Dumb Laws

[Nana007]

What are some of the Dumb Laws from your city, state, or Country. Heres some for New Orleans (My hometown)

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  One-handed steering. Every rider of a bicycle, tricycle or other vehicle propelled by hand or foot must keep at least one hand on the handlebars of his machine when riding it.
  
  Horses may not be tied to a tree on a public highway
  
  One may not host a game of marbles at Lafayette Square unless he or she first obtains a written permit from the parkway and park commission.
  
  溺ardi Gras Beads may not be thrown from a third story window.
  
  It is illegal to practice voodoo in the city limits.
  
  It illegal for a woman to drive a car unless her husband is waving a flag in front of it.

And some from Virginia where I currently live.

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  Not only is it illegal to have sex with the lights on, one may not have sex in any position other than missionary.
  
  If one is not married, it is illegal for him to have sexual relations.
  
  You may not have oral or anal sex.
  
  Driving while not wearing shoes is prohibited.
  
  Citizens must honk their horn while passing other cars.
  
  Children are not to go trick-or-treating on Halloween.
  
  It is illegal to tickle women.
  
  No animal may be hunted for on Sunday with the exception of raccoons, which may be hunted until 2:00 AM.
  
  

 

[Kinsao]

It illegal for a woman to drive a car unless her husband is waving a flag in front of it.

I can just imagine the chaos that ensues! :car:

Not only is it illegal to have sex with the lights on, one may not have sex in any position other than missionary.

... FEAR THE LIGHT!!! :shiver:

In my mom's town there is a bylaw that prohibits people from keeping pigs in their back garden.

 

[Flashjeff]

Not only is it illegal to have sex with the lights on, one may not have sex in any position other than missionary.

Hmm! Why does that old Eurythmics song, "Missionary Man" suddenly come to mind? Heh! No lights? How in the hell are you supposed to know what you doing? Sheesh!

 

[Kinsao]

Hmm! Why does that old Eurythmics song, "Missionary Man" suddenly come to mind? Heh! No lights? How in the hell are you supposed to know what you doing? Sheesh!

I spose you're expected to find your way around by feel!
Well, not so bad... If they don't turn the lights on maybe they won't notice my cellulite XDDD

 

[DoctorP]

Here are a few from where I was born (Alabama)

Putting salt on a railroad track may be punishable by death.

You may not have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at any time.

Men who deflower virgins, regardless of age or marital status, may face up to five years in jail.

No one may use a 'funk ball' within the city limits. (Mobile) FlashJeff this means you can never visit Mobile!

'Spray String' is banned. (this is actually not that dumb...it protects the city (Mobile) sewers after the Mardi Gras parties.)

Here are a couple of my favorites from North Carolina, I lived there for 5 years:

If a man and a woman who aren't married go to a hotel/motel and register themselves as married then, according to state law, they are legally married.

Oral sex is considered a crime against nature. (one reason I had to move! )

And my absolute favorite law from South Carolina:

It is perfectly legal to beat your wife on the court house steps on Sundays!

 

[Mitsuo]

Ooo. I have many. I will be back with them

 

[misa.j]

Oh man, those are funny!

You may not have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at any time.

What's up with that one? We have that in NY too, except it's only prohibited on Sundays.
Ones from NY.

• A fine of $25 can be levied for flirting.
• The penalty for jumping off a building is death.
• While riding in an elevator, one must talk to no one, and fold his hands while looking toward the door.
• Citizens may not greet each other by "putting one's thumb to the nose and wiggling the fingers".
• It is against the law to throw a ball at someone's head for fun.
• In Tonawanda, New York homeless people may not start a fire in the park unless they intend to cook food.
• Donkeys are not allowed to sleep in bathtubs in Brooklyn, N.Y.

 

[Nana007]

Men who deflower virgins, regardless of age or marital status, may face up to five years in jail.

What if thats your husband and your a virgin? Does that mean he goes to jail?

The penalty for jumping off a building is death.

Well if you jumped off a building then you obviously wanted to die.

 

[leonmarino]

Do these laws really exist? If so, how did they come into existence..?

 

[DoctorP]

some of the laws listed were made 100's of years ago and are never enforced, but are still laws. Removing a law from the books is not as easy as just erasing it...it takes a lot of work and then a vote in many states to make this happen.

Just to make things easier, the laws are never enforced.

 

[DoctorP]

add to that....it is illegal in Japan to be buried in the ground...everyone is cremated!

 

[sadie_sue]

I think that ice cream in the back pocket is illegal in most states, I know it is in Kentucky.

 

[Kinsao]

What is it with the ice cream cone?! :?

Men who deflower virgins, regardless of age or marital status, may face up to five years in jail.

So basically, they don't want women to have sex at all, then?! ☝ ... ...

Donkeys are not allowed to sleep in bathtubs in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Dang! I'm, like, so glad I don't live there!

 

[Flashjeff]

add to that....it is illegal in Japan to be buried in the ground...everyone is cremated!

Well, given that Japan has a population of over 127 million crammed onto a land mass no bigger than California, I can understand the logic of that law!

 

[Davey]

In some districts in Amsterdam it is not allowed to smoke Marihuana



btw I found this about an Australian law:

· Children may not purchase cigarettes, condoms or alcohol, but they may use them.

is this true?

 

[Nana007]

You can't buy them but you can use them. Wow.

Here is some Alabama Laws

You may not drive barefooted.

Dominoes may not be played on Sunday.

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

Putting salt on a railroad track may be punishable by death.

Boogers may not be flicked into the wind.

It is legal to drive the wrong way down a one-way street if you have a lantern attached to the front of your automobile.

You must have windshield wipers on your car.

You may not have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at any time.

Masks may not be worn in public.

Women are able to retain all property they owned prior to marriage in the case of divorce. However, this provision does not apply to men.

It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle.

You may not wear blue jeans down Noble Street.

It is illegal to sell peanuts in Lee County after sundown on Wednesday.

It is unlawful to wear women's pumps with sharp, high heels.

 

[Davey]

Australia:

· A life sentence is 200 years.

· Children may not purchase cigarettes, condoms or alcohol, but they may use them.

· You may never leave your car keys in the door of an unattended vehicle.

· It is illegal to roam the streets wearing black clothes, felt shoes and black shoe polish on your face as these items are the tools of a cat burglar.

· It is illegal to dress up as batman

· It is illegal to walk on the right hand side of a footpath.

· Under Australian Communications Authority (ACA) regulations, a modem can't pick up on the first ring. If it does the, ACA permit for your modem is invalid and there's a $12,000 fine. -Telecommunications Act 1991.

· Taxi cabs are required to carry a bale of hay in the trunk.

· Bars are required to stable, water and feed the horses of their patrons.

· The legal age for straight sex is 16, unless the person is in the care/custody of the older person, in which case it is 18.

Victoria

· Only licensed electricians may change a light bulb. The fine for not abiding by this law is 10 pounds.

· It is illegal to wear hot pink pants after midday Sunday.

· You must have a neck to knee swimsuit in order to swim at Brighton Beach.

Tasmania

· Until the Port Arthur Killings it was legal to own an AK-47 but not legal to be gay

 

[Flashjeff]

Well, my state of Pennsylvania isn't exempt from dumb laws. Here's a few for your reading pleasure:

--It is contrary to Pennsylvania law to discharge a gun, cannon, revolver or other explosive weapon at a wedding.

--It is illegal to have over 16 women live in a house together because that constitutes a brothel.

--It it illegal to sleep on top of a refrigerator outdoors.

--Any motorist driving along a country road at night must stop every mile and send up a rocket signal, wait 10 minutes for the road to be cleared of livestock, and continue.

--A special cleaning ordinance bans housewives from hiding dirt and dust under a rug in a dwelling.

--You may not sing in the bathtub.

--Fireworks stores may not sell fireworks to Pennsylvania residents.

--A person is not eligible to become Governor if he/she has participated in a duel.

--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.

--Ministers are forbidden from performing marriages when either the bride or groom is drunk.

--No more than two packages of beer at a time may be purchased, unless you are buying from an official "beer distributor".

--All liquor stores must be run by the state.

--Motorized vehicles are not to be sold on Sundays.

--You may not catch a fish with your hands.

--You may not catch a fish by any body part except the mouth.

--Dynamite is not to be used to catch fish.

--Though you do not need a fishing license to fish on your own land, but a hunting license is required to hunt on your own land.