REALLY stupid laws

[DancingMommy]

http://www.cubiclecommando.com/uselessfacts/uselessfacts/Stupid%20Laws.htm

[Phil Owl]

Here's an even more complete site:

http://www.dumblaws.com/

Some of my favorites:

CALIFORNIA:

It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.

No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour.

Chico:
Bowling on the sidewalk is illegal.
Detonating a nuclear device within the city limits results in a $500 fine. :lol: :shock: :roll:

Norco
All persons wishing to keep a rhinoceros as a pet must obtain a $100 license first.

FLORIDA:

Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as can the salon owner.
A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing.
If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.
It is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit.
Men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.
Having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal.
It is illegal to skateboard without a license.
When having sex, only the missionary position is legal.
You may not fart in a public place after 6 P.M. on Thursdays.
It is considered an offense to shower naked.
You are not allowed to break more than three dishes per day, or chip the edges of more than four cups and/or saucers.
Oral sex is illegal.
You may not kiss your wife's breasts.
Penalty for horse theft is death by hanging.
One may not commit any "unnatural acts" with another person.
Unmarried couples may not commit "lewd acts" and live together in the same residence.
Corrupting the public morals is defined as a nuisance, and is declared a misdemeanor offense.
Doors of all public buildings must open outwards.
It is illegal to sell your children.
The state constitution allows for freedom of speech, a trial by jury, and pregnant pigs to not be confined in cages.

Pensacola

Citizens may not be caught downtown without at least 10 dollars on their person.
It is illegal to roll a barrel on any street, fines go up according to the contents of the barrel.
A women can be fined (only after death), for being electrocuted in a bath-tub because of using self-beautification utensils.
HUH????????? :roll:




ILLINOIS:

You may be arrested for vagrancy if you do not have at least one dollar bill on your person.
You must contact the police before entering the city in an automobile.
The English language is not to be spoken.

Moline
Ice skating at the Riverside pond during the months of June and August is prohibited.
There is a ban on unnecessary repetitive driving on 23rd Avenue.

TEXAS:

A recently passed anticrime law requires criminals to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed.

The entire Encyclopedia Britannica is banned in Texas because it contains a formula for making beer at home.

Clarendon

It is illegal to dust any public building with a feather duster.

Galveston

Landing an airplane on the beach is illegal.

Any person who sits on a sidewalk may be fined up to $500.

It is illegal to drive a motor car down Broadway before noon on Sundays.

One needs permission from the director of parks and recreation before getting drunk in any city park.
:lol:
No person shall throw trash from an airplane.
:lol:

ENGLAND:

Those wishing to purchase a television must also buy a license.

It is illegal for a Member of Parliament to enter the House of Commons wearing a full suit of armour.

If a steam locomotive is driven on roads, a man must walk in front of the vehicle with a red flag during the day and a red lantern at night to warn passersby.

All steam locomotives are limited to 4mph on roads.

Placing a postage stamp that bears the Queen (or King) upside down is considered treason.

[pygmalion]

ROTFLMAO! That's it. I have to move away from Florida. Gotta sing in my swimsuit! :lol: :lol:

Hi Phil. Good to see you back. How's Atlanta? :D

[KevinL]

FLORIDA:

Doors of all public buildings must open outwards.

ENGLAND:

Those wishing to purchase a television must also buy a license.


These are both reasonable laws (as is the one against selling your children, but that one is self-explanatory.)

Doors of public builings shoul open outwards so that in an emergency (ie fire), people can escape and not be crushed against a door that they can't open.

If I remember correctly English television is (mostly) non-commercial, and to cover the costs of operating the system everyone who owns a television has to have a license. Isn't that better than having to watch commercials?

[Phil Owl]

ROTFLMAO! That's it. I have to move away from Florida. Gotta sing in my swimsuit! :lol: :lol:

Hi Phil. Good to see you back. How's Atlanta? :D

I'm not in Atlanta right now (still in Boston), but I'll arrive in Hot 'Lanta on Feb 7. Really looking forward to it!

[peachexploration]

FLORIDA:

Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as can the salon owner. Oh, that's why hairdresser charges me so much. :lol:

A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing. Uh oh. :shock:

It is considered an offense to shower naked. :oops: Absolutely Hilarious! :lol:

[Spitfire]

In the small community of Mayer, Arizona there's still a law in effect about riding a horse into the town while intoxicated; at least it was back in 1988 when someone was convicted of this.

[pygmalion]

That's hilarious. But, quite frankly, that's the only way I could be induced to ride a horse in town -- intoxicated, that is. LOL.