dumbest laws you've ever heard of
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Dumb laws in Florida
1. You may not kiss your wife's breasts
2. It is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit
3.Men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown
4. it is illegal for a man to force his wife to dress as a parrot - even if hideously ugly:laugh: :laugh:0 -
3. Curfew laws....I think parents can handle setting rules for their kids
the others are stupid, i agree. #3, some parents can't handle this, so somebody needs to.0 -
In Kay County, OK, it is illegal to put an ice cream cone in your right back pocket while walking down the street.0
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I would REALLY like to know the backstory for wacky laws. Here are a few in Virginia:
Norfolk:
Spitting on a sea gull is not tolerated.
A man may face 60 days in jail for patting a woman’s derriere.
Richmond:
It is illegal to flip a coin in a restaurant to see who pays for a coffee. (What about a sweet tea?)
Stafford County:
It is legal for a man to beat his wife on the courthouse steps so long as it is before 8:00 pm. (...sets alarm on watch...)
State laws:
� 18.2-344. Fornication.
Any person, not being married, who voluntarily shall have
sexual intercourse with any other person, shall be guilty
of fornication, punishable as a Class 4 misdemeanor.
(Code 1950, �� 18.1-188, 18.1-190; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc.
14, 15.)
Children are not to go trick-or-treating on Halloween.
Also, we're the only state in the US that bans radar detectors and will not allow a governor, lt. gov, or attorney general to serve consecutive terms.0 -
In Georgia, no more than 8 women can live in a house together or it is legally considered a whorehouse. In college, we could have fraternity houses with a bunch of guys, but we could only have sorority lodges with no more than 8 women. It is an old law, but it is still enforced. Wtf?
SO archaic. Discrimination!0 -
I'm in Georgia and here are a few of my state's gems:
Donkeys may not be kept in bathtubs.
in Acworth- All citizens must own a rake.
In Columbus- Crosses may be burned on someone else’s property, so long as you have their permission.
In Marietta- Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus, citizens may spit from a truck.
In Roswell- Erotic dancing is prohibited on Sundays.
In Atlanta- Against the law to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or street lamp.
Sometimes I wonder WHAT MUST HAVE HAPPENED for these laws to exist....0 -
Technically it's illegal to sing Happy Birthday in public since the song has a copyright on it.
You would be willfully distributing copyrighted material.0 -
In New Mexico you can't buy alcohol before noon on Sunday...I guess Jesus doesn't approve of alcohol sales until after Sunday services or something. NFL kickoff is at 11AM due to our timezone...god help you if you forgot to get your beer the day before...you pretty much have to wait until half time. This law used to also 'f' up brunch...but they recently changed the law to make it ok to get booze before noon so long as you were at a restaurant...guess Jesus doesn't care so long as you're at a restaurant...and probably some services end at 10 or something and people go for early lunch or brunch after services and need their Bloody Mary or whatever.
This is something I never understood when I lived in Georgia before we were allowed to purchase alcohol in stores on Sunday. Why could we buy it in bars and not stores? And why was noon the magic hour when it was ok to drink? Also, why would everyone stare at me when I wanted to have wine with breakfast, but if I poured orange juice in it, then everyone was cool with it? lol.
alcohol with breakfast is unacceptable unless it has some form juice in it, such as tomato juice (bloody's) and mimosa's....well unless your camping then beer seems to be good all around meal replacement no matter the time.....You should know that......
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bump. lol0
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Any law that binds the use of common sense or logic. They're the "we're going to arrest you because the law says we have to even though you were obviously right considering the circumstances" kind of law.
Fuked by the hard long dik of the law! I personally feel that real people can handle their choices just fine...I think all the laws that make that hard to do are just there to pull in revenue for the state....I actually sat in jail for 5 days for telling a cop he could go fuk himself after harassing me ALL night....got a disorderly and refused to pay got picked up months later on a warrant and just decided to sit it out rather than pay the *kitten* for using my tongue....
Lol my best friend from high school sat in jail for the exact same thing! We seem to run with similar crowds.0 -
OHHHH MYYY GOODNESS! I just read the one about having only 8 women in a house at once or its considered a whorehouse. I cannot believe that, so sexist and regressive. I'm in South Carolina, we have a law that says you can beat your wife with a stick that's no longer than an inch if you are standing on the courthouse in Charleston, it's still in the books from the 1800s. it's not a big thing we do here, don't worry. There's another one about horses in the house that also dates back to the 1800s.0
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There was a time not to long ago where you couldn't buy alcohol on Sunday in Georgia!!! .... I'm like WTF:noway: !!! I can drink every damn day in Chicago(not that I'm a drunk
) But where's the right to get wasted every day and time??? 0 -
It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament
It could be regarded an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British king or queen's image upside-down
Eating mince pies on Christmas Day is banned
In the UK, a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants
The head of any dead whale found on the British coast automatically becomes the property of the King, and the tail of the Queen
It is illegal not to tell the tax man anything you do not want him to know, but legal not to tell him information you do not mind him knowing
It is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament wearing a suit of armour
You can only shoot a Welsh person with a bow and arrow inside York city walls and after midnight.0 -
American drinking age.0
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I went to Pigeon Forge, TN on a vacation a couple of years back. They were 'semi-dry' - stores could sell beer or wine. But not both.
Very confusing wondering around a supermarket looking for a bottle of wine for dinner, and then having someone look down their nose at you as they explain that the only alcohol they sell is beer.
Wine is only for alcoholics and <gasp> Catholics, apparently.
It's a Tennessee law...no alcohol except for beer can be sold outside liquor stores. We recently had a law come up for vote that would allow supermarkets and the like sell wine, but it was shot down despite overwhelming popular support. Yay lobbys...
It will be up for vote again next year.
That being said...another ridiculous TN law still on the books:
"In Memphis, Tennessee, women can't drive a car unless there is a man with a red flag in front of the car warning the other people on the road."0 -
Washington State:
-The harassing of Bigfoot, Sasquatch or other undiscovered subspecies is a felony punishable by a fine and/or imprisonment.
-X-rays may not be used to fit shoes.
-Women who sit on men’s laps on buses or trains without placing a pillow between them face an automatic six-month jail term.0 -
In Indiana Liquor stores may not sell milk. I love milk but hate liquor. Can I get a tall skim, on the rocks please?!?!0
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Wait!! WHAT!! Six months in jail?? Really:noway: ?? .. Hate to see them t:blushing: ry taking a bus in Chicago, It's a porn show every hour0
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Washington State:
-The harassing of Bigfoot, Sasquatch or other undiscovered subspecies is a felony punishable by a fine and/or imprisonment.
-X-rays may not be used to fit shoes.
-Women who sit on men’s laps on buses or trains without placing a pillow between them face an automatic six-month jail term.
Wait!! WHAT!! Six months in jail?? Reallynoway ?? .. Hate to see them try taking a bus in Chicago, It's a porn show every hour:blushing:0 -
A lot of the laws quoted in this thread here are urban legends...
-X-rays may not be used to fit shoes.
That's not a dumb law.
In fact this is a great example of one of the problems with this subject. Some of these are GREAT laws that worked so well that the problem is gone so the next generation doesn't understand why they needed to be written.
These used to be a thing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoe-fitting_fluoroscope
They didn't really help with fitting shoes and they sprayed radiation all over the shoe shop.0 -
A lot of the laws quoted in this thread here are urban legends...
-X-rays may not be used to fit shoes.
That's not a dumb law.
In fact this is a great example of one of the problems with this subject. Some of these are GREAT laws that worked so well that the problem is gone so the next generation doesn't understand why they needed to be written.
These used to be a thing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoe-fitting_fluoroscope
They didn't really help with fitting shoes and they sprayed radiation all over the shoe shop.
You take life to seriously0 -
in new york
the penalty for jumping off a building is death.
slippers cannot be worn after 10pm.
the fine for flirting is $25
when riding in an elevator, you must fold your hands and look at the door, and talk to noone.
you must get a license to hang clothes on a clothesline
it's illegal to throw a ball at someone's head for fun
women may go topless, as long as it's not for business0 -
A lot of the laws quoted in this thread here are urban legends...
-X-rays may not be used to fit shoes.
That's not a dumb law.
In fact this is a great example of one of the problems with this subject. Some of these are GREAT laws that worked so well that the problem is gone so the next generation doesn't understand why they needed to be written.
These used to be a thing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoe-fitting_fluoroscope
They didn't really help with fitting shoes and they sprayed radiation all over the shoe shop.
You take life to seriously
*shrug*
The fact that people used to stick their feet into real-time xray machines in shoe shops is pretty interesting don't you think? It's actually funny in a dark sort of way. Free cancer with each pair or shoes and all that.
Also if more than 1 second's thought reveals it to be a reasonable law it's not very funny on it's own is it?
"Hey did you know that in the United States it's illegal to murder people?"
"hahah that's crazy why would anyone want to....oh yeh I guess that should be illegal."
"I know but it's hilarious that on the books right? A real knee slapper!"
"..."0 -
Not being able to chew gum on the streets.0
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In America, automobile manufacturers cannot legally sell their own product to the public, and no retailer can sell new cars except licensed dealerships. So if I want to buy a new car, I'm not allowed to order one directly from the manufacturer to my specifications - I have to go to a dealership, hope they have one that has the options I want, and then spend hours being haggled and hard-sold on an extended warranty and their preferred financing, not to mention paying extra for the middleman fees. Legislation has been introduced multiple times to change this law, but the car dealer lobby is strong and our lawmakers are weak.0
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1. First and foremost....Any law that try's marking somebody who uses any plant for medicine or recreation, a criminal...whats it to you what I do with my body?
2. Public nudity....Seriously don't have the slightest clue as to wtf's the problem?
These are the only 2 stupid laws that are important to me. If I could get naked in public while high on bongloads, my bucket list would be complete. Still, someday... Some... Day....0 -
Washington State:
-Women who sit on men’s laps on buses or trains without placing a pillow between them face an automatic six-month jail term.
Glad there wasn't a cop around when that happened. You see.... the bus was full, and... oh never mind!0 -
I lived in Saudi Arabia for five years... I could tell you a thing or two about stupid laws
the two that take the cake:
- it's illegal for women to drive
- it's illegal for men to go to shopping malls unless accompanied by his wife or a female relative. Where we lived there were security guards outside every entrance of the local mall to enforce this law
it makes it a really pain in the rear to return anything though, I couldn't go alone because I couldn't drive there. My husband couldn't go alone because they wouldn't let him in the mall, so it becomes a family outing just to return a single item of clothing....0 -
From Virginia: people who are not related may not share housing...this is not limited to couple living together, it means *any* persons not related may not live together...I saw this enforced in Va Beach in a PUD where one elderly lady wished to rent space to another elderly lady and the home owners association said "oh, hell no, that's illegal."
I've often wondered how Va Beach gets away with violating the 1st amendment with it's "no swearing at the beach" law. But it's enforced alright. Although, it does curb (no pun) the vulgar rap from being blasted out of radios etc.
As to the person who wrote about not allowing Gov, lt Gov etc not have consecutive terms...most of us thinks that is a very good thing...0
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