Ridiculous Laws From the U.S

[Guest bacchus]

I received this in an email recently, thought I would share it with you all......

 

Ridiculous Laws II

 

Arkansas:

 

1. A man can legally beat his wife, but no more than

once a month.

 

California:

 

1. In, LA, a man may legally beat his wife with a leather

strap, as long as it is less than 2 inches wide, or

she gives him permission to use a wider strap.

 

2. It is a misdemeanor to shoot any kind of game from

a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.

 

Florida:

 

1. Unmarried women who parachute on Sunday's will be

jailed.

 

Georgia:

 

1. In Quitman, it is illegal for a chicken to cross

the road.

 

2. In Columbus, it is illegal to sit on one's porch

in an indecent position.

 

Indiana:

 

1. Monkey's are forbidden to smoke cigarettes in South

Bend.

 

Illinois:

 

1. In Chicago, it is illegal to take a french poodle

to the Opera.

 

2. According to state law, it is illegal to speak English.

The officially recognized language is "American."

 

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

Joliet HeyWoodey.

 

Massachusetts:

 

1. It is illegal to wear a goatee without a license.

 

2. North Andover prohibits its citizens from carrying

"space guns."

 

3. In 1659, the state outlawed Christmas.

 

Minnesota:

 

1. It is illegal to tease skunks.

 

2. Every man in Brainerd is required by law to grow

a beard.

 

Michigan:

 

1. A State law stipulates that a woman's hair legally

belongs to her husband.

 

2. Under State law, dentists are officially classified

as "mechanics."

 

Montana:

 

1. In Whitehall, it is illegal to operate a vehicle

with ice picks attached to the wheels.

 

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

 

Nebraska:

 

1. If a child burps during a church service in Omaha,

his or her parents may be arrested.

 

2. It is illegal for a mother to give her daughter a

perm without a state license

 

New York:

 

1. On Staten Island, it is illegal for a father to call

his son a faggot or queer in an effort to curb girlie

behavior.

 

2. In NYC, "it is disorderly conduct for one man to

greet another on the street by placing the end of his

thumb against the tip of his nose and wiggling the extended

fingers of that hand."

 

North Carolina:

 

1. It is illegal to make love on the floor of a hotel

room between two double beds.

 

Oklahoma:

 

1. Whale hunting is strictly forbidden.

 

2. People who make "ugly faces" at dogs may be fined

and/or jailed.

 

Ohio:

 

1. In Columbus, it is illegal for stores to sell corn

flakes on Sunday.

 

2. In Oxford, it is illegal for a woman to disrobe in

front of a man's picture.

 

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

 

Oregon:

 

1. The town of Hood River prohibits the act of juggling

without a license.

 

Pennsylvania:

 

1. "Any motorist who sights a team of horses coming

toward him must pull well off the road, cover his car

with a blanket or canvas that blends with the countryside,

and let the horses pass. If the horses appear skittish,

the motorist must take his car apart piece by piece,

and hide it under the nearest bushes."

 

Rhode Island:

 

1. It is illegal to throw pickle juice on a trolley.

 

Tennessee:

 

1. It is illegal to use a lasso to catch a fish.

 

2. In Dyersburg, it is illegal for a woman to call a

man for a date.

 

3. In Memphis, it is illegal for a woman to drive by

herself; "a man must walk or run in front of the vehicle,

waving a red flag in order to warn approaching pedestrians

and motorists."

 

Texas:

 

1. The entire Encyclopedia Britannica is banned because

it contains a formula for making beer at home.

 

2. It is illegal to milk another person's cow.

 

Utah:

 

1. A husband is responsible for every criminal act committed

by his wife in his presence.

 

Virginia:

 

1. In Richmond, it is illegal to flip a coin in any

eating establishment to determine who buys a cup of

coffee.

 

2. In Lebanon, it is illegal to kick your wife out of

bed.

 

Vermont:

 

1. It is illegal to deny the existence of God.

 

2. It is illegal to whistle underwater.

 

3. Women must obtain written permission from their husbands

to wear false teeth.

 

Gave me a bit of a laugh, lots of outdated laws around the world that none has bothered to repell, and we still have our own here, apparently it is illegal to wear slippers in public in Brisbane....

Anyone else know any stupid and outdated Australian laws (besides marijuana prohibition) that they can share?

 

cheers

 

bacchus

Edited April 23, 2003 by bacchus

[Cronic_la_jar_jar]

Hey

 

That must be fake rules like made up for the joke , cause ive lived in Michigan for 3 months and none of those rules are true . but i know thier are some fucked up laws in IOWA and LA .

[Guest bacchus]

Hey

 

That must be fake rules like made up for the joke  , cause ive lived in Michigan for  3 months and none of those rules are true . but i know thier are some fucked up laws in IOWA and LA .

hey cronic....

 

there are most likely some fake "laws" in there to fill out the joke but it would surprise you to know that there are still some weird and wonderful laws around the world that still exist (even though they aren't enforced ) because no-one has gotten around to changing them....

[Tom]

Here in Tasmania a guy can have his wife committed to an asylum, there was a law against blasphemy but that was repealed in January, the religious nuts are still screaming. ::

 

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[Mr Putard]

Yeah, in the northern territory they're thinking of adding laws against abusive language in public...

 

Ahhh yeah but have you heard this one yet???

 

http://www.pot-tv.net/archive/shows/pottvs...showse-525.html

 

 

I'm going to listen to it again...everytime I hear this I want to become a priest...

[Ferre]

Yeah, in the northern territory they're thinking of adding laws against abusive language in public...

 

Ahhh yeah but have you heard this one yet???

 

http://www.pot-tv.net/archive/shows/pottvs...showse-525.html

 

 

I'm going to listen to it again...everytime I hear this I want to become a priest...

Well mr Putard, I'm a minister at the THC-Ministry Amsterdam, it's true you know, you CAN use Cannabis religiously and be protected by law.

[Mr Putard]

Good to know dude...and congratulations on the ministership!

[Guest]

HOOOOLLY shit ! tboat I just had a look at that thc ministry site of yours ... fucking hell man that little merlin figure scared the shit out of me! Took me a while to figure out he was part of the website...

 

Mostly it's very happy stuff heheh I like it.