Obscure Laws... (Funny stuff)

Some funny stuff here...
By state...

http://www.floydpinkerton.net/fun/laws.html

A few of my personal favourites...

It is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in a church.

It is illegal to cry on the witness stand in Los Angeles.

Unmarried women who parachute on Sundays may be jailed.

Boxes of candy given as romantic gifts must weigh more than 50 pounds.

In Joliet, it is illegal to mispronounce the name Joliet.

State law forbids any establishment from charging admission to see a one-armed piano player.

It is considered simple assault to bite someone in New Orleans, but it is aggravated assault if the biter has false teeth.

In Boston, it is illegal for someone to take a bath unless ordered by a physician.

Under state law, dentists are officially classified as mechanics.

If I child burps during a church service, their parents may be arrested.

In Youngstown, it is illegal to run out of gas.

Every citizen is obliged to carry his gun to church.

It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep in a cheese factory.

In Texas, it is illegal for children to have unusual haircuts.

Also in Texas, a recently passed anti-crime law requires criminals to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and explain the nature of the crime about to be committed.

In Vermont, women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth.

Also in Vermont, it is illegal to deny the existence of God.

In Seattle, it is illegal to carry a concealed weapon longer than 6 feet.

In Memphis, it is illegal for a woman to drive by herself, unless a man is walking or running in front of the vehicle, waving a red flag in order to warn approaching pedestrians and motorists.

My god that was hilarious, thanks Deuce!

My favourites:

In Fairbanks, it is illegal to feed alcoholic beverages to a moose.

It is illegal to play Dominos on Sunday.

It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless it's a whale.

In Gurnee, it is illegal for women weighing more than 200 pounds to ride horses in shorts.
Monkeys are forbidden to smoke cigarettes in South Bend.
In Natoma, it is illegal to throw a knife at any one wearing a striped shirt. (this implies that it is legal if they are not wearing striped shirts, haha!)

This is fun
Here are some more:

In London it is illegal to take a taxi if you have the plaque.

In Chester England, no Welsh can enter the town at night.

In Kentucky it is illegal to carry a hidden weapon if it's longer than 1.80 meters.

In Miami, Florida it is illegal to ride a skate board in the police station.

In England pregnant women are allowed to pee anywhere, even in a policeman's helmet, she just have to ask first.

In Ohio it is illegal to get the fish drunk.

In France it is illegal to name a pig Napoleon, besides that they have a warrant out for George Orwell's arrest

It is illegal to die in the English Parliament.

In England it is allowed for people who drive cars to pee in public, just as long as they have the right hand on the wheel and aim for the rear tire.

The commanding officer in the Tower of London can claim a barrel of rum when a ship from the royal navy enters the port.

It is illegal to shot anyone with a water pistol in mass.

Some of my favourites from the UK:
- Any person found breaking a boiled egg at the sharp end will be sentenced to 24 hours in the village stocks
- It is illegal to be drunk on Licensed Premises (in a pub or bar).
- All English males over the age 14 are to carry out 2 or so hours of longbow practice a week supervised by the local clergy.

Not to be a party pooper or anything, but what makes you think these are real?

By these I'm talking about the link in the first post.

Just because they're found on a few sites and forums does not make them "laws"....

Shahar26 said:

Not to be a party pooper or anything, but what makes you think these are real?

By these I'm talking about the link in the first post.

Just because they're found on a few sites and forums does not make them "laws"....

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The ones from the UK are from the Times newspaper in London so I would have thought they would have checked. Good point though

www.dumblaws.com

you can search by state.
many of them are outdated, but still.

If there are any REALLY good ones, I can either go to my dad's office or ask him to look them up because he's a lawyer and would have access to the resources.

I like the longbow one, is that actually true?

Tooo Funnnny

In Gainesville Florida:

all sorority houses are illegal goes to the late 1890's when brothel's were becoming a problem so any living space with more than 5 female residents is illegal, since they never took it off the books.

xtremerunnerars said:

I like the longbow one, is that actually true?

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Apparently so. There are quite a few longbow ones in the UK, was all to do with having a good supply of archers. There are lots to do with shooting either Scots or Welsh people after dark within city limits. Apparently fine if you use a longbow, bad if you use a crossbow (???)

Deuce said:

In Texas, it is illegal for children to have unusual haircuts.

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I should've been arrested 14 years ago then, when I had my football helmet/bowl cut.