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Title: Dumb laws
Post by: F-14 Ace on June 13, 2006, 04:42:32 AM
This is just too funny!  Is it just someone's job to sit around and think of stupid laws like these? :lol:  :lol
http://www.kids-teens.org/dumb_laws.htm (http://www.kids-teens.org/dumb_laws.htm)
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: Petrie. on June 13, 2006, 08:35:34 AM
The New Jersey law about not pumping your own gas is true--attendants do it.  Been there.  Also, its real funny to see cars from NJ up here in gas stations because they have one heck of a time trying to figure out how to work a gas pump.  :lol:

Now onto my home state:

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New York

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      It is against the law to throw a ball at someone's head for fun.
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      The penalty for jumping off a building is death.
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      A person may not walk around on Sundays with an ice cream cone in his/her pocket.
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      While riding in an elevator, one must talk to no one, and fold his hands while looking toward the door.
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      Slippers are not to be worn after 10:00 P.M.
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      During a concert, it is illegal to eat peanuts and walk backwards on the sidewalks.
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      You may not smoke within 100 feet of the entrance to a public building.
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      You may only water your lawn if the hose is held in your hand

1.) Well even though its not intentional, I guess we declare baseball illegal.
2.) If you survive in the first place.  People do jump off bridges here...
3.) Who would? :blink:
4.) Yeah, we don't talk to people in elevators. :p
5.) :o Guilty.
6.) WTF? There's a time when all three of those happen simultaneously?
7.) Yes, that's a real law, and guess what...people smoke right outside the entrance.  The law pretty much bans smoking in any public building.
8.) Well then come arrest all the people on the north side who use sprinkler systems.
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: Malte279 on June 13, 2006, 09:40:37 AM
I have some more to offer.
For all I know in California a widow is not allowed to parachute on Sundays.

In Minnesota a woman can be punished with up to 30 days in prision for wearing a Santa Claus costume (I wonder if such a judgement was ever carried out).

You mustn't cross the border of the state of Minnessota with a duck on your head.

According to a 17th century law celebrating Christmas is illegal in Massachusetts.

And according to another Alaska Moose law people are obliged to intervene if they see two Mooses mating in public and prevent them from doing so (yeah right, if I see a 2.50 meter tall ruting Moos I'm going to kick it from the back of his mate in order to obey the law  :lol)
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: action9000 on June 13, 2006, 02:15:18 PM
Here are a few Canadian ones: :lol

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35% of a radio stations content must be "Canadian Content". (This one is enforced, even in the Comics section of newspapers.)
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National: You may not pay for a fifty-cent item with only pennies.
-Citizens may not publicly remove bandages.
-It is illegal for clear or non-dark sodas to contain caffeine.
-Calgary: Businesses must provide rails for tying up horses. (I've never heard of this one being enforced. :lol )
-Wooden logs may not be painted.
-You may never use dice to play craps.
-Alberta: If you are released from prison, it is required that you are given a handgun with bullets and a horse, so you can ride out of town. (Don't worry; this doesn't appear to apply anymore :p)
-When raining, a person may not water his/her lawn.
-It is illegal to turn right on a red light at any time. (I'm not sure where this is enforced. I've never heard of this one.)
-Margarine producers can't make their margarine yellow.
Quebec: All business signs in the province of Quebec must be in French. (Yep, very true.)
- Homeowners are responsible for clearing snow off of municipal sidewalks. (if somebody slips on a sidewalk in front of my house, they can sue me. This one Is true.)
-Toronto: You can't drag a dead horse down Yonge Street on a Sunday.
-You may not wash your car in the street. (we can use water, but that's it. No soap may flow down stormdrains.)
-You may not park a car in such a way that it is blocking your own driveway. (I'm violating this one, as we speak :P: )
- "For Sale" signs are not permitted in the windows of moving vehicles. (For some reason, this one is actually true around here, but the law isn't enforced very much.)
- Citizens may not relieve themselves or spit on the street. (oh, really? :p)
- It is illegal to kill a sick person by frightening them.
- No one in Canada may watch or listen to an encrypted broadcast which is not licensed by the Canadian government.
-It is illegal for clear or non-dark sodas to contain caffeine. (True!)
-Comic books which depict any illegal acts are banned. (I'm not sure about this one, but it may be true *shrugs*)

I'm sure a few of these don't apply anymore, but there are certainly some strange laws in our lawbooks. B)
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: F-14 Ace on June 13, 2006, 05:27:41 PM
ALso, there is some place in Texas where it is against the law to spraypaint yellow and purple pokadots on a cow! :lol: You know why they have these laws?  Because someone apparently tried it one time and something happened.  I wish that thing would tell us why those laws were made.  I want to know the story behind them.
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: DarkHououmon on June 14, 2006, 01:06:33 AM
I once printed out about 7 pages filled with nothing but ridiculous laws, and the teacher spent a good half hour reading most of them to the class. Possibly my favorite one was the Chicago, Illinois law that you can't eat in a place that's on fire. XD And there's another funny law, can't remember which state, that you can't beat your wife with a belt wider than 2 inches UNLESS she gives you permission to use a wider belt. XD
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: F-14 Ace on June 14, 2006, 01:16:03 AM
Some of my favorites were:
You can't fart in public after 6 pm. :lol:
You can't keep a horse in a bathtub :lol:
you can't drop a live moose out of an airplane :lol:
the punishment for jumping off a skyscraper is death :lol:  :lol:
you can drive the wrong way on a one way street if there is a lantern on the front of your car. :lol:  :lol:

I also saw something about dumb things said in court.  These were actually said in a real court case.  One was something like:
Lawyer: How do you know that the man was already dead when you performed the autopsy?
doctor: Because his brain was in a jar on my desk.
Lawyer: But could it be possible that he was still alive without his brain?
Doctor: Well, I suppose so.  He might just be practicing law right now! :slap  :lol  :lol  :lol  :lol  :lol:  :lol:
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: F-14 Ace on June 14, 2006, 01:21:12 AM
Here is that page!
http://www.humorcube.com/html/Real-Things-Said-in-Court.html (http://www.humorcube.com/html/Real-Things-Said-in-Court.html)
These were supposed to be real things said in court. The last one was my favorite!
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: Littlefoot1616 on June 14, 2006, 05:31:28 AM
Oh for gawd sakes! Who makes up these laws?! PMSL :lol You can drive the wrong way down a one way system if you have a lantern on your car! It's illegal to whistle underwater! If two trains are on the same track heading towards each other, one cannot pass unless the other has! What the deuce!?! :blink:  :DD There are some real special people out there...PMSL :^.^:  :D  :lol
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: Petrie. on June 14, 2006, 08:50:15 AM
Quote from: F-14 Ace,Jun 14 2006 on  12:21 AM
Here is that page!
http://www.humorcube.com/html/Real-Things-Said-in-Court.html (http://www.humorcube.com/html/Real-Things-Said-in-Court.html)
These were supposed to be real things said in court. The last one was my favorite!
I had a laughing fit reading that page.  :lol:  That is just amazing how the smartest being on the planet can be so stupid at the same time.
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: F-14 Ace on June 14, 2006, 03:01:26 PM
:slap  :slap  :wow How could anyone be that dumb!
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: F-14 Ace on June 15, 2006, 04:26:44 PM
I just can't stop reading that court thing!  Its just too much! :lol  :lol  :lol  :lol  :lol  :lol
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: WeirdRaptor on June 16, 2006, 01:39:54 PM
Oi, now those are some strange laws, but the strangest of all laws is found in the U.S. of A. I can have sex, father a child, go to war, and vote by age 18, but I couldn't drink or smoke until I turned 21?  :blink:  That one's always managed to boggle my mind.
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: F-14 Ace on June 16, 2006, 05:46:29 PM
I always thought that was stupid.  It use to be that you could go die in a war for your country but you couldn't vote.  Talk about stupid.
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: StarfallRaptor on October 12, 2007, 01:47:55 AM
Ok, Just a wiered thing, look up the Hittite legal codes.  Some of those are really...really weird.  Just a couple of examples...

1) If a man rapes a woman in the mountains, it is the man's fault, and he shall be put to death.  If he rapes her in the home, however, it is the woman's fault, and she will be put to death.  If the woman's husband walks in on them, he can kill them both with no penalty.

2) If a bull jumps a man for intercourse, the bull will be put to death, and the man given a fee equal to the value of the bull.
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: Tikaani Strike on October 19, 2007, 08:10:47 PM
Well that's a little...odd.
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: Tails_155 on October 19, 2007, 08:16:25 PM
there used to be several sites I'd check often for updates with this kind of stuff
Engrish
Stupidsigns
Dumblaws
Dumbwarnings
and others... there's a few to try, I dunno which are up and or active
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: TheNumberOneShmuck on October 19, 2007, 09:40:52 PM
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Q: Was it you or your younger brother who was killed in the war?

Q: Did he kill you?

Q: How many times have you committed suicide?
XDXDXDXDXFD

Oh man, that's just too much, especially the second one.
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: f-22 "raptor" ace on April 09, 2008, 12:44:21 AM
more dumb and stupid laws of california
No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour.


Women may not drive in a house coat.


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

Arcadia
Peacocks have the right of way to cross any street, including driveways.

Alhambra
You cannot leave your car on the street overnight without the proper permit.


Baldwin Park

Nobody is allowed to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool.

Belvedere
City Council order reads: “No dog shall be in a public place without its master on a leash.”

Blythe
You are not permitted to wear cowboy boots unless you already own at least two cows.

Burlingame
It is illegal to spit, except on baseball diamonds.

Title: Dumb laws
Post by: f-22 "raptor" ace on April 09, 2008, 12:45:41 AM
http://www.fun-facts.com/items/category/1987 (http://www.fun-facts.com/items/category/1987) dumb and stupid laws of the states
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: Mornai on April 09, 2008, 01:23:00 AM
The one's from my hometown were hilarious :lol I'm going to give my opinions on whether i think some of them are False, as i don't pay much attention to many Laws These days except for the ones that matter.

 
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Ohio

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      It is illegal to fish for whales on Sunday. (I think this is Fake, but why would you be fishing for a Whale in Ohio in the first place?)
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      It is illegal to get a fish drunk. (Now, that Law should only apply to people are Drunk to begin with.)
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      The Ohio driver's education manual states that you must honk the horn whenever you pass another car. (If this was true, Everyone would be cursing words at everyone else for honking horns at them :lol )
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      Breast feeding is not allowed in public. (Might be true, actually.)
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      It is illegal for more than five women to live in a house. (Also may be True)
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      Owners of tigers must notify authorities within one hour if the tiger escapes. (Yes that's right, don't let anyone know there's been a Tiger on the loose for an Hour.)
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      No one may be arrested on Sunday or on the Fourth of July. (Then they can just name Sunday "National day to commit crimes without being busted" day)
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      It's illegal to catch mice without a hunting license. (You're not technically hunting Mice, only catching them :lol:
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      Items left on a tree lawn become city property. A young man was fined for removing an item from a tree lawn even though he had the owner's permission.
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      You cannot eat a doughnut and walk backwards on a city street. (Hmm, i should try that someday)
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      It is against the law to roller skate without notifying the police. (The Police needs to know when you're rolling on skates?)
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      A policeman may bite a dog to quiet him. (Let's give an example: "Hey cop, sink your teeth into that pit bull and shut him up")
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      Throwing a snake at anyone is illegal. (What state DOES allow this??)
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      Riding on the roof of a taxi cab is not allowed. ( a.k.a. Free Cab Ride)
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      You may not run out of gas. (Then we might just need about enough Jails to fill maybe half or so of the population of Ohio)

Note: I edited in my thoughts of the Laws in the quote, so that is not the original version.
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: Pangaea on February 06, 2010, 09:26:54 AM
Yesterday in my American Indian History class, the instructor was listing the powers a sovereign nation has, one of which was to make and enforce laws; for the laws to make sense is not a requirement. She gave an example that immediately made me think of this thread:

In Minnesota, it is illegal to dance with a loon.

Oh well, there goes my weekend. :rolleyes :p :lol
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: Ptyra on February 06, 2010, 12:13:29 PM
Well, I found these amusing.

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It is illegal not to drink milk.
It must be hard to be a vegan in Utah.

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It is illegal to wake a fireman when he is asleep.
But what if it's an emergency?

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Breast feeding is not allowed in public.
I haaaaaaaate this law, I haaaaate this law  :anger . That's a violation of rights, ya know! *grumbles*

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You may not ride a bicycle without having both your hands on the handle bars.
I like this law! It should be everywhere!

(Mixed laws)
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*It is illegal to rob a bank and then shoot at the bank teller with a water pistol.
*You may not tie an alligator to a fire hydrant.
*You may not step out of a plane in flight.
*Shoelaces must be tied while walking down the street.
*sqeeeek* :smile
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: MrDrake on February 06, 2010, 05:22:09 PM
Omg, I remember these, they were hilarious indeed XD

*You may not step out of a plane while it's in flight (But....this is my stop)
*It is an offence to push a live moose out of a moving aeroplane (But....but....but!)
*It is illegal to give alcoholic beverages to a moose (Hey! I'm turning him into a man!)

From Texas:
*The entire Encyclopaedia Britannica is banned, as it contains a formula for making beer at home (:lol )

*A Kentucky law states that burglary can only be committed at night

*It is illegal in Idaho for a man to give his sweetheart a box of chocolates that weighs less than 50 pounds

*In Chicago it is illegal to eat in an establishment that is on fire (But...I haven't finished my pie yet!)

*In Florida, it is illegal to have sexual relations with a porcupine (Don't ask *shifts eyes* :lol )

*In Baltimore, it is illegal to take a lion to the movies (But, the Lion King is on!)

*In Kenosha , Wisconsin it is illegal to have an erection in public. Even if you have clothes on ( :blink: )

*In Alberta, Canada, there is a city law that states that any person being released from prison must be given a handgun with bullets, and a horse so that they can ride out of town (Oh....hell....yes!)

I has more I'll share later on :lol:
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: action9000 on February 06, 2010, 07:51:30 PM
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*In Alberta, Canada, there is a city law that states that any person being released from prison must be given a handgun with bullets, and a horse so that they can ride out of town (Oh....hell....yes!)
As a guy from Alberta, yep, that's true. :p

Well...I'll pretend it is so I can tell people I'm from the Wild West.  Yeehaw! :D
 :lol  :p
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: MrDrake on February 06, 2010, 07:55:03 PM
Quote from: action9000,Feb 7 2010 on  12:51 PM
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*In Alberta, Canada, there is a city law that states that any person being released from prison must be given a handgun with bullets, and a horse so that they can ride out of town (Oh....hell....yes!)
As a guy from Alberta, yep, that's true. :p

Well...I'll pretend it is so I can tell people I'm from the Wild West.  Yeehaw! :D
 :lol  :p
lol, awesome mate, very awesome indeed :lol
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: Pangaea on February 06, 2010, 08:22:34 PM
Quote from: MrDrake,Feb 6 2010 on  04:22 PM
*It is illegal to give alcoholic beverages to a moose
This actually might be one of the more sensible laws on here. Moose can and do get drunk (usually off of fermenting fruit), and when one goes on a drunken rampage, it's not pretty. :blink:
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: MrDrake on February 06, 2010, 08:25:22 PM
Really? Hehe, didn't know that.  I guess you learn something knew everyday *pauses* I have got to stop saying that.....
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: pokeplayer984 on February 06, 2010, 09:01:07 PM
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Utah

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      It is against the law to fish from horseback.
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      It is illegal not to drink milk.
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      Birds have the right of way on all highways.
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      It's legal for restaurants to serve wine with meals, but only if you ask for the wine list.
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      It is considered an offense to hunt whales.
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      Throwing snowballs will result in a $50 fine.

1. Seriously, who does that?

2. Gee, I haven't had milk in years.  I'm surprised they haven't arrested me over this.

3. Yeah, tell that to all the motorists who have made them roadkill. :rolleyes:

4. Fair enough.

5. How can we break that when there's no ocean here?

6. Gee, I have snowball fights all through winter and haven't been fined yet. :D

Okay, who's the idiot that came up with these? :P:
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: MrDrake on February 06, 2010, 09:12:32 PM
*shifts eyes* Don't look at me! :lol

I have some more to share!

Tenneesse:
*Memphis, it is illegal for a woman to drive by herself, a man must walk or run in front of the vehicle, waving a red flag in order to warn approaching pedestrians and motorists.

*In Memphis restaurants, 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.

South Carolina:
*Every citizen is obliged to carry his gun to church

Nevada:
*Everyone walking on the streets of Elko is required to wear a mask

Minnesota:
*Women may face up to 30 days in jail if they impersonate Santa Claus

Massachusetts:
*In Boston, it is illegal to take a bath unless one has been ordered by a physician to do so

Maryland:
*In Baltimore, it is illegal to wash or scrub sinks, no matter how dirty they get

Iowa:
*In Fort Madison, firemen are required to practice for 15 minutes before attending a fire

Indiana:
*Monkeys are forbidden to smoke cigarettes in South Bend

Illinois:
*According to state law, it is illegal to speak English. The officially recognized language is "American"

Idaho:
*Boxes of candy given as romantic gifts must weigh more than 50 pounds

Georgia:
*In Quitman, it is illegal for a chicken to cross a road

Connecticut:
*In Hartford, it is illegal to educate a dog

Colorado:
*In Pueblo, it is illegal to let a dandelion grow within city limits

California:
*It is illigal to cry on the witness stand in Los Angeles courts

*In Pasadena, it is illigal for a secretary to be alone in a room with her boss

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

Alaska:
*While it is legal to shoot bears, waking sleeping bear for the purpose of taking a photograph is prohibited

Alabama:
*It is illigal top wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church

:lol
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: SouthPawRacer on February 06, 2010, 10:20:58 PM
Quote from: Ptyra,Feb 6 2010 on  11:13 AM
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You may not ride a bicycle without having both your hands on the handle bars.
I like this law! It should be everywhere![/orange]

You wouldn't be saying that if you couldn't use both of your hands, like me...
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: Ptyra on February 06, 2010, 11:31:34 PM
Quote from: SouthPawRacer,Feb 6 2010 on  08:20 PM
Quote from: Ptyra,Feb 6 2010 on  11:13 AM
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You may not ride a bicycle without having both your hands on the handle bars.
I like this law! It should be everywhere![/orange]

You wouldn't be saying that if you couldn't use both of your hands, like me...

 Hm. Touche.
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: Noname on February 07, 2010, 06:16:26 PM
I know that in New York City, beanshooters were once considered illegal weapons.  :blink:
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: WeirdRaptor on February 07, 2010, 07:20:35 PM
There's this one law from California that once existed: "Two trains cannot be meet on the same track when coming from opposite direction." Yes, really.
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: Ptyra on February 07, 2010, 07:22:25 PM
At least it makes sense. Complete and total sense.
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: WeirdRaptor on February 07, 2010, 07:23:40 PM
True... It makes one wonder just what happened in order for such a law to ever get made, though. That's one railroad operator who royally screwed up...
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: MrDrake on February 07, 2010, 07:53:30 PM
Haven't shared this one yet!

Georgia:
* In Quitman, it is illegal for a chicken to cross a road

Well, at least we now know the answer to that joke "To break the law" :lol
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: Pangaea on February 07, 2010, 09:05:43 PM
Quote from: MrDrake,Feb 7 2010 on  06:53 PM
* In Quitman, it is illegal for a chicken to cross a road
My question on that one is, how do you tell the chickens? :confused Besides that, how do you charge a jaywalking chicken? :p Fine it a week's feed? Lock it in the chicken coop? Or send it straight to the electric chair stove? :P:
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: MrDrake on February 07, 2010, 09:07:10 PM
lol, I know.  I don't know why they would do that, like my other one I put up before:

*Monkeys are forbidden to smoke cigarettes in South Bend

:lol:
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: Kor on February 07, 2010, 09:55:17 PM
I guess they didn't try the just say no campaign on the monkeys to get them to stop smoking?
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: WeirdRaptor on February 07, 2010, 10:28:35 PM
M.A.D.S.: Monkeys Against Drinking & Smoking
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: Malte279 on February 08, 2010, 04:12:15 AM
It would also be interesting to know how many of these laws are actually still in place and how many of them are not anymore. The breaking of some of these laws would hardly be noticed by anyone in a sane mind, but if the existing law was broken, and if anybody did bring the "offender" to court about it, then how would the judges react caught between the obligation to interpret the law and act with common sense?
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: MrDrake on February 08, 2010, 04:13:23 AM
Yeah, I too am wondering that as well.  Since some of those laws seem a bit far fetch too....but still funny none the less :lol
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: Kor on February 08, 2010, 02:00:21 PM
They could do silly punishments like do a penny or a nickle fine.  Or put you on 5 minute probation, or just give you a warning.
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: Serris on February 10, 2010, 02:07:43 PM
Utah:

It is against the law to fish from horseback.

It is illegal not to drink milk. So lactose in tolerance is illegal?

It is illegal to detonate any nuclear weapon. So I can detonate conventional weapons?

It is a felony to persistently tread on the cracks between paving stones on the sidewalk of a state highway.

It is considered an offense to hunt whales. There are landwhales in Utah?

Florida:

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

It is considered an offense to shower naked. So the police make random "shower checks?"
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: Malte279 on February 10, 2010, 04:23:30 PM
By the way, does every state which does not have a specific law against private ownership of nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons permit for the keeping and bearing (not using) them on the basis of the 2nd amendment? It does not specify which weapons one may keep and bear after all seeing that canon were pretty much the most effective weapon of mass destruction at the time.
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: Mirumoto_Kenjiro on February 11, 2010, 10:55:15 PM
I know one weird one here in AZ:

It's illegal to shoot a camel.  And yes, we have camels.
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: Cancerian Tiger on February 12, 2010, 12:32:45 PM
I consider this one to be dumb: Virginia's freeway speed limits!  Freeways should have a speed limit of at least 65-70 mph.  While a couple of the freeways within the state have 65 mph posted, the rest are a sluggish 55 mph :bang!  Traffic still moves at 70 mph, and the cops drive right along with 'em without pulling anybody over, so why don't they change the speed limit already?
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: raga on February 16, 2010, 02:51:57 AM
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By the way, does every state which does not have a specific law against private ownership of nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons permit for the keeping and bearing (not using) them on the basis of the 2nd amendment? It does not specify which weapons one may keep and bear after all seeing that canon were pretty much the most effective weapon of mass destruction at the time.
I've  always wondered that.  What if I built a nuclear bomb (the only really difficult part is enriching uranium)?  Could I legally keep it?
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: Littlefoot505 on November 06, 2017, 12:01:45 AM
Here are some from my home state:
- Being naked in public is legal, as long as the genitals and female nipples are covered
- Anyone classified as an "idiot" isn't allowed to vote (yet there are no laws barring them from running the whole darn state! :lol  :lol )
- State officials ordered 400 words of "sexually explicit material" to be cut from Romeo and Juliet
- In Carrizozo, women can't go out in public unshaven (sorry, furries!)
- Public spitting is illegal in Deming (I don't think that one is THAT dumb)
- Also in Deming, you can't hunt or ride a bike in the cemetery
- You can't misuse official anthems (that would be the national anthem and the state song, 'O Fair New Mexico')
- Women aren't allowed to pump their own gas or change their own tires (I see women doing those things all the time, though)
- You can't carry a lunchbox on Main St in Las Cruces
- Gambling on bike races is legal, but not ostrich or camel races (well there go my plans to get rich, but at least I can bet on bike races!)
- An Albuquerque city council member wanted to ban Santa Claus once (maybe symbolizing them not wanting to admit that Santa Fe is a much better place :nyah )

I actually never knew about quite a few of those!! :lol :lol :lol

Sources:
http://www.dumblaws.com/laws/united-states/new-mexico (http://www.dumblaws.com/laws/united-states/new-mexico)
http://www.stupidlaws.com/laws/united-states/new_mexico/ (http://www.stupidlaws.com/laws/united-states/new_mexico/)
http://www.onlyinyourstate.com/new-mexico/crazy-laws-nm/ (http://www.onlyinyourstate.com/new-mexico/crazy-laws-nm/)
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: Sneak on November 06, 2017, 07:01:03 AM
heh,  found two of these sites long long time ago, and shared their links on forums. :D
People must know!
Title: Dumb laws
Post by: Littlefoot505 on December 21, 2017, 12:41:33 AM
Here are some more from my other home state:
- Children over the age of eight can't wet the bed
- Cats that meow in the dark get their tails cut off (what the f**k is THAT about?!?!)
- It's illegal to crash into obstacles while skiing in Vail (now I know that when I take up skiing, I shouldn't start there)
- Car dealers can't show cars on Sundays
- Liquor stores can't sell food, and grocery stores can't sell alcohol, except beer with less than 3.2% alcohol (that one's true)
- You can't have upholstered furniture outdoors in Boulder
- Throwing missiles at cars is illegal in Alamosa
- Abusing rats is illegal in Denver (yet cats get their tails cut off if they meow in the dark?)
- Insulting a cop is legal in Boulder, but only until he/she asks you to stop (Ozzy, I think I found your place! You can insult those vegan cops until they say to stop!)
- In Sterling, cats that run loose need to have tail lights (but what if the cat was caught meowing in the dark?)
- Tags can be cut off of pillows and mattresses (dang it, how do I know what's in those things around here?! :bang )
- It's illegal to let a dandelion grow within Pueblo city limits (I guess you can always put coins in wishing wells)
- Dog catchers in Denver have to notify the dogs they plan to catch for three consecutive days by putting flyers on a tree in the city park and along a road that goes through the park (because dogs can read flyers and will know to either brace themselves or get the heck out :lol )
- Cross-dressing is illegal in Durango (good thing Mrs Doubtfire wasn't filmed there :p )
- Driving black cars on Sunday is illegal in Denver (my mother actually broke that law once, and I think I saw a bunch of other people in black cars that day, so I guess that one's not really enforced)
- In Colorado Springs (where I live right now), it's legal to wear a holstered six-shooter, but not on Sundays, election days or national holidays (so I guess I shouldn't get people to vote or wish them a merry Christmas by wearing a revolver on my belt)
- It's illegal to mutilate a rock in a Colorado state park (I guess Cera better keep her horns to herself x(cera )
- It's also illegal to move a rock on city property in Boulder (I think Cera ought to just play it safe and keep away from Boulder and Colorado state parks x(cera )
- Riding a horse while drunk is illegal (I wonder if the same goes if you're stoned; it is Colorado, after all)
- Until 2008, selling alcohol on Sundays or election days was illegal
- In Cripple Creek, you can't bring a horse or mule above the first floor of any building (I better get all my horses over there out of the attic!!)
- In Denver, you can't loan a vacuum cleaner to your next-door neighbor
- Snowball fights are illegal in Aspen (yet it's NOT illegal to throw a missile at someone's car like it is in Alamosa?!)
- In Westminster, it's illegal to get lost between 9PM and 4AM, or to get lost while someone else is driving your car (I guess it's important to get good directions there!)
- In Fountain, it's illegal to have a broken-down car on private property or any public right-of-way (good thing Subarus are so popular)
- Men aren't allowed to kiss women in their sleep in Logan County

Sources:
http://www.imfromdenver.com/30-of-the-dumbest-laws-in-colorado/ (http://www.imfromdenver.com/30-of-the-dumbest-laws-in-colorado/)
http://www.onlyinyourstate.com/colorado/crazy-colorado-laws/ (http://www.onlyinyourstate.com/colorado/crazy-colorado-laws/)
http://www.idiotlaws.com/dumb_laws/colorado/ (http://www.idiotlaws.com/dumb_laws/colorado/)
http://www.stupidlaws.com/laws/united-states/colorado/ (http://www.stupidlaws.com/laws/united-states/colorado/)
http://www.dumblaws.com/laws/united-states/colorado?page=0 (http://www.dumblaws.com/laws/united-states/colorado?page=0)