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Any whale washed up on the shore is the property of the Queen, so she can use its bones for her corset.
The head of said whale, however, belongs to the King. This law dates back to 1307. The original law read something along the lines of “The King shall have throughout the realm, whales and great sturgeons taken in the sea or elsewhere within the realm, except in certain places privileged by the King.”
Appearing in public places wearing a “lewd dress” is prohibited.
10.16.090 Public indecency–Accosting females–Appearing in disguise. No person shall exhibit or expose himself naked, or disguised, or in any indecent or offensive manner to any person passing in the public places of the city, or to persons living in the neighborhood, or rudely, insultingly or offensively accost any female, or appear in the streets or…
Women are forbidden from wearing pants in public.
In the nineteenth century, it was a misdemeanor offense in Tucson for a person to appear in public in the dress “not of his or her sex.” The question is, would it be worse for a woman to be in pants, or NO pants?!?