Among his latest passing observations, Dr. Vernon Coleman gives us a sample of “daft laws.” In 1712, England imposed a tax on printed wallpaper. In Rumford, Maine, it was illegal for a tenant to bite a landlord. In Youngstown, Ohio, it was illegal to tie a giraffe to a lamppost.
Today’s politicians are no better. In Canada it is illegal to use the words “boy” and “girl” since they are considered right-wing and dangerous and in the UK, it is considered racist to teach or learn mathematics.
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