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What are some of the oldest and dumbest laws of your state? For example
it is still illegal in michigan for a woman to cut her hair without her husbands permission... Now, I am not saying they are enofrced, lol( I would hate to be the judge to sentence a lady for cutting her hair ;-) ), but technically they are still valid laws. |
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It is LEGAL for a robber to file a law suit, if he or she got hurt in
your house |
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Any person over the age of 12 may have a license for a handgun as long
as he/she has not been convicted of a felony. |
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It is illegal to kill a dog using a decompression chamber
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here is a pretty good collection of them
http://dumblaws.com/ |
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It is illegal to hunt whales in Oklahoma.
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lol, that is where I am currently at bro...
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Some from various municipalities in Illinois:
Law forbids eating in a place that is on fire. It is illegal to give a dog whiskey. It is forbidden to fish while sitting on a giraffe's neck. Wheelbarrows with For-Sale signs may not be chained to trees. Bowling is forbidden. A rooster must step back three hundred feet from any residence if he wishes to crow. Bees are not allowed to fly over the village or through any of Kirkland's streets. It is against the law to make faces at dogs. It is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, or any other domesticated animals. |
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Sounds a lot like Michigan where you can not tie your pet alligator
(crocodile?) to a fire hydrant. And at night you must have someone walking 20 FEET IN FRONT OF YOUR CAR AT ALL TIME WITH A LIT LANTERN. |
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not in my city but in Toronto. It is illegal to drag a dead horse down
Young street on a Sunday. In Oshawa the next city over from me. It is illegal to climb a tree on a Sunday. |
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Good to see you whisper...
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It's good to see me too. At least then I know I am still here!
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In Virginia it is legal to beat your wife on City Halls steps on Sunday.
In Kent. it is illegal to walk down the sidewalk with an ice cream sandwich in your back pocket. In Cali it is illegal to shot a whale from a moving car. In IL it is illegal to speak english. In Norfolk, VA it is illegal for a women to drive without a man jogging in front of her with a red flag. |
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