Italian Ban On Public Privates-Scratching

Yahoo News ^ | 28 Feb 2008 | Anon

[BlackVeil]

Italy's Court of Appeal has issued a new hands-off landmark ruling - outlawing men from scratching their crotches in public.

The ruling says that blatant scratching or holding is "an act contrary to decorum and public decency".

Superstitious Italian men often hold or touch their private parts for good luck when they see a hearse or to ward off bad luck - the equivalent of touching wood in Britain.

Italy's Court of Appeal in Rome made the judgement after listening to the appeal of a 42-year-old man from Como who had been fined 200 euros for gross indeceny at a hearing in May last year.

His defence lawyer had argued that his client - a mechanic - had been mereley adjusting himself in his overalls and nothing else.

However, the appeal was overturned by the judges who said in their ruling hat: "The touching of genitalia in public is a sign of ill manners and must be considered against public decency.

"The rules of social etiquette require all of us to abstain from what might be considered offensive to public decorum."

The ruling added that touching or scratching below the belt risked causing "awkwardness, disgust and disapproval in the average man".

The man's 200 euro fine was upheld and he was also ordered to pay 1000 euros in costs.

[Joe 6-pack]

"Superstitious Italian men often hold or touch their private parts for good luck when they see a hearse..."

So an Italian funeral has both pall bearers and ball bearers...?

[Froufrou]

“You wanta pizza me? Fogeddaboudit!”

[Froufrou]

Cheerful thinking of you ping!

[JamesP81]

His defence lawyer had argued that his client - a mechanic - had been mereley adjusting himself in his overalls and nothing else.

Man, there is nothing worse than being pointed the wrong way.

[Joe 6-pack]

I read that Italian hearses are all fitted with the latest Pirelli tires...dago through mud, dago through snow, but when dago flat, dago “wop, wop, wop.”

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

Things that make you shake your head....PING!!!

[RockinRight]

Geez...if it itches, it itches.

[Enterprise]

The rule doesn’t apply to me because I’m not Italian.

[Rightly Biased]

Great Double Anton Dray there

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

"Great Double Anton Dray there"

SHHHHHH....

[Froufrou]

ROTFLMAO!

[blackie]

Political correctness is taking over the world!!

[MozarkDawg]

This ban will come as a severe shock and hindrance to all Italian baseball players.

[MortMan]

Superstitious Italian men often hold or touch their private parts for good luck when they see a hearse or to ward off bad luck - the equivalent of touching wood in Britain.

Nope... Not gonna say it... Nope...

[CholeraJoe]

“Woke Up With Wood”
By ZZ Top.

When I woke up this morning
I was feeling mighty good.
My baby understood had to do what she should
lying near a pile of wood.
Laying it on some,
playing with it some
when I, I woke up with wood.

I was lying there thinking ‘bout basketball
trying not to lose my mind
my baby came to help and I let out a yell,
she grabbed me from behind.
Laying on it some,
playing with it some
when I, I woke up with wood.

Beauty queens fall in trances,
debutantes lose their furs.
But it felt so good from where they stood,
they were working on a pile of wood.
Laying on it some,
playing with it some
when I, I woke up with wood.

[4yearlurker]

Hey Yo!! I got your ban on public privates scratching right here!!!

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

the equivalent of touching wood in Britain.

Sometimes the jokes just write themselves!

[Grizzled Bear]

If it’s illegal to scratch yourself what if you get a hand from a friend?

[callisto]

A friend in need is a friend indeed!