Stupid Laws » Saudi Arabia http://www.stupidlaws.com Browse and discuss the largest collection of dumb, crazy, and stupid laws covering the United States, England, Australia, Europe, Florida, California, Texas and many other countries and states. Stupid state laws, local law, and national laws. Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:14:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Being poor is against the law. Any man not earning a “reasonable” income can be imprisoned. http://www.stupidlaws.com/being-poor-is-against-the-law/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=being-poor-is-against-the-law http://www.stupidlaws.com/being-poor-is-against-the-law/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:00:12 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=664
  • Bicycles must be operated at a “reasonable speed”
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  • Bicycles must be operated at a “reasonable speed”
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/being-poor-is-against-the-law/feed/ 0     From Jeddah to Riyadh there are two highways: one for Muslims, another for “infidels”. If a Muslim is accompanied by an “infidel”, both are required to use the highway for infidels. http://www.stupidlaws.com/from-jeddah-to-riyadh-there-are-two-highways-one-for-muslims-another-for-infidels/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-jeddah-to-riyadh-there-are-two-highways-one-for-muslims-another-for-infidels http://www.stupidlaws.com/from-jeddah-to-riyadh-there-are-two-highways-one-for-muslims-another-for-infidels/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:00:35 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=666
  • It is considered an offense if a woman appears in public, unless accompanied by a male relative or guardian.
  • Birds have the right of way on all highways.
  • It is illegal to ride bicycles on interstate highways.
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  • It is considered an offense if a woman appears in public, unless accompanied by a male relative or guardian.
  • Birds have the right of way on all highways.
  • It is illegal to ride bicycles on interstate highways.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/from-jeddah-to-riyadh-there-are-two-highways-one-for-muslims-another-for-infidels/feed/ 5     If an oil field is found in your garden you must report it to the state before digging a bore hole greater than 5000 feet. http://www.stupidlaws.com/if-an-oil-field-is-found-in-your-garden-you-must-report-it-to-the-state-before-digging-a-bore-hole-greater-than-5000-feet/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=if-an-oil-field-is-found-in-your-garden-you-must-report-it-to-the-state-before-digging-a-bore-hole-greater-than-5000-feet http://www.stupidlaws.com/if-an-oil-field-is-found-in-your-garden-you-must-report-it-to-the-state-before-digging-a-bore-hole-greater-than-5000-feet/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:00:50 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=668
  • It is the state policy that emergencies are held to a minimum and are rarely found to exist.-Sec. 44.62.270. State policy.
  • Anyone found guilty of masturbation may be decapitated.
  • One may not shoot any dog that is found wandering the streets.
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  • It is the state policy that emergencies are held to a minimum and are rarely found to exist.-Sec. 44.62.270. State policy.
  • Anyone found guilty of masturbation may be decapitated.
  • One may not shoot any dog that is found wandering the streets.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/if-an-oil-field-is-found-in-your-garden-you-must-report-it-to-the-state-before-digging-a-bore-hole-greater-than-5000-feet/feed/ 2     It is against the law to possess any type of alcoholic beverage. http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-against-the-law-to-possess-any-type-of-alcoholic-beverage/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=it-is-against-the-law-to-possess-any-type-of-alcoholic-beverage http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-against-the-law-to-possess-any-type-of-alcoholic-beverage/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:01:10 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=670
  • You may not walk around with an alcoholic beverage
  • It is unlawful for a person to consume an alcoholic beverage while operating a motor vehicle upon a public roadway, if the person is observed doing so by a peace officer.
  • If honey is a blend of more than one type of flower, it’s illegal for the honey to be labeled as having come from one type of flower.
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  • You may not walk around with an alcoholic beverage
  • It is unlawful for a person to consume an alcoholic beverage while operating a motor vehicle upon a public roadway, if the person is observed doing so by a peace officer.
  • If honey is a blend of more than one type of flower, it’s illegal for the honey to be labeled as having come from one type of flower.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-against-the-law-to-possess-any-type-of-alcoholic-beverage/feed/ 0     It is considered an offense if a woman appears in public, unless accompanied by a male relative or guardian. http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-considered-an-offense-if-a-woman-appears-in-public-unless-accompanied-by-a-male-relative-or-guardian/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=it-is-considered-an-offense-if-a-woman-appears-in-public-unless-accompanied-by-a-male-relative-or-guardian http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-considered-an-offense-if-a-woman-appears-in-public-unless-accompanied-by-a-male-relative-or-guardian/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:01:29 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=672
  • It is illegal to have sex in a moving ambulance and if you are caught the guy is let go and the woman is punished and her name appears in the newspaper.
  • It is an offense to eat cheese on a Friday unless it is accompanied by a large bottle of beer.
  • It is illegal for a male doctor to examine a woman’s genitals by looking directly, but he may examine them by way of a mirror.
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  • It is illegal to have sex in a moving ambulance and if you are caught the guy is let go and the woman is punished and her name appears in the newspaper.
  • It is an offense to eat cheese on a Friday unless it is accompanied by a large bottle of beer.
  • It is illegal for a male doctor to examine a woman’s genitals by looking directly, but he may examine them by way of a mirror.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-considered-an-offense-if-a-woman-appears-in-public-unless-accompanied-by-a-male-relative-or-guardian/feed/ 5     It is illegal to engage in any religious practice other than Islam. http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-engage-in-any-religious-practice-other-than-islam/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=it-is-illegal-to-engage-in-any-religious-practice-other-than-islam http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-engage-in-any-religious-practice-other-than-islam/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:01:45 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=674
  • It used to be illegal to interrupt a religious meeting by having a horse race.
  • It is illegal to practice voodoo in the city limits.
  • It’s illegal to practice any form of witchcraft or occult arts.
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  • It used to be illegal to interrupt a religious meeting by having a horse race.
  • It is illegal to practice voodoo in the city limits.
  • It’s illegal to practice any form of witchcraft or occult arts.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-engage-in-any-religious-practice-other-than-islam/feed/ 1     It is illegal to import any books featuring Christian symbols such as a cross. http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-import-any-books-featuring-christian-symbols-such-as-a-cross/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=it-is-illegal-to-import-any-books-featuring-christian-symbols-such-as-a-cross http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-import-any-books-featuring-christian-symbols-such-as-a-cross/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:02:00 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=676
  • No Christian parent may require their children to pick up trash from the highway on Easter day.
  • It was illegal to cross the street on Sunday, unless absolutely necessary.
  • Jaywalking is legal, as long as it’s not diagonal. That is, you can cross the street out of the crosswalk, but you can’t cross a street diagonally.
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  • No Christian parent may require their children to pick up trash from the highway on Easter day.
  • It was illegal to cross the street on Sunday, unless absolutely necessary.
  • Jaywalking is legal, as long as it’s not diagonal. That is, you can cross the street out of the crosswalk, but you can’t cross a street diagonally.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-import-any-books-featuring-christian-symbols-such-as-a-cross/feed/ 0     It is illegal to kiss a stranger. http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-kiss-a-stranger/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=it-is-illegal-to-kiss-a-stranger http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-kiss-a-stranger/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:02:33 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=678
  • It is illegal to kiss on railways.
  • It is illegal for a man to kiss a woman while she is asleep.
  • It is illegal to kiss on a train.
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  • It is illegal to kiss on railways.
  • It is illegal for a man to kiss a woman while she is asleep.
  • It is illegal to kiss on a train.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-kiss-a-stranger/feed/ 1     Male doctors may not examine women, and women doctors cannot examine men. http://www.stupidlaws.com/male-doctors-may-not-examine-women-and-women-doctors-cannot-examine-men/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=male-doctors-may-not-examine-women-and-women-doctors-cannot-examine-men http://www.stupidlaws.com/male-doctors-may-not-examine-women-and-women-doctors-cannot-examine-men/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:02:49 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=680
  • It is illegal for a male doctor to examine a woman’s genitals by looking directly, but he may examine them by way of a mirror.
  • Women must wear a corsette after sundown and be in the company of male chaperone.
  • Women are prohibited from wearing corsets because “the privilege of admiring the curvaceous, unencumbered body of a young woman should not be denied to the normal, red-blooded American male.”
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  • It is illegal for a male doctor to examine a woman’s genitals by looking directly, but he may examine them by way of a mirror.
  • Women must wear a corsette after sundown and be in the company of male chaperone.
  • Women are prohibited from wearing corsets because “the privilege of admiring the curvaceous, unencumbered body of a young woman should not be denied to the normal, red-blooded American male.”
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/male-doctors-may-not-examine-women-and-women-doctors-cannot-examine-men/feed/ 2     Woman are not allowed to drive a car. http://www.stupidlaws.com/woman-are-not-allowed-to-drive-a-car/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=woman-are-not-allowed-to-drive-a-car http://www.stupidlaws.com/woman-are-not-allowed-to-drive-a-car/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:03:10 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=682
  • It illegal for a woman to drive a car unless her husband is waving a flag in front of it.
  • It is illegal for a woman to drive a car up Main Street unless her husband is walking in front of the car waving a red flag.
  • Illegal for a woman to drive a car unless there is a man either running or walking in front of it waving a red flag to warn approaching motorists and pedestrians.
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  • It illegal for a woman to drive a car unless her husband is waving a flag in front of it.
  • It is illegal for a woman to drive a car up Main Street unless her husband is walking in front of the car waving a red flag.
  • Illegal for a woman to drive a car unless there is a man either running or walking in front of it waving a red flag to warn approaching motorists and pedestrians.
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