Oooooo I like a challange although there all American ones I'm afraid but very funny

There is a law on the books of TENNESSEE that says a man must run in front of a vehicle that a woman is driving, and, that the car may not go faster than five miles an hour!

It is illegal for a man to give his sweetheart a box of candy weighing less than fifty pounds in Idaho

In Ohio, if you ignore an orator on Decoration day to such an extent as to publicly play croquet or pitch horseshoes within one mile of the speaker's stand, you can be fined $25.00

In Marshalltown, Iowa, horses are forbidden to eat fire hydrants

Hunting camels is prohibited in Arizona

In Devon, Connecticut, it is unlawful to walk backwards after sunset

In Denver it is unlawful to lend your vacuum cleaner to your next-door neighbour

It is illegal for a driver in Alabama to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle.

Some stupid State Laws:

Arizona:

No more than six girls may live in any house.

An ordinance prohibits the wearing of suspenders.

Hunting camels is prohibited.

California:
Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.

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.

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

It is illegal in for a man to beat his wife with a strap wider than 2 inches without her consent.

The owners of houses with Christmas lights on them past February second may be fined up to $250.

Connecticut:
You cannot buy any alcohol after 8pm or on Sundays.

Silly string is banned.

You can be stopped by the police for biking over 65 miles per hour.

Idaho:
If a police officer approaches a vehicle and suspects that the occupants are engaging in sex, he must either honk, or flash his lights and wait for three minutes before approaching the car.

Residents may not fish from a giraffe's back.

Indianapolis
A man over the age of 18 may be arrested for statutory rape if the passenger in his car is not wearing her socks and shoes, and is under the age of 17.

You may not back into a parking spot. Police officers cannot see your license plate.

Smoking in the state legislature building is banned, except when the legislature is in session.

Massachusetts:
Children may smoke, but they may not purchase cigarettes.
Alcoholic drink specials are illegal.

Tattooing and body piercing is illegal.

It is illegal to frighten a pigeon.

An ordinance prohibits the use of space guns.

Minnesota:
You may not step out of a plane in flight.

Shoelaces must be tied while walking down the street.

New Mexico
It's forbidden for a female to appear unshaven in public.

New York
Women may go topless in public, providing it is not being used as a business.

The penalty for jumping off a building is death.

Ohio
It is illegal to fish for whales on Sunday.

It is illegal for more than five women to live in a house.

It's illegal to catch mice without a hunting license.

Breast feeding is not allowed in public.

Tennessee

Driving is not to be done while asleep.

The age of consent is 16, but 12 if the girl is a virgin.

It is legal to gather and consume roadkill.

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.

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

Utah
When a person reaches the age of 50, he/she can then marry their cousin.

It is illegal to detonate any nuclear weapon. You can have them, but you just can't detonate them.

A husband is responsible for every criminal act committed by his wife while she is in his presence.

Women may not swear.

Daylight must be visible between partners on a dance floor.

You're not allowed to sell beverages containing more than 3.2% alcohol.

West Virginia

Roadkill may be taken home for supper.

Whistling underwater is prohibited.

It is legal to beat your wife so long as it is done in public on Sunday, on the courthouse steps.

Some of these have been repeated cos it took me forever to cut and paste

(Edited by Teresa 22/05/2002 13:56)

(Edited by Desire 22/05/2002 18:12)

In Texas it is illegal to have sex with a fish, in Florida it is illegal to get a fish drunk, and N.Carolina thought both laws were good, that in N.C it is illegal to have sex with a drunk fish

You can find more here and there used to be loads at www.dumblaws.com, but when I went to check if it was still there I got a server error... try it later, maybe it will work

As for the icecream thing, it's the law in most US states, but I have no idea why. I think it was repealed in Carmen, CA by Clint Eastwood when he was Mayor, but I could have remembered that wrongly.

They are just *so* silly

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by Sweet-Sange
There is a law on the books of TENNESSEE that says a man must run in front of a vehicle that a woman is driving, and, that the car may not go faster than five miles an hour!

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What kind of nutter would volunteer for that job??

Taken from Yvonne's link:

England

Those wishing to use a television must apply for a license.

It is illegal to leave baggage unattended.

Picking up abandoned baggage is as act of terrorism

Now think about it ...
Those laws to us seem very reasonable and sane , not really dumb laws

So maybe some of the ones we have read above in their Country are the same

in england it used to be against the law to impersonate an egyption...pretty sure that ones gone now though

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by Rae
in england it used to be against the law to impersonate an egyption...pretty sure that ones gone now though

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So I guess that would have made The Bangles public enemies for more than one reason

Personally I think some of the american ones are really sensible - what's wrong with it being illegal to detonate nuclear weapons?? Sounds like it'd make the world a bit safer...

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by Yvonne
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So I guess that would have made The Bangles public enemies for more than one reason

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more than one reason?

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A husband is responsible for every criminal act committed by his wife while she is in his presence

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Ooooo I like that one

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by Teresa
Arizona:
An ordinance prohibits the wearing of suspenders.

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so I guess you'd have to wear hold ups or tights then!

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California:
Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.

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Do they have a sign that the animals are supposed to read??

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Connecticut:
Silly string is banned.

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Good Call

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New Mexico
It's forbidden for a female to appear unshaven in public.

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Beards, moustaches, hairy armpits or legs ... which bits need to be shaved?

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New York
The penalty for jumping off a building is death.

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Now I can't believe *that* is a law ... even a wacky one

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Tennessee
The age of consent is 16, but 12 if the girl is a virgin.

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That's a bit sick really

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Utah
When a person reaches the age of 50, he/she can then marry their cousin.

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That's got to be a desparate measure!

Now I'm thankful I don't live in the states!

I'm sure there's an English one somewhere that its ok to shoot Welshmen in a certain town with a crossbow after a certain time - where can I find a website on wacky English laws??

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by Pegasus
I'm sure there's an English one somewhere that its ok to shoot Welshmen in a certain town with a crossbow after a certain time - where can I find a website on wacky English laws??

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I'm pretty sure it's Shrewsbury, on a Sunday. Dates back to the days of border wars.

I'm sure I remember reading not so long ago that they never actually repealed Cromwell's law banning Christmas celebrations

Someone also told me once that there is a law that says that a pregnant woman is allowed to wee in a policeman's helmet, but that one might be made up

So we have our fair share of weird ones!

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A husband is responsible for every criminal act committed by his wife while she is in his presence.

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So if she kills him it's suicide, not murder?

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by The Noid
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So if she kills him it's suicide, not murder?

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Yeah, but suicide is a felony as well! wow. Catch 22!

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by Sydney
Yeah, but suicide is a felony as well! wow. Catch 22!

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But she's still not responsible...

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by White Hart
Someone also told me once that there is a law that says that a pregnant woman is allowed to wee in a policeman's helmet, but that one might be made up

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That's pretty close to something I heard a few years ago:
A man can urinate in the street as long as he keeps his back to the public thoroughfare.
If a woman needs to urinate in the street she can ask for the nearest policeman to hold his coat up to preserve her modesty. (With some people round here the guy would only need a *very* small coat.)

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by RedWitch
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That's pretty close to something I heard a few years ago:
A man can urinate in the street as long as he keeps his back to the public thoroughfare.

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I remember this one... its legal as long as they do it on the rear wheel of their own car or a public carriage (Taxi) and keep one hand on the vehicle at all times