Completely irrelevant BFT trivia

[RDK]

While poking around the USPS website confirming postage rates and such stuff, I stumbled upon a list (different for each country) of mailing prohibitions. Weird...

Prohibitions for Germany:

Absinthe.

Articles bearing political or religious notations on the address side.

Weapons and ammunition: Weapons, parts of weapons, and projectiles may be imported only with a special permit to be granted by the competent authorities of the Federal Government or the Government of the respective Federal State.

Perishable infectious biological substances.

Playing cards, except in complete decks properly wrapped.

Pulverized coca beans.

Radioactive materials.

Melatonin.

Live plants and animals.

Arms and weapons.

Human remains.

Now the "human remains" I can understand, but why the hell can't one send loose and incomplete playing cards to Germany?

[Rooster_Ties]

Arms and weapons.

Human remains.

And doesn't "Human remains" also cover "Arms" too??

(lame joke, I know.)

[neveronfriday]

Now the "human remains" I can understand, but why the hell can't one send loose and incomplete playing cards to Germany?

That would keep too many Germans too busy for too long.

Very bad for the already crappy economy.

Cheers!