Humour: Kenyan offers animals for Chelsea Clinton

Chelsea Clinton's (wikipedia) dowry: 40 goats and 20 cows.
Now if you have finished laughing, this was actually a proposal made by a Kenyan man (Godwin Kipkemoi Chepkurgor). Giving livestock for gaining the hand of a girl in marriage is apparently proper in Kenya, and this offer was first made 9 years ago when the then President Clinton had visited Kenya. He renewed the offer when President Clinton's wife, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Kenya, and she was told of the offer in an open session. What makes the offer even more interesting is that the man is already married, but it would be legal for him in Kenya to get a second wife. However, it would be quite apparent that he would have to wait for quite some time for Chelsea to agree to this proposal.
Maybe the man felt emboldened since now President Obama has kin in Kenya, and this would have made Godwin seem bolder. A secretary of state cannot be rude or be forcefully direct, so Hillary took the most politically correct answer in terms of stating that this would be Chelsea's decision. :-) (link to article):

CNN's Fareed Zakaria, the session's moderator, commented that given the economic crisis at hand, Chepkurgor's dowry was "not a bad offer." However, Clinton said her daughter was her own person. "She's very independent," she said. "So I will convey this very kind offer."
In Kenya, a man proposes with dowry for the prospective bride, Chepkurgor explained. He said he stands by his initial livestock offer until someone makes a counteroffer. Chepkurgor, now 39, first made his intentions known when all three Clintons visited East Africa in 2000. He wrote a letter to the former president, offering himself as his only child's suitor. He said he had not expected the secretary of state to address the issue during her visit to Kenya this week.

Weird laws in Washington DC

. A D.C. federal judge has ruled that begging is a form of free speech protected by the Constitution. That means that mugging is free speech too, only more persuasive.
. In Washington D.C. it is illegal to post a notice in public which calls another person a 'coward' for refusing to accept a challenge to duel.
. It is unlawful for small boys to throw stones, at any time, at any place in the District of Columbia.
. The only acceptable sexual position in Washington D.C. is the missionary position. Any other sexual position is considered illegal.
. The U.S. government says it's a crime to give false weather reports.

Weird laws in Hawaii

. All residents may be fined as a result of not owning a boat.
. Coins are not allowed to be placed in one's ears.
. Honolulu: Within the limits of any public park, it is unlawful to annoy any bird.
. In Hawaii it is illegal to get a tattoo behind your ear or on your eyelid unless in the presence of a registered physician.
. It used to be the law in Hawaii that children had to obey all "lawful and moral" commands of their parents.
. It's illegal for a shooting gallery to offer liquor as a prize. The shooter might want to come back after drinking the prize and try again.
. You will be fined if you do not own a boat.

Weird laws in Florida

. (SARASOTA) It is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit.
. Apparently with an exaggerated idea of the laws of thermal dynamics, the city council of West Palm Beach, Fla., once decreed that the roofs of all outhouses be fireproof.
. A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing.
. Big Pine Key: It is illegal to molest a Key deer; If caught one will be fined or will have to go to jail.
. Cape Coral: It is against the city ordinance to hang your clothes outside on a clothesline; It it illegal to park a pick-up truck in your driveway or in front of your house on the street (This law is limited to only those who do not own the house)
. Daytona Beach: The molestation of trash cans is banned; While intoxicated, being under influence of narcotics is prohibited; It shall be unlawful for any person to swim or bathe in that portion of the Atlantic Ocean within the corporate limits of the city when under the influence of intoxicating liquor or narcotic drugs to the extent that his or her normal faculties are impaired;
. Don't plan on using any of the celebratory Champagne bottle sizes known as
Methuselahs, Salamanazars, Balthazars or Nebuchadnezzars. These very traditional Champagne bottle sizes are all illegal in Florida.
. Florida deals with its prostitution problem by giving prostitutes spending money, a five-year banishment, and a bus ticket out of town.
. Florida law forbids rats to leave the ships docked in Tampa Bay.
. Florida prohibits topless walking or running within a 150 foot zone between the beach and the street.
. Having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal.
. Hialeah: Ambling and strolling is a misdemeanor.
. If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.
. In Florida failure to tell your neighbor his house is on fire is illegal.
. In Florida it is illegal to fish while driving across a bridge.
. In Florida, men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.
. In Florida, unmarried women who parachute on Sundays may be jailed.
. In Miami, Florida it is illegal for a man to wear any kind of strapless gown.
. In Miami, it is forbidden to imitate an animal.
. Miami Shores Village, Fla., has for years required that all goods made in Communist countries and offered for sale in Miami Shores Village be clearly marked as such. The ordinance notes that such goods are often marked in a "false, misleading or inadequate manner, to hide their Communist origins."
. In Sarasota it is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit.
. It is illegal to block any traveled wagon road.
. It is illegal to fart in a public place after 6:00pm on a Thursday.
. It is illegal to skateboard without a license.
. It's against a Key West, Fla., ordinance to spit on a church floor.
. It's illegal in Florida for an unmarried man and woman to live together in "open and gross lewdness." Connecticut once had a similar law, but only the woman was penalized.
. Key West: Chickens are considered a 'protected species'.
. Miami: No person shall operate a bicycle unless it is equipped with a bell or
device capable of giving a signal audible for a distance of at least 100 feet, but no bicycle shall be equipped with, nor shall any person use upon a bicycle, any siren or whistle.
. Oral sex is illegal.
. Penalty for horse theft is death by hanging.
. Pensacola: Citizens may not be caught downtown without at least 10 dollars on their person; It is illegal to roll a barrel on any street, fines go up according to the contents of the barrel; A women can be fined (only after death), for being electrocuted in a bath-tub because of using self-beautification utensils.
. Pinecrest: In order to operate a burglar alarm, a permit must be obtained.
. Sanford Stage: Nudity is banned, with the exception of "bona fide" theatrical performances. Violating this ordinance results in a $100 fine.
. Sarasota: If you hit a pedestrian you are fined $78.00; You may not catch crabs.
. Tampa Bay: It is illegal to eat cottage cheese on Sunday after 6:00 P.M.
. Under a 1959 ordinance, stubborn children were considered vagrants in Jupiter Inlet Colony, Fla.
. When having sex, only the missionary position is legal.
. Women can be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer. The salon owner can also be fined for this horrible crime.
. You are not allowed to break more than three dishes per day, or chip the edges of more than four cups and/or saucers.
. You may not fart in a public place after 6 P.M. on Thursdays.
. You may not kiss your wife's breasts.

Weird laws in Connecticut

. A local ordinance in Atwoodville, Connecticut prohibits people from playing Scrabble while waiting for a politician to speak.
. A pickle is not officially a pickle unless it bounces
. Balloons with advertising on them are illegal in Hartford, Conn.
. Bloomfield, Conn: It's against the law to eat in your car.
. Cattle branding in the United States did not originate in the West. It began in Connecticut in the mid-nineteenth century, when farmers were required by law to mark all their pigs.
. Devon: It is unlawful to walk backwards after sunset.
. Druggists in Connecticut must pay $400.00 each year for a license in order to use alcohol in compounding prescriptions.
. Guilford: Only white Christmas lights are allowed for display.
. Hartford: You aren't allowed to cross a street while walking on your hands
. In colonial times, Hartford, Conn., had an ordinance that allowed any resident to rent the town chain for 2 pence.
. In Connecticut any dogs with tattoos must be reported to the police.
. In Connecticut it is illegal to pirouette while crossing the street
. In Devon, Connecticut, it is unlawful to walk backwards after sunset.
. In Hartford, Conn., it's illegal to plant a tree in the street.
. In Hartford, Connecticut, it is illegal to kiss your wife on Sunday.
. In Simsbury, Conn., it's illegal for a politician to campaign at the town dump.
. It is illegal to discharge a firearm from a public highway.
. It is illegal to dispose of used razor blades.
. It's illegal to clam at night in Connecticut.
. New Britain: It is illegal for fire trucks to exceed 25mph, even when going to a fire.
. No one may use a white cane, unless they are blind.
. Southington: Silly string is banned.
. Strangers in Simsbury, Conn., were required, under an ordinance enacted in 1701 and only recently repealed, to leave town within a month unless they had at least 20 shillings to their names.
. The marriage of imbeciles and feeble-minded persons is prohibited.
. This state still retains an old law forbidding any kind of "private sexual behavior between consenting adults."
. Under the Code of 1650 in the New Haven Colony (in what is now Connecticut), a 16-year-old boy could be put to death if he "cursed, struck or disobeyed" his parents or was "stubborn or rebellious."
. Waterbury: It is illegal for any beautician to hum, whistle, or sing while working on a customer.
. You can be stopped by the police for biking over 65 miles per hour.
. You cannot buy any alcohol after 8pm or on Sundays.
. You may not educate dogs.