The Maverick Philosopher has linked to a London Telegraph article listing the stupidest laws, by category. My favorite British one: It is illegal to die in the houses of Parliament. My favorite foreign (i.e., non-British) one: In Ohio, it is illegal to get a fish drunk.
Fortunately, I was living in North Carolina the last time I did that.
A very close second: In Indonesia, the penalty for masturbation is decapitation.
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I'm told that thing about the fish was enacted during prohibition. It was an attempt to thwart rum-runners from dumping their contraband into the Ohio River. The plan was flawed from the start, since it's a well known fact that organized criminals are much more likely to kill revenuers than intoxicate fish.
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