(1) A British law makes it illegal for lorries to drive under bridges that are too low for them to drive under.
(2) A bill was introduced in Texas requiring anyone wanting to commit a crime to tell the future victim at least 24 hours in advance and to notify them of the right to use deadly force.
(3) A bill was introduced in Oklahoma requiring men to get advance written permission from any female with whom they would want to have sex with. In addition, men would also be required to tell their female counterpart that they could get pregnant and this could be hazardous to health.
(4) An US military exercise titled ‘White Fox’ was set up to see how commandos will perform under bad weather condition. The exercise was canceled because of bad weather.
(5) A man called a phone company to get an unlisted number. Just when he was about to hang up the phone he realised that he had forgotten the number. He asked the operator for his new number again but the was told it was unlisted.
(6) A study at the Royal University of Stockholm, Sweden, found that old people move their legs with greater speed when they are in a hurry.
(7) A study done by the Taiwan’s council for Agricultural Planning and Development found that most people eat lunch because they are hungry. The study also found that people took lunch because they would like to have three meals a day, and lunch is one of the three meals.
(8) A study found that people who don’t go to the doctor often are not sick.
(9) Passengers complained that buses never stop at the bus stops along the route from Hanley to Bagnall. The bus company replied that if the buses were to stop at those bus stops, the bus timetable will not be accurate.
(10) A robber, armed with a gun, passed a note to the teller at a Detroit bank asking her to fill a bag with cash. The robber noticed that there were too many cameras in the bank and did not want to be photographed too much, he told the teller that he will wait outside. When he was out of the bank, the teller called the police and the robber was arrested while waiting patiently for the money.
(11) Two masked men rushed into a bank in the India state of Uttar Pradesh and demanded the manager behind the counter to hand over the money. The manger replied that there wasn’t any money at the counter. “Impossible. Isn’t this a bank?” one of the robber asked. “Yes, this is a sperm bank. Would you like to donate?” the manager answered.
(12) Two robbers charged into a musical store in Michigan waving their guns. “Nobody move or I will shoot.” the first robber ordered. The second robber stepped forward and was shot in the head.
(13) A hijacker got up from his seat. He took out a gun and pointed at a flight stewardess. “Take me to Detroit,” he said. “But we are going to Detroit already,” said the stewardess. “Oh, good,” said the hijacker and sat back down.

Source: “The One Hundred Stupidest Things Ever Done” by Ross and Kathryn Petras. Published by Michael O’Mara Books Limited.
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