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Started by taco_harvell, July 20, 2011, 10:07:16 PM

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

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.

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.

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

It is considered an offense to open an umbrella on a street, for fear of spooking horses.

The Constitution still says dog and rooster fights are legal as long as they take place within the city limits of Prichard AL.



Don't laugh to hard I amsure your state has some just as bad. lol

Alabama needs a Constitutional overhaul!!
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Oklahoma Crazy Laws

It is illegal to have the hind legs of farm animals in your boots.

Dogs must have a permit signed by the mayor in order to congregate in groups of three or more on private property.

It is illegal to wear your boots to bed.

Fish may not be contained in fishbowls while on a public bus.

Tissues are not to be found in the back of one's car.

Oklahoma will not tolerate anyone taking a bite out of another's hamburger.

No one may spit on a sidewalk.

Females are forbidden from doing their own hair without being licensed by the state.

Cars must be tethered outside of public buildings. (Repealed)

Anyone arrested for soliciting a hooker must have their name and picture shown on television.

It is against the law to read a comic book while operating a motor vehicle.

Whaling is illegal.

Violators can be fined, arrested or jailed for making ugly faces at a dog.

Tattoos are banned. (I think this one is no longer on the books)

Residents are taxed for the furniture in their homes, and any other personal belongings. (Repealed 1998)

People who make "ugly faces" at dogs may be fined and/or jailed.

Ada
If you wear New York Jets clothing, you may be put in jail.

Clinton
Molesting an automobile is illegal.

Hawthahorne
It is unlawful to put any hypnotized person in a display window.

Oklahoma City
No one may walk backwards downtown while eating a hamburger.

Schulter
Women may not gamble in the nude, in lingerie, or while wearing a towel.

Tulsa
You may not open a soda bottle without the supervision of a licensed engineer.

Elephants are not to be taken into the downtown area.

Wynona
One's mode of transportation must be tied up while not attended.

Mules may not drink out of bird baths.

Clothes may not be washed in bird baths.

Yukon
It is illegal to tie a horse in front of city hall.

While passing another vehicle, you must honk your horn.
There is no statute of limitations on murder or bad first impressions.

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"It is against the law to read a comic book while operating a motor vehicle."

Note to self:  Stay out of Oklahoma. 

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taco_harvell

Dumb Laws in Arkansas

The Arkansas River can rise no higher than to the Main Street bridge in Little Rock.

A law provides that school teachers who bob their hair will not get a raise.

A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month.

Alligators may not be kept in bathtubs.
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Roscoe

Quote from: taco_harvell on July 21, 2011, 07:04:05 AM
Dumb Laws in Arkansas


A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month.

Should be sufficent- sounds like a well thought out law. :laughhard:
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Quote from: five-oh on July 21, 2011, 11:41:57 AM
Quote from: taco_harvell on July 21, 2011, 07:04:05 AM
Dumb Laws in Arkansas


A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month.

Should be sufficent- sounds like a well thought out law. :laughhard:
I think it should say "A man can legally beat his wife but only once"  cause after that once he won't be able to. :hypocrite:

taco_harvell

Quote from: five-oh on July 21, 2011, 11:41:57 AM
Quote from: taco_harvell on July 21, 2011, 07:04:05 AM
Dumb Laws in Arkansas


A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month.

Should be sufficent- sounds like a well thought out law. :laughhard:
You know you are to scared to try it, Lou would whoop ya! lol
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Quote from: taco_harvell on July 22, 2011, 02:13:42 AM
Quote from: five-oh on July 21, 2011, 11:41:57 AM
Quote from: taco_harvell on July 21, 2011, 07:04:05 AM
Dumb Laws in Arkansas


A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month.

Should be sufficent- sounds like a well thought out law. :laughhard:
You know you are to scared to try it, Lou would whoop ya! lol
Maybe some truth in this- she grew up with three brothers. :biglaugh:
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Melody

 :biglaugh:

ours aren't that crazy....  :hypocrite:

Missouri Laws

Single men between the ages of twenty-one and fifty must pay an annual tax of one dollar (enacted 1820).


City Laws

Ballwin:
-You may not use vulgar language outside your home.

Columbia:
-You can not have a antenna exposed outside of your house yet you can have a 25 foot satellite dish.
-You may not hang your clothes over a clothesline because they are banned, so you can use a fence instead.

Excelsior Springs:
-Hard objects may not be thrown by hand.
-You may not trouble squirrels.

Kansas City:
-Minors are not permitted to buy cap pistols, but they may buy shotguns.
-It is illegal to have a bathtub with it's legs resembling animal paws.

Marceline:
-You may not have 4 or more people occupying the same dwelling.

Merryville:
-Women are prohibited from wearing corsets because "the privilege of admiring the curvaceous, unencumbered body of a young woman should not be denied to the normal, red-blooded American male."

Natchez:
-You may not get an elephant drunk.

Perryville:
-You may not attack birds with any type of catapult within the city.

Purdy:
-Dancing is not allowed.

Springfield:
-Salesmen are not allowed to sell there goods while sitting in the middle of the road, screaming at vehicles passing by.

St. Louis:
-It's illegal to sit on the curb of any city street and drink beer from a bucket.
-Milk men may not run while on duty.
-It's illegal to park your car with the engine on, on the basis that it might scare horses.

University City:
-4 women may not live together in an apartment. (Brothel law)
-No person may own a metal pipe.
-You may not have a garage sale that is more then 2 days long. 

Melody

Iowa has some funny ones!

A man with a moustache may never kiss a woman in public.

One-armed piano players must perform for free.

Kisses may last for no more than five minutes.

Ministers must obtain a permit to carry their liquor across state lines.

All boxes used to pick hops must be exactly 36 inches long.

City Laws

Dubuque- Any hotel in the city limits must have a water bucket and a hitching post in front of the building.

Fort Madison- The fire department is required to practice fire fighting for fifteen minutes before attending a fire.

IndianolaThe "Ice Cream Man" and his truck are banned.  :clap:

Marshalltown- Horses are forbidden to eat fire hydrants.

Mount Vernon- One must obtain written permission from the City Council before throwing bricks into a highway.

Ottumwa-  Within the city limits, a man may not wink at any woman he does not know.

upcchris

@ all of the above:  :rotfl: :laughat: :spitlaugh: :uhoh: :laughhard: :lol: :loopy:

*shakes head* some of those are just nuts.... I wonder is there's a law against calling any of the laws 'nuts', If so, I wouldn't be surprised.
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You know these rules have to be an answer to some incident. I would love to hear the history on some of these, especially the one about the ice cream man and his truck being banned from the city limits. Ha ha. Gotta wonder what this guy did to get the whole city council against him.
There is no statute of limitations on murder or bad first impressions.

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It is a lot of fun.
I have money this time!!

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