France
It is illegal to land a UFO in a vineyard
→ Farmers were done hearing “it wasn’t me, it was aliens.”
You may legally marry a dead person
→ This exists because it actually happened after tragic accidents and wars.
It was illegal to kiss on train platforms (early 1900s)
→ Trains were delayed by emotional goodbyes.
You cannot name a pig after a head of state
→ Political insults via livestock became a problem.
You must not let your pet snail block traffic (old local law)
→ Someone’s snail took public space very seriously.
It is illegal to fly a saucer-shaped object over nuclear sites
→ Someone tested the definition of “drone” before drones existed.
You may not sell baguettes that were frozen before baking
→ Someone tried cheating France’s bread culture.
You are not allowed to burn effigies of mayors
→ Political protests got a bit too creative.