Wednesday, November 19, 2003

Unusual Fines and Bans

A. Unusual Fines

1. "Restaurants fine diners who don't leave clean plates"
   <http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_838351.html>

2. "Failure to flush to incur fine"
   <http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s924616.htm>

3. "Man fined for sitting on bench"
   <http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_807090.html>

4. "Man fined for dressing as Santa to oppose nazis"
   <http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_828634.html>

5. "Economy passenger fined for taking his business upmarket"
   <http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s971039.htm>


B. Unusual Bans

1. "No kissing please, we're Russian"
   <http://smh.com.au/articles/2003/11/10/1068329454658.html>

2. "Egypt may ban foreign belly dancers"
   <http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s926380.htm>

3. "Childcare ban on caped crusaders"
   <http://us.altnews.com.au/print.php?sid=5299>

4. "Canada bans passport smiles"
   <http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2003/08/27-canada-passport.htm>

5. "Malaysian to ban horror books"
   <http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/MediaNews/2003/11/06/248851-ap.html>

6. "Bagpipe ban riles Scots"
   <http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s970805.htm>

7. "Too thin to drive: German court backs licence ban"
   <http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/07/26/1059084268822.html>

8. "Tongue-splitting could be banned in US state"
   <http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_780095.html>
Actually this ban isn't that unusual, but the photo is freaky.  The guy can
literally "speak with forked tongue".