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DATE NIGHT… NOT!

It wasn’t so long ago that dating was forbidden virtually everywhere. Ah, how times have changed…or not.

Forget Sadie Hawkins Day if you live in Dyersburg, Tennessee. It’s illegal for a woman to call a man for a date.

The legislators of Little Rock, Arkansas, are dedicated to protecting people from flirts. It’s illegal for men or women to stare, wink, cough or whistle at anyone of the opposite sex or to flirt in any way on the street.

In Michigan, the legislature figures a divorced woman should understand men’s tricky ways. But they have to protect unmarried women, who are much more gullible. The solution: any guy who seduces or corrupts an unmarried woman can spend the next five years contemplating his folly in prison.

Iran makes dating a bit tougher. It’s illegal for men and women to date, or even to shake hands. Not to despair. There are freedom-fighters in Iran who argue it should be okay to shake hands with gloves on.