jeff check it out serbian rum so strong
it is banned there banned in serbia jeff
welcome to watch mojo and today we're
counting down our picks for the top 10
funniest banned products now when it
comes to these controversial sprinkles
it's important to point out that there
weren't hundreds and thousands of
complaints there was only one for this
list it will be looking at mundane
objects that have faced bands of various
kinds around the world we'll be
excluding people and fashion trends
which deserve a list of their own ever
been surprised by a weird ban what was
it let us know in the comments
number 10 contested maps morocco if
you're visiting morocco you may want to
carefully consider what maps and
guidebooks you show around an area known
as the western sahara has been under
dispute between morocco and an algerian
independence movement known as the
polisario front because morocco
considers the territory part of its
country
local maps that don't separate the
western sahara from morocco itself
relax climb the map it's all up here yet
many other international maps depict a
dotted line and reportedly these are
sometimes confiscated google maps even
had this line removed for moroccan users
after three years of lobbying maps
purchased within the country will also
lack this dotted line i wonder where
this river goes
i've got a map
monkey number nine winnie the pooh
poland
he's been banned in china because some
folks think he looked a lot like chinese
president xi jinping
who's there
nobody
just a bear
i was wondering since you're new
if you might have
some honey but china isn't the only
country that's taken a stance against
poor poo the small polish town of tushin
lashed out at the famous bear for
dubious sexuality and being half naked
one official says that the bear is a
hermaphrodite and is inappropriate for
children if you can believe that
referring to him as a hermaphrodite
local politicians felt the bear's lack
of pants to be highly offensive press
pause on that maybe get some pants fine
put on some pants thanks the popular
children's character was being
considered as a mascot for a children's
playground when local councillors got
involved upon hearing the news rue eor
and piglet asked christopher robin for
help but to no avail oh yes
doing nothing
often leads to the very best to
something number eight
scrabble romania during his time in
office president nikolai chaushesku
ruled romania with an iron fist his
totalitarian regime was marked by
economic mismanagement mass surveillance
and human rights abuses one of the many
things he cracked down on was scrabble
well maybe we should play scrabble
nothing we can do that's a bad joke
right
yeah it is a joke i mean i don't know in
the 1980s he argued that the game was
overly intellectual and a subversive
evil anyone for scrabble only god can
make words debates around whether a word
is legitimate or not are common when
playing the game but to make it illegal
well that's something else fortunately
chaos escu was overthrown in the
romanian revolution of 1989. today you
can argue over scrabble in romania
without worrying that the government
will penalize you she stormed out which
was sad because we were playing scrabble
and i had all the letters to spell
persimmon number seven
lace underwear russia belarus and
kazakhstan here's one where people
really got their knickers in a knot in
the early 2010s russia belarus and
kazakhstan imposed a new law that made
it illegal to sell import or purchase
underwear with less than six percent
cotton acceptable fabrics cotton or
cotton blend wool is for outerwear only
and silk is for sex workers or musicians
right since many luxury lingerie
garments are made with less than four
percent cotton it's effectively banned
them from consumer use the ban was put
in place in an attempt to protect women
from synthetic garments that could cause
skin irritation and other problems and i
forgot my underwear those were yours god
i thought they felt kind of tight
kidding i don't wear underwear
ladies underwear it was met with outrage
by many women who protested the change
in regulations
number six goldfish bowls rome italy for
many kids a goldfish was their very
first pet look at the darling little one
this darling little one is my goldfish
a small oval bowl with a bright orange
fish in it can be seen on the dresses of
countless children unless of course you
grew up in rome in the 2000s in 2005 it
was deemed that while owning a pet fish
is fine keeping it in a fish bowl is
cruel
klaus what's wrong
fish bowls were therefore made illegal
reportedly this was because of the
belief that round fish bowls make fish
go blind hopefully the ban didn't result
in people getting rid of their pets but
in owners upgrading their domiciles
number five blue jeans north korea
sometimes known as the hermit's kingdom
north korea has isolated itself from the
rest of the world and fiercely resists
western influence this is america you
want to live in north korea you can live
in north korea i don't want to i want to
live in america the totalitarian state
isn't afraid to impose draconian
restrictions to uphold the status quo
one interesting example is a ban on
people wearing blue jeans i want blue
jeans you're getting slacks it's not
even genes per se that are illegal but
just specifically blue ones black denim
might be fine but blue crosses a line
blue jeans are seen as a major symbol of
american culture and therefore aren't
permitted within the borders of north
korea believe my license is um somewhere
in these pairs of easy fit blue jeans
huh eh
that's not the way american police do
things number four durian public
transport singapore
ask anyone in the culinary arts what the
smelliest fruit is and they'll
definitely tell you it's durian the
smell of glory smells like feet and feet
does smell like feet native to many
parts of southeast asia the hard shell
exterior is covered in thorns giving it
a similar appearance to that of an
oversized bur although quite popular in
the area the pungent stench of the fruit
has seen it banned on public
transportation in singapore
you farted
somebody's baking brownies although it's
popular in the country and can still be
purchased in local markets eating it on
the subway is a definite no-no some
hotels have also banned it as its
lingering smell often compared to raw
sewage can last for days
wait a minute
it still smells number three flip flops
capri italy go for a walk on a beach in
the summer months and you're bound to
hear that signature sound coming from
feet of many beach goers
i can't run i'm wearing flip-flops
flip-flops of course get their name from
the sound made when they tap against the
back of your foot all too common in most
places the sound became such an
annoyance to residents of capri italy
that they banned them along with any
noisy footwear entirely takes them off i
am afraid i cannot do that take them off
you heard her take them off it's a
curious restriction but not without
merit for those used to the peace and
quiet of their town an influx of any
unwanted sound could certainly be
disruptive
number two red sprinkles united kingdom
and eu
have you ever heard of erythrocene it's
a red food coloring chemical used in the
sugar sprinkles often associated with
ice cream it's also the reason why those
very same colorful additions are illegal
in the united kingdom the american
ingredients don't meet uk rules on food
colouring the guys here didn't know but
someone did and tipped off trading
standards known as e127 the additive is
quite commonly used in north america but
is highly restricted in the uk and eu
forcing local bake shops to use
alternatives rich now uses icing sugar
instead shunning british sprinkles
because they're too pale and the colours
run they claim the chemical has been
linked to hyperactivity in children
which is why it's typically only allowed
in cocktail and candy cherries sorry ice
cream lovers you'll have to stick to a
cherry on top with no sprinkles at least
no red ones sprinkles never hurt a soul
god in your infinite wisdom how can you
do this
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number one
chewing gum singapore you know what
second thought gum would be perfection
gum would be perfection yep it is
illegal to sell chewing gum in singapore
implemented in 1992 there were several
reasons why this ban went into effect i
think that's just gum how do i know this
isn't a treasure map just waiting to be
unfurled because it's gum
that's gum
yeah a big part of it had to do with the
1987 launch of their mass rapid transit
system people had reportedly been
placing chewing gum on the train door
sensors preventing them from closing
correctly it had also become a littering
nuisance for many residents vandals
would often stick the gum on mailboxes
public seats keyholes elevator buttons
and countless other places creating an
unsanitary disaster interestingly enough
however is the fact that the use of
chewing gum is not illegal just its sale
and importation what are you doing
oh i was just looking for uh some gum or
mint oh i have junior mints no
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