Date Posted:17:56:48 09/02/01 Sun Author: A Subject: Dumb Laws
Hello!
I am about to walk out of the door but I wanted to post this first.
I have been looking at this website that lists dumb laws and decided to share some with you, hope ya don't mind, skip them if ya do =P
California
State
No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour
City
You are not permitted to wear cowboy boots unless you already own at least two cows
***LOL it is darn good that Lodi isn’t a big city (or have a big enough venue) in California or Nsync might have been in some trouble this past tour ŕ*** It is illegal to own or sell "Silly String”
Virginia
State
There is a state law prohibiting "corrupt practices of bribery by any person other than candidates."
It is illegal to tickle women
City
Spitting on a sea gull is not tolerated
Florida
State
You may not fart in a public place after 6 P.M. on Thursdays.
City
A woman can be fined (only after death), for being electrocuted in a bathtub because of using self-beautification utensils.
Alabama
It is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church
Boogers may not be flicked into the wind
Arizona
A decree declares that anyone caught stealing soap must wash himself with it until it is all used up.
It is illegal for men and women over the age of 18 to have more than one missing tooth visible when smiling
Colorado
The dogcatcher 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.
Idaho
Illegal for a man to give his sweetheart a box of candy weighing less than fifty pounds
Illinois
It is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, or any other domesticated animals.
It is against the law to make faces at dogs
Kansas
If two trains meet on the same track, neither shall proceed until the other has passed
Maryland
It's illegal to take a lion to the movies.
Minnesota
A person may not cross state lines with a duck atop his head.
You're not allowed to park your elephant on Main Street
Nebraska
If a child burps during church, his parent may be arrested
It is Illegal to go whale fishing hmm how many times ya seen whales in Nebraska? The nice flat state with no massive water ocean thingy ma bobs has tons and tons of whales, um yeah, lol
New Hampshire
If a person is caught raking the beaches, picking up litter, hauling away trash, building a bench for the park, or many other kind things without a permit, he/she may be fined $150 for ''maintaining the national forest without a permit''.
New Jersey
If you have been convicted of driving while intoxicated, you may never again apply for personalized license plate
New York
While riding in an elevator, one must talk to no one, and fold his hands while looking toward the door.
Citizens may not greet each other by "putting one's thumb to the nose and wiggling the fingers".
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It is illegal to get a fish drunk
Prohibits the installation and usage of slot machines in outhouses
It is illegal to buy or sell marijuana, but it is legal to smoke it on your own property.
In Pennsylvania Any motorist who sights a team of horses coming toward him must pull well off the road, cover his car with a blanket or canvas that blends with the countryside, and let the horses pass. If the horses appear skittish, the motorist must take his car apart, piece by piece, and hide it under the nearest bushes.
All fire hydrants must be checked one hour before all fires
Any marriage where either of the parties is an idiot or lunatic is null and void.
No horses are allowed into Fountain Inn unless they are wearing pants.
In Tennessee an ordinance forbids anyone to sing the song "It Ain't Goin' To Rain No More'."
It is illegal to drive without windshield wipers. You don't need a windshield, but you must have the wipers
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
No one may walk down the street carrying a paper bag containing a violin.
