15 Idiotic Laws That Only Exist In America

4. Kisses Longer Than One Second Are Illegal (Halethorpe, Maryland)

Making long kisses illegal is, like, the ultimate form of killjoy. Whoever made this illegal was almost certainly a very lonely person. It's not even long kisses in public that are banned, it's just long kisses anywhere, at any time. It's understandable to enforce 'no heavy petting' rules at a swimming pool, where there are usually children about for example, but to put a ban on smooching altogether is absolutely crazy. And sad. If this law was actually abided by anyone €” which I'm guessing it isn't €” then Helethorpe, Maryland would be a very prude and loveless place to reside. Maybe The Grinch managed to gain some authority here. Or someone with a severe phobia of kissing, otherwise known as a virgin.
 
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