Stupid Laws
 

Any stupid laws out there. If you know any drop them off here.

Yeah. That whole 'speed limit' thing :P

Apparently, in Wisconsin (or maybe it's just in Appleton) if you are jailed for any reason ... when you get out, you are entitled to a piece of gold and a horse. I guess it was some old law that just faded away, and is still in place today! (Though lately, I haven't seen anyone riding a horse holding a piece of gold!) :D

Then there's the whole women being able to run (minus any garments) in Maine ... :rolleyes:

- Katie

The entire license thing. (EULA, Not Driver's)

Stupid as in politically stupid, or stupid as in stupid and funny?

You can always search google. I just found this site with some information on stupid laws.

And here in VA, it is illegal to do a certain activity until you are married (I'm sure it's inforced :rolleyes: ).

Stephen

*Is a cheesehead at heart*

here is one of my favorites: 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.


the best place to find dumb laws is at http://www.dumblaws.com

here are some of the other dumb laws from Indiana http://www.dumblaws.com/states/state...ndiana&Ad=Read

here in PA you can't catch a fish with any body part except for your mouth.. Darn, now I can't go fishing with my hand..

There are some great ones for Minnesota.

Citizens may not enter Wisconsin with a chicken on their head.

It is illegal to sleep naked.

Hamburgers may not be eaten on Sundays.

You're not allowed to park your elephant on Main Street.

And one we've violated before:

Red cars can not drive down Lake Street.

You aren't allowed to go whale hunting in Oklahoma

You have to be out of your car to shoot a haproon gun in CA

I don't know if these are true, but my "reliable" source of information is full of intergety. At least it will give all of you a good laugh.

for many years in the great state of wisconsin it was illegal to sell margarine. we actually had people got over state lines to buy pounds of it to smuggle into the state.

In Singapore it is illegal to pee in elevators.

in one part of some state its illegal to hang your laundry outside on thursday and monday

In some state it is illegal for women to drive by themselves without a man waving neon signs walking in front of her car to warn pedestrians and other drivers

dumb laws
 

TATW LAWS (dumblaws.com)

CALIFORNIA

Sunshine is guaranteed to the masses.
Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.
Bathhouses are against the law.
It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.
Women may not drive in a house coat.
No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour.
Los Angeles

It is illegal for a man to beat his wife with a strap wider than 2 inches without her consent.
You cannot bathe two babies in the same tub at the same time.
You may not hunt moths under a street light.
It is illegal to cry on the witness stand.
Toads may not be licked.
It is a crime for dogs to mate within 500 yards of a church. Breaking this law is punishable by a fine of $500 and/or six months in prison.
Zoot suits are prohibited.
San Diego

It is illegal to shoot jackrabbits from the back of a streetcar.
The owners of houses with Christmas lights on them past February second may be fined up to $250.
San Francisco

Prohibits elephants from strolling down Market Street unless they are on a leash.
It is illegal to wipe one's car with used underwear.
Persons classified as "ugly" may not walk down any street.
It is illegal to pile horse manure more than six feet high on a street corner.
Giving or receiving oral sex is prohibited.
San Jose

It is illegal to have more than two cats or dogs.

Umm.... The banning of segway.
That is all.:p

haha
 

segways are cool, i do think people are nto allowed to ride it in public... its dangerous... if segways were smaller resturants could make use of it..haha

In Lynchburg..
 

torn_paperdoll
 

Being a Mormon, I don't think it's that humorous

hum...
 

actually it's illegal to CONSUME whisky there....just to correct that megan....

Until recently it was legal to kill mormons in Missourri, some guy found the law still on the books . . . its illegal now, but I thought that was kinda funny.

ah hem..
 

Ok, know I feel that team members of FEAR are FEARING FEAR, and FEARING that FEAR will...

Ok, maybe I have been drinking to much Jolt.

Yeah, I know it's flamebait... I just won't respond to flames...

Talk about stupid laws...

Re: torn_paperdoll
 

I don't get it. Being a Mormon is a law?:confused:

In Michigan...
 

In the state of Michigan it is illegal to chain an alligator to a fire hydrant.

There is also a $.50 fine for playing sports on Sundays.

In Marquette, MI, it is illegal to spit into the wind.

I might also add that in Florida, it is illegal to fall asleep under a hair dryer

i woudl have to protest
 

that site is rather umm....offensive in a way

i couldn't come to a conclusion of catogorizing a beneficial law in a site named dumb laws.

under china it said " people are only allowed to have one child" appearantly its "dumb" according to this site. this law was passed to serve purpose. its a type of population control. unlike any other law on the site, this law serves a benefical purpose.



i shall condemn that that site for this

other than that s'all good

Yeah...in New York, your not allowed to talk to a stranger in an elevator!

whoa
 

i need to do that in NYC


so ...umm..unreasonable...

here is a good one, in my county, Montgomery, PA
it is illegal to have more than 2 toilets in one bathroom

In Germany, it is illegal to drop a object larger than 2mm off a 2 story or higher building, i found that out the hard way, FYI dont play Frisbee in Germany around any houses!

How are they dangerous??????

i guess some people dont know teh obvious [refering to the boathroom one]

why is it illegal to have 2 bathrooms????

hmm
 

the question is whether or not its neccessary

what if you have 7 people living in your house...

or a public bathroom. that has more than one toilet.

i think the law was passed because of a rash of toliets dropping thriugh ceilings, that would be funny though!

eh?
 

maybe you have an odd point... i dont think the law meant for public bathrooms... even if it did... there are stalls...

anyone here of that law in kentucky about the one bath a month thing?

In New York, jumping off a building may be punishable by death.

I find that the most hilarious.

those that mean u can be shot for jumping out the first story window or even off the door step?

hahahahhaha

It is now illegal to die

- Katie

In Appleton, WI it is illegal to play the game of checkers in any city park. I'm not sure why this is, but they do not enforce it any more, but then I have never seen anybody playing checkers in a park recently... so maybe I should never start.

Evidently there is a law in the state of indiana that bans the taking of baths between i think the months of October and March.

Also on what David said way back at the beginning of this thread...its if they cross state lines into or out of indiana that that is considered satatory rape from what i heard.

Personaly i think any law that limits a persons personal freedom is stupid...

In Arizona it is illegal for kids to go to school with wild oninons in in their breath.

In Massachusetts it is illegal to eat peanuts in church

in Lexington K.Y., it is illegal for a child to carry an ice-cream cone in his pocket

In Connecticut it is illegal for boys to cross the road while walking on their hands

In Georgia it is illegal to make faces at school boys studing in the class room

Fort Collins, C.O. it is illegal for a man to go fishing on his wedding day

Susanville Calif, it is illegal for citizens to slurp their soup

Miami: illegal to be seen in public with a strapless gown

Alaska: illegal to disturb a grizzly bear from it's sleep to take it's picture

Maine: illegal to set a mule on fire

Zion Il, illegal to give a lighted cigar to a dog or cat

Hawaii: illegal to put pennies in your ear

Anderson S.C. illegal to curl up and take a nap on the railroad tracks

that's all i got

all these stupid laws are american. does anyone know any that are canadian besides the ones that are one these sites?:

http://www.dumblaws.com/countries/c...?Country=Canada

http://www.dumblaws.com/countries/c...p?State=Alberta

http://www.dumblaws.com/countries/c...New%20Brunswick

http://www.dumblaws.com/countries/c...e=Nova%20Scotia

http://www.dumblaws.com/countries/c...p?State=Ontario

http://www.dumblaws.com/countries/c...hp?State=Quebec