama) (Um, damn?)
119. Incestuous marriages are legal.
120. It is illegal to impersonate a person of the clergy.
121. It is illegal to maim oneself to escape duty.
122. It is considered an offense to open an umbrella on a street, for fear of spooking horses.
123. Women are able to retain all property they owned prior to marriage in the case of divorce. However, this provision does not apply to men.
124. It is illegal to sell peanuts in Lee County after sundown on Wednesday.
125. Dominoes may not be played on Sunday.
126. It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle. (Generally...)
127. It is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church.
128. Boogers may not be flicked into the wind.
129. It is legal to drive the wrong way down a one-way street if you have a lantern attached to the front of your automobile.
130. You must have windshield wipers on your car.
131. You may not have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at any time.
132. You may not wear blue jeans down Noble Street.
133. No person may spit on the floor of a church.
134. It is illegal to bike, roller-skate, skateboard, or inline skate in a commercially zoned area.
135. Men who deflower virgins, regardless of age or marital status, may face up to five years in jail.
136. Moose may not be viewed from an airplane. (Alaska) (But what happens if you see one from the aeroplane)
137. While it is legal to shoot bears, waking a sleeping bear for the purpose of taking a photograph is prohibited.
138. It is considered an offense to push a live moose out ofa moving airplane. (Of course)
140. For all you would-be pranksters out there, it is illegal to string a wire across any road.
141. Persons may not live in a trailer as it is being hauled across the city.
143. A person may only carry a concealed slingshot if that person has received the appropriate license.
145. Employers of bars may not let their bartenders serve while they are drunk themselves.
146. Owners of flamingos may not let their pet into barber shops. (CAN I HAVE ONE)
151. Residents may not fish from a giraffe’s back. ( Again, plan ruiner)
152. Bicycles are not allowed in the tennis courts.
153. A person may not be seen in public without a smile on their face. (So apparently I'm not living in that town then).

So I'm pretty sure most of these rules/laws are about 100 years outdated. Also, most of them involve bears, moose or not doing anything on Sundays.