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Excuse me, that's against the law.

Started by Adios, September 06, 2011, 12:41:44 PM

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Alabama
It's illegal to wear a fake mustache that causes laughter in church.

Alaska
Whispering in someone's ear while he's moose hunting is prohibited.

Arizona
Cutting down a cactus may earn you a twenty-five-year prison term.

Arkansas
It's illegal to mispronounce the name of the state of Arkansas.

California
You may not eat an orange in your bathtub.

Colorado
It's unlawful to lend your vacuum cleaner to your next-door neighbor (Denver).

Connecticut
A pickle cannot actually be a pickle unless it bounces.

Delaware
It's illegal to get married on a dare.

Washington, D.C.
It's against the law to post a public notice calling someone a coward for refusing to accept a challenge to duel.

Florida
If you tie an elephant to a parking meter, you must pay the same parking fee as you would for a vehicle.

Georgia
It's illegal to change the clothes on a storefront mannequin unless you draw the shades first.

Hawaii
All residents may be fined for not owning a boat.

Idaho
A man must not give his sweetheart a box of candy weighing fewer than fifty pounds.

Illinois
It's illegal to take a French poodle to the opera (Chicago).

Indiana
The value of pi is 4, and not 3.1415.

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owa
One-armed piano players must perform for free.

Kansas
It's illegal to throw knives at men wearing striped suits (Natoma).

Kentucky
Every citizen is required to take a shower once a year.

Louisiana
Biting someone with your natural teeth constitutes simple assault, but biting someone with your false teeth classifies as aggravated assault.

Maine
If you keep your Christmas decorations on display after January 14, you'll be fined.

Maryland
It's against the law to wash or scrub a sink, no matter how dirty it is (Baltimore).

Massachusetts
No gorilla is allowed in the backseat of any car.

Michigan
A woman may not cut her own hair without her husband's permission.

Minnesota
It's illegal to paint a sparrow with the intent of selling it as a parakeet (Harper Woods).

Mississippi
Walking a dog without dressing it in diapers is forbidden (Temperance).

Missouri
Children may buy shotguns in Kansas City, but not toy cap guns.

Montana
It's a felony for a wife to open her husband's mail.

Nebraska
Bar owners may not sell beer unless they brew a kettle of soup simultaneously.

Nevada
It's illegal for men with mustaches to kiss women.

New Hampshire
It's forbidden to sell the clothes you're wearing to pay off a gambling debt.

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New Jersey
It's against the law for a man to knit during the fishing season.

New Mexico
Females may not appear unshaven in public.

New York
While riding in an elevator, you must talk to no one, fold your hands, and look toward the door.

North Carolina
It's against the law to sing off-key.

North Dakota
It's illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on.

Ohio
You must honk the horn whenever you pass another car, according to the state's driver's education manual.

Oklahoma
It's forbidden to take a bite out of another person's hamburger.

Oregon
State law requires dishes to be drip-dried.

Pennsylvania
It's illegal to sleep on top of a refrigerator outdoors.

Rhode Island
You may not bite off another person's leg.

South Carolina
If a man promises to marry an unmarried woman, he is required by law to keep his promise.

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

Tennessee
Selling hollow logs is strictly forbidden.

Texas
You may not shoot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel.

Utah
It is illegal not to drink milk.

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Vermont
Women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth.

Virginia
Tickling a woman is unlawful.

Washington
It's illegal to pretend that one's parents are wealthy.

West Virginia
If you make fun of someone who does not accept a challenge, you risk a six-month prison sentence.

Wisconsin
Unless a customer specifically requests it, margarine may not be substituted for butter in a restaurant.

Wyoming
Unless you have an official permit, you may not take a picture of a rabbit from January to April.

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Suu

You know all this shit exists for a reason...
Sovereign Episkopos-Princess Kaousuu; Esq., Battle Nun, Bene Gesserit.
Our Lady of Perpetual Confusion; 1st Church of Discordia

"Add a dab of lavender to milk, leave town with an orange, and pretend you're laughing at it."

Adios

Quote from: Suu on September 06, 2011, 02:20:54 PM
You know all this shit exists for a reason...

I blame you for the Rhode Island one.

Suu

Look, the motherfucker tried to run, and he was taller than me. What else am I supposed to do?

I mean, at least I didn't throw knives at men in stripes!
Sovereign Episkopos-Princess Kaousuu; Esq., Battle Nun, Bene Gesserit.
Our Lady of Perpetual Confusion; 1st Church of Discordia

"Add a dab of lavender to milk, leave town with an orange, and pretend you're laughing at it."

Adios

I took a picture of a rabbit in Wyoming in February once. The warrant is still outstanding!  :argh!:

Triple Zero

Not that I don't believe there are many ridiculous laws in all the states in the USA, and most of these are probably really true at least in some sense or other, but having read many articles like these, I noticed that hardly any of them really provide citations or even just a background story.

Especially the background stories must be great!

I mean, like Suu said, for every crazy-ass law, like gorillas in the back-seat, I suppose there must have been at least one instance of somebody that actually had a gorilla in his back-seat, and a police officer or judge or whatever that saw fit to declare it specifically illegal. A lot of these would possibly be 100s years old or so, but even then, it probably makes for a great story how they came to be!



Anyway, my point is, you could probably make up completely new ridiculous laws. And if you provide a crazy uncheckable backstory it probably only leads it more credence. And that would be hilarious.

Did you know that in the West of the Netherlands, it is illegal to videotape an eel with the intent of playing it back for tourism purposes? There's a real interesting story behind that law too, see one day this group of Japanese schoolgirls was walking the Red Light District in Amsterdam ...
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Adios

Quote from: Triple Zero on September 06, 2011, 02:32:49 PM
Not that I don't believe there are many ridiculous laws in all the states in the USA, and most of these are probably really true at least in some sense or other, but having read many articles like these, I noticed that hardly any of them really provide citations or even just a background story.

Especially the background stories must be great!

I mean, like Suu said, for every crazy-ass law, like gorillas in the back-seat, I suppose there must have been at least one instance of somebody that actually had a gorilla in his back-seat, and a police officer or judge or whatever that saw fit to declare it specifically illegal. A lot of these would possibly be 100s years old or so, but even then, it probably makes for a great story how they came to be!



Anyway, my point is, you could probably make up completely new ridiculous laws. And if you provide a crazy uncheckable backstory it probably only leads it more credence. And that would be hilarious.

Did you know that in the West of the Netherlands, it is illegal to videotape an eel with the intent of playing it back for tourism purposes? There's a real interesting story behind that law too, see one day this group of Japanese schoolgirls was walking the Red Light District in Amsterdam ...

Oh gods, the troll potential!

Cramulus

In New Jersey, it is illegal to throw birds at a newly wed bride.


In Colorado, it is illegal to insure a cup of coffee.


In Minnesota, you cannot lie about having two sets of genitals.


In Alaska it is against the law to rain snakes on an opponent.


In Ohio, you may not fall in love with a dog.




Cramulus

In Kansas, you may not use a computer as a microwave.


In Nebraska, it is illegal to drive a car shaped like a fish.


In Oklahoma, all commercial buildings are potential carriers of Hepatitis B.


In Nevada, you may not freebase using a human skull.


In Colorado, you may not stab a man to death with a truck.

Eater of Clowns

In Delaware, both a demonstration and a fire permit are required to burn an effigy.
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the afflicted persons get hold of and consume carrots even in socially quite unacceptable situations.

Cramulus

In Maine, if you're in an all-skull band, only 3/5ths of the skulls may be human.


In Delaware, you don't have to be within line-of-sight of the car in order to call "shotgun". If you're going on a car trip tomorrow, you can set your alarm for 3 in the morning, wake up, call Shotgun 2 or 3 times, then go back to bed knowing you'll be riding high tomorrow.


In Philly, you gotta pass that shit.


In California, cat owners must obtain a beer and liquor sales license.


In Douglas, it is illegal to break the speed limit.