Wednesday, October 27, 2010

CRAZIEST LAWS EVER!!

  1. In Quitman, Georgia, chickens may not cross the road.
  2. It’s illegal to ride an ugly horse in Wilbur, Washington.
  3. In Mohave County, Arizona, if anyone is caught stealing soap, he must wash himself with it until the soap is gone.
  4. First cousins may marry in Utah, but only after they’re 65 years old.
  5. In Tennessee, it is illegal for children to play games on Sunday without a license.
  6. It is illegal in Tennessee for an atheist to hold office.
  7. In Indiana, it is illegal for a man to be sexually aroused in public.
  8. It is illegal in California to lick a toad which apparently, some people were lickidoing to get high.
  9. It is against Michigan state law to tie a crocodile to a fire hydrant.
  10. Colorado law states that a man cannot marry his wife’s grandmother.
  11. In Kansas, when two trains meet at a crossing, “both shall come to full stop and neither shall start up again until the other has gone. (how is that even possible)
  12. A woman in a housecoat is forbidden to drive a car in California.
  13. According to Minneapolis law, a person who double parks a car will be put on a chain gang with only bread and water to eat.
  14. In Michigan, a woman’s hair belongs to her husband.
  15. In Morrisville, Pennsylvania, it is illegal for a woman to wear cosmetics without a permit.
  16. A man is forbidden to kiss a woman while she’s asleep in Logan County, Colorado.
  17. In Challis, Idaho, it is illegal to walk down the street with another man’s wife.
  18. Flirting in little Rock, Arkansas, can land someone in jail for 30 days.
  19. In Truro, Mississippi, a man must prove himself worthy before getting married by hunting and killing either six blackbirds or three crows.
  20. There are still laws in Pueblo, Colorado, stating that it is illegal to grow dandelions.
  21. A woman in Memphis, Tennessee, is not allowed to drive a car unless man is in front of the car waving a red flag to warn people and other cars. (rediclous)
  22. It is illegal for children under the age of 12 to talk on the telephone unless accompanied by a parent in Blue Earth, Minnesota.
  23. In Eureka, Nevada, it is illegal for men who have mustaches to kiss women. (I like this rule haha)
  24. It is illegal in Waco, Texas, to throw a banana peel onto the street because a horse could slip.
  25. In Texas, the Encyclopedia Britannica was banned because it contained a formula for making beer.
  26. Pickles were outlawed in Los Angeles because the smell might offend people.
  27. It’s illegal in St. Louis, Missouri, for a fireman to rescue a woman wearing a nightgown. If she wants to be rescued, she must be fully clothed.
  28. Hartford, Connecticut, banned men from kissing their wives on Sundays.
  29. A woman wearing shorts, a halter-top, or bathing suit to a political rally in Wheatfield, Indiana, could be charged with a misdemeanor.
  30. Women in Whitesville, Delaware, could be charged with disorderly conduct if they propose marriage to a man.
  31. In Kentucky, it is against the law to remarry the same man four times.
  32. It is against the law for a husband to beat his wife on the courthouse steps on a Sunday. (what only on sundays)
  33. In Arizona, oral sex is considered sodomy.
  34. In Arizona, a man may legally beat his wife once a month, but no more.
  35. In Dyersburg, Tennessee, it is against the law for girl to telephone a boy to ask for date.
  36. In Kentucky, a woman is forbidden to wear a bathing suit on a highway unless she is armed with a cub or is escorted by at least two officers. The amendment says that the provisions of this statue “shall not apply to a female weighing less than 90 pounds or exceeding 200 pounds.”
  37. According to an Atlanta, Georgia, ordinance, “smelly people” are not allowed to ride public streetcars.
  38. Massachusetts passed a law on 1648 that allowed a parent to put to death a stubborn or rebellious son. The law has been repealed by the legislature.
  39. In Massachusetts, a person could be fined up to $200 for denying the existence of God.
  40. In 1659, Massachusetts outlawed Christmas. According to state law, anybody observing Christmas would be fined five shillings.
  41. In California, ostrich steaks are exempt from state sales tax.
  42. In Lexington, Kentucky, it is against the law to carry an ice cream cone in a pocket.
  43. Policemen are allowed to bite a dog if they think it will calm the dog down in Paulding, Ohio.
  44. In Zeigler, Illinois, only the first four firemen to arrive at a fire will be paid for their work.

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