Redless Thursdays
The Parliament of Shalampax has passed a law banning the wearing of any red clothes on Thursdays. This includes garments that have even a spot of red on them.
Should people cut themselves or bleed for any other reason on a Thursday they are required to immediately strip off any clothes that blood has spilled on. They may not put the clothes on again until Friday or until the blood dries to a brown, rather than red, color.
On Thursdays, government inspectors will perform random searches to ensure that Shalampaxians are not wearing red underwear. While the inspected citizens are standing in their underwear, inspectors might, at their discretion, also frisk the citizens just for the fun of it.
When asked why Parliament passed this law, Prime Minister Manexposinghimself explained, “Because we can. And because we were bored and passing this law amused us.”
I would imagine anyone stripped down to their underwear would be a little red-faced about all this.
@nonamedufus : Shalampaxians aren’t particularly uptight about nudity. This is surprising because we’re all exceptionally ugly naked. Fortunately for those who are a tad embarrassed about their bodies, the law says nothing about red faces.
As long as they don’t outlaw puce, I would be ok – of course it will never really matter since I will not be visiting Shalampax since I do not wish to be a tasty dinner.
@David: Puce is still good. And we’d be honored to have you for dinner should you decide to visit.
I agree with David. I generally don’t wear red, so this new law doesn’t vex me one iota.
@Patricia: So, if avoiding wearing red isn’t a problem for you, would you like to visit us and be the guest of honor at a banquet? If so, please fatten yourself up first.