Stupid Laws

[auria]

More than 8 women may not live in the same house because that would constitute a brothel.

 

Driving is not to be done while asleep.It is illegal for a woman to call a man for a date. (Dyersburg)

 

In front of their buildings, all businesses must have a "hitching post." (Knoxville)

 

Illegal for a woman to drive a car unless there is a man either running or walking in front of it waving a red flag to warn approaching motorists and pedestrians. (Memphis)

 

It's illegal for frogs to croak after 11 PM. (Memphis)

 

It is illegal to give any pie to fellow diners. It is also illegal to take unfinished pie home.

All pie must be eaten on the premises. (Memphis)

 

An ordinance forbids anyone to sing the song "It Ain't Goin' To Rain No Mo'." (Oneida)

Edited May 12, 2012 by SockPuppet Strangler

[catstaff]

Florida laws to make you go "lol...wut?"

 

If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.

 

((snip))

 

Key West

Chickens are considered a ‘protected species’.

These two, I can understand, crazy as it might sound.

 

A lot of circuses had their winter quarters in Florida... and back in the day, quite a few of them used their elephants as work animals to pull heavy wagons and such. So, I can see the towns near those winter quarters having the occasional elephant brought into town with the intent of bringing back, say, a load of new tent poles or whatever, and taking up parking spaces.

 

And as to the chickens on Key West, ever been there? The wild chickens are actually considered a tourist attraction. There's an outdoor restaurant called Blue Heaven that advertises "breakfast with the chickens" and delivers just that. You eat in this courtyard, and there's roosters crowing on the fence and mama hens with clutches of fuzzy little chicks running after them trotting through the place between the tables... it's cute as heck. (And can you tell I want to go back?)

[tigerra79]

Men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.

Here's one for a boy in my class... Lol.

[cfmtfm]

I'm not sure if anyone's posted these, but here are some that are illegal:

 

- For cab drivers to carry rabid dogs or indeed corpses and by law they must ask passengers if they [their dog] have small pox or "The Plague".

- A bed may not be hung out of a window. e_e"

- For a lady to eat chocolates on a public conveyance.

- To eat mince pies on the 25th of December. [For England.]

- A boy under the age of 10 may not see a naked mannequin.

- To beat/shake any carpet/rug/mat in any street in the Metropolitan Police District, although you are allowed to shake a doormat before 8AM.

- For cows to be driven down the roadway between 10AM and 7PM unless there is approval from the Commissioner of Police.

 

. . . I'm ashamed.

[xeyla]

Some Ohio laws:

 

Paulding city,

A policeman may bite a dog to quiet him.

 

Youngstown city:

You may not run out of gas.

 

Some Michigan laws:

 

Detroit city:

Willfully destroying your old radio is prohibited.

It is illegal to let your pig run free in Detroit unless it has a ring in its nose.

 

Kalamazoo city:

It is against the law to serenade your girlfriend.

Rochester

 

 

[_Swoop_]

In Thailand:

 

You must wear a shirt while driving a car.

 

It is illegal to leave your house if you are not wearing underwear.

 

In Michigan:

 

Persons may not be drunk on trains.

 

It is illegal to kill a dog using a decompression chamber.

 

No person shall throw an abandoned hoop skirt into any street or on any sidewalk, under penalty of a five- dollar fine for each offense.

 

In Texas:

 

 

It is illegal to sell one's eye.

 

It is illegal for one to shoot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel.

 

In Colorado:

 

Throwing missles at cars is illegal.

 

It is illegal to permit ones llama to graze on city property.

 

The dog catcher must notify dogs of impounding by posting, for three consecutive days, a notice on a tree in the city park and along a public road running through said park.

[Wookieinmashoo]

There's a whole site dedicated to this stuff. The site endlessly amused me in high school. Some of them make sense and just seem like they served a purpose at one time, others, like fining a dog for Loitering near a public building, just seemed to be put in place to make one nutcase happy.

[defrog]

Oh canada....

 

Apples must be green.

 

 

By law your parents or grandparents must have come from France, Scotland or Ireland.

 

Children under the age of 5 must not be locked in a refrigerator.

 

Citizens may not publicly remove bandages

 

If you have a water trough in your front yard it must be filled by 5:00 a.m

 

It is illegal for clear or non-dark sodas to contain caffeine

[Thuban]

There's a whole site dedicated to this stuff. The site endlessly amused me in high school. Some of them make sense and just seem like they served a purpose at one time, others, like fining a dog for Loitering near a public building, just seemed to be put in place to make one nutcase happy.

heh i linked it on the first page... and most of the laws being posted are coming straight from that site, its pretty obvious from the way they are formatted

[Wookieinmashoo]

heh i linked it on the first page... and most of the laws being posted are coming straight from that site, its pretty obvious from the way they are formatted

Wow, I must have not seen it or was tired. Too early for me to be up I guess.

[lulubelle00]

In Maine

 

To stroll down the street playing a violin is against the law.

It is illegal to gamble at the airport.

No person may roller skate on a sidewalk.

It is illegal to park in front of Dunkin Donuts.

 

In Greece

All electronic games are banned.

 

In New Jersey

You cannot pump your own gas.

It is against the law for a man to knit during the fishing season.

You cannot give a Centaur a flame producing object. Don't ask.

 

In Nebraska

It is illegal to fly a plane while drunk.

If a child burps during church, his parent may be arrested.

[Syrup]

You know, I just want to add in that I'm kinda scared to researched why these laws had to be made in the first place.

[IcyLightning]

In California, it is illegal o eat an orange in your bathtub.

[olympe]

In Newcastle: You may not make love in a freezer.

That's a major cool-off...

 

Having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal.

There goes all the fun for people who like pain.

 

It is considered an offense to shower naked.

Not enforced by male cops if you're a good-looking female and vice versa...

 

The molestation of trash cans is banned.

Florida really is a no fun place, isn't it?

 

It's illegal for frogs to croak after 11 PM.

Punishable by death?

 

The dog catcher must notify dogs of impounding by posting, for three consecutive days, a notice on a tree in the city park and along a public road running through said park.

*shakes head* Very good idea, really. That should keep him out of work, no?

 

You cannot give a Centaur a flame producing object. Don't ask.

I'd really like to hear the story behind that one.

Edited June 9, 2012 by olympe

[kittygrl]

in my state, it's illegal to molest butterflies, or to walk into a church with a fake moustache.

[Sorrowgrave]

Fun~

[Slaskia]

Nevada list

 

- Men who wear moustaches are forbidden from kissing women.

(better let my brother know about this...as he has a moustache....)

 

-It is illegal to conceal a spray-painted shopping cart in your basement.

(so...a non-painted one is legal then?)

 

-Everyone walking on the streets is required to wear a mask.

(Halloween every day!)

 

-It is against the law to pawn your dentures.

(not much 'bite' to this law is there? Nuk nuk)

 

-You can bet on any sports team except the UNLV

(Ouch...I know the UNLV has been doing bad the last few years but this....)

 

-Sex without a condom is considered illegal

(no, we will NOT allow you to make babies in this state!)

 

-Sex toys are outlawed.

(derp....*looks at all the adult stores in town* This one is not working too well)

[MysticTiger]

Stupid Michigan Laws~:

-A woman isn’t allowed to cut her own hair without her husband’s permission.

-Adultery (Cheating on your Spouse) is illegal, but can only be punished upon a complaint by the affected husband or wife.

- All bathing suits must have been inspected by the head of police.

- Alligators may not be tied to fire hydrants.

- Any person over the age of 12 may have a license for a handgun as long as he/she has not been convicted of a felony.

- Anyone can keep their cow on Main Street downtown at a cost of 3 cents per day.

- Couples are banned from making love in an automobile unless the act takes place while the vehicle is parked on the couple’s own property.

- It is illegal for a man to scowl at his wife on Sunday.

- It is illegal to paint sparrows to sell them as parakeets. (How would this work?!)

- It is legal for a robber to file a law suit, if he or she got hurt in your house. (This actually is still used today, sadly)

- No man may seduce and corrupt an unmarried girl, or else he risks five years in prison.

- No person shall throw an abandoned hoop skirt into any street or on any sidewalk, under penalty of a five dollar fine for each offense.

- Persons may not be drunk on trains.

- Putt-putt golf courses must close by 1:00 AM.

 

Oh, and an awesome one from Canada:

- It is illegal to curse in any language other than French.

Edited June 9, 2012 by MysticTiger

[Kila]

It's illegal to cross the border of Minnesota while wearing a duck on your head.

 

It's illegal to sleep naked in Minnesota, apparently.

 

In St. Cloud, it's illegal to eat a hamburger on a Sunday.

[gggaaahhh1]

It's illegal to eat more than three sandwiches at a funeral, in Massachusetts.

[626lavaheart]

There's a whole site dedicated to this stuff.

thx for the site...

 

In Washington...

 

All lollipops are banned. (:/ Im such a rebel I love lollipops)

The harassing of Bigfoot, Sasquatch or other undiscovered subspecies is illegal.

X-rays may not be used to fit shoes.

It is illegal to pretend that one’s parents are rich. (I actually knew this one...)

All motor vehicles must be preceded by a man carrying a red flag or a red lantern fifty feet in front of said vehicle.

 

and in Spokane specifically...

Persons may not wear a life jacket near the Spokane River. (lol, makes sense... I don't know one person that can't swim... guess ppl in spokane are different though... it's all desert over there)

Edited June 9, 2012 by 626lavaheart

[Rolodex]

Its illegal to fish for whales on sunday in Ohio.

 

Dunno any others at the moment.

[Sinister-by-Nature]

This is what I was told, for Britain:

 

-It is illegal for a woman to eat chocolate on a bus.

-If a woman is pregnant and asks a policeman for his hat to pee in , the policeman must give her it. (lol wut?)

-It is illegal to cross over the pavement with a plank of wood.

-It is illegal to successfully commit suicide.

 

Apparently, these are true.

Edited June 10, 2012 by Sinister-by-Nature

[TikindiDragon]

This is what I was told, for Britain:

 

-It is illegal for a woman to eat chocolate on a bus.

-If a woman is pregnant and asks a policeman for his hat to pee in , the policeman must give her it. (lol wut?)

-It is illegal to cross over the pavement with a plank of wood.

-It is illegal to successfully commit suicide.

 

Apparently, these are true.

I think the suicide one has been repealed now. There also used to be one where you didn't require planning permission to build a Castle, but that one got repealed after Saint Hill Manor was built.

[KyokoYei2]

In New Mexico

In Raton, New Mexico. It is illigal for a women to ride a donkey in a public street in a kimono.

Women are prohibited from being unshaven in public

Idiots, insane people and felons are not allowed to vote in New Mexico