Thai Regulatory Logic

How many have been frustrated by the rules and regulations in Thailand? Stickman's column this week discusses some of the foibles.

www.stickmanweekly.com/StickMarkII/ThailandRulesRegulationsLaws.htm (http://www.stickmanweekly.com/StickMarkII/ThailandRulesRegulationsLaws.htm)

Amazing Thailand...

Aren't these little brown people and their backwards laws silly! Hahaha! Nothing, though, as despicable, though, as being able to seize your laptop on arrival for any amount of time deemed "reasonable" to them, don't you think? And nothing as silly as the following:

In Texas, it's against the law for anyone to have a pair of pliers in his or her possession.

In Philadelphia, you can't put pretzels in bags based on an Act of 1760.

Alaska law says that you can't look at a moose from an airplane.

In Corpus Christie, Texas, it is illegal to raise alligators in your home.

In Miami, it is forbidden to imitate an animal.

It is against the law to mispronounce the name of the State of Arkansas in that State.

In Illinois, the law is that a car must be driven with the steering wheel.

California law prohibits a woman from driving a car while dressed in a housecoat.

In Memphis, Tennessee, a woman is not to drive a car unless a man warns approaching motorists or pedestrians by walking in front of the car that is being driven.

In Tennessee, it is against the law to drive a car while sleeping.

In New York, it is against the law for a blind person to drive an automobile.

In West Virginia, only babies can ride in a baby carriage.

In Georgia, it is against the law to slap a man on the back or front.

A barber is not to advertise prices in the State of Georgia.

In Louisiana, a bill was introduced years ago in the State House of Representatives that fixed a ceiling on haircuts for bald men of 25 cents.

In Oklahoma, no baseball team can hit the ball over the fence or out of a ballpark.

In Kentucky, it's the law that a person must take a bath once a year.

In Utah, birds have the right of way on any public highway.

In Ohio, one must have a license to keep a bear.

In Tennessee, a law exists which prohibits the sale of bologna (sandwich meat) on Sunday.

In Virginia, the Code of 1930 has a statute which prohibits corrupt practices or bribery by any person other than political candidates.

In Providence, Rhode Island, it is against the law to jump off a bridge.

In the State of Kansas, you're not allowed to drive a buffalo through a street.

In Florida, it is against the law to put livestock on a school bus.

In New Jersey, cabbage can't be sold on Sunday.

In North Carolina, it is against the law for dogs and cats to fight.

In Singapore, it is illegal to chew gum.

In Cleveland, Ohio, it is unlawful to leave chewing gum in public places.

In Virginia, chickens cannot lay eggs before 8:00 a.m., and must be done before 4:00 p.m.

In New York, it is against the law for children to pick up or collect cigarette and cigar butts.

In Massachusetts, it is against the law to put tomatos in clam chowder.

In Washington State, you can't carry a concealed weapon that is over 6 feet in length.

In San Francisco, there is an ordinance, which bans the picking up and throwing of used confetti.

In Kentucky, it is illegal for a merchant to force a person into his place of business for the purpose of making a sale.

It is against the law in Connecticut for a man to write love letters to a girl whose mother or father has forbidden the relationship.

In Michigan, married couples must live together or be imprisoned.

In the state of Colorado, a pet cat, if loose, must have a tail-light !

In Phoenix, Arizona, you can't walk through a hotel lobby with spurs on.

In California, a law created in 1925 makes it illegal to wiggle while dancing.

In Utah, daylight must be visible between dancing couples.

In Michigan, it is against the law for a lady to lift her skirt more than 6 inches while walking through a mud puddle.

In North Carolina, it is against the law for a rabbit to race down the street.

In Georgia, it's against the law to spread a false rumor.

In West Virginia, one can't cook sauerkraut or cabbage due to the odors and the offence is subject to imprisonment.

In Missouri, a man must have a permit to shave.

The law states that more than 3000 sheep cannot be herded down Hollywood Blvd. at any one time.

In Texas, it is still a "hanging offense" to steal cattle.

In Philadelphia, you can't put pretzels in bags based on an Act of 1760.

Very much not enforced, and make sure you use yellow mustard on your pretzel. By the way, they are soft and best consumed warm and fresh.

Based on the quote in Joe M's post, we can see that Chao Na defends the systemic idiocy of the Thai system by pointing up single cases of anachronisms elsewhere, missing the point (again)

What's anachronistic about this, moron?

Laptops can be confiscated and searched at US border without cause says report

Why do you still choose to live in Thailand despite the "systemic idiocy"? I guess you're a systemic idiot.

... as The Lad is on {Ignore} - "if you don't like Thailand. go live somewhere else" - avoiding the issue once again

... as The Lad is on {Ignore} - "if you don't like Thailand. go live somewhere else" - avoiding the issue once again

Give us a break, you old bore. We all know that you don't have me on ignore, and that you in fact pore over every word I write -- almost as if I were Stickman, Slate, or the Economist (your three favorite fonts of wisdom).

[jinks]

And I still have to carry a bale of straw to feed my horse.


However, I can legally piss, in public, down the nearside rear wheel.