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Dumb Laws
Check out the dumb laws in your state: dumblaws.com

Here's a good one to know if you plan a trip to Pennsylvania:

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.
Violin
11:42:18 AM
7/19/01

RE: Dumb Laws
Watch out when you're in Alabama. I'm sure we have all been guilty of this at one time or another.

"You may not have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at any time."
rabbitman
11:54:21 AM
7/19/01

RE: Dumb Laws
Hailing from the great state of Washington.

- When two trains come to a crossing, neither shall go until the other has passed.

- All lollipops are banned.
switchback
12:09:51 PM
7/19/01

RE: Dumb Laws
City of Seattle law: You may not carry a concealed weapon that is over six feet in length.

Uh oh. Looks like 'Mr. Johnson' is gonna be getting a tan!
kleetn
12:26:14 PM
7/19/01

RE: Dumb Laws
In Michigan "A woman isn't allowed to cut her own hair without her husband's permission." Hmmmm. I wonder if this involves prison time?
Le Subtil
12:39:25 PM
7/19/01

RE: Dumb Laws
I Ohio...."It is illegal to fish for whales on Sunday." That's why I leave the bars at midnight on Saturday, I don't need that on my record.
Buddha Bear
2:31:43 PM
7/19/01

RE: Dumb Laws
Here's the reason that I've stayed on this side of the Ohio River.

Lexington, KY;
By law, anyone who has been drinking is "sober" until he or she "cannot hold onto the ground."

The Bluegrass State Rules!!!
walkincrow
2:33:47 PM
7/19/01

RE: Dumb Laws
No pig may be addressed as Napoleon by its owner.
--France

If I ever have a pig, it will be named Napoleon!
Buddha Bear
2:53:20 PM
7/19/01

RE: Dumb Laws
I just had an ice cream cone in my back pocket on Saturday. Good thing I don't live in Alabama!

How ridiculous.
tarabull
2:56:31 PM
7/19/01

RE: Dumb Laws
WE got a law I HATE here in Michigan. It forbids going into a party store and filling you pockets with free stuff...what a drag!
hyperpacker
4:08:59 PM
7/19/01

RE: Dumb Laws
The site lists this for California:

It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.

I don't understand, what's dumb about this law?
wsexson
6:00:06 PM
7/19/01

RE: Dumb Laws
I'm glad I moved from Vermont, it's illegal to whistle under water!?!
REPTILES
6:41:57 PM
7/19/01

RE: Dumb Laws
Hwy wsexton, can you do that even on Sunday? If so, I'm movin'. I'm tired of not being able to catch a whale on Sunday's here in Ohio.
Buddha Bear
7:18:16 PM
7/19/01

RE: Dumb Laws
Arkansas: Oral sex is considered to be sodomy.

Just not, apparently, 'sexual relations'.
Violin
9:48:10 AM
7/20/01

RE: Dumb Laws
In MT it is illegal for a man and woman to have sex in any other position than missionary . . . uh-oh! HeHeHe!
newgirl
11:16:29 AM
7/20/01

RE: Dumb Laws
oh Man!!! were in trouble now. just look at all the laws in all the states were going through!!! we cant even tie up our elephant , no sex with porcupines, and strolling is illegal in Hialeah! we cant fart after 6pm what?!!!!!!!oh only on thursdays I see.
MOM
12:10:12 PM
7/20/01

RE: Dumb Laws
That MT law was apparently repealed. Must be 'cuz out west we like it Dawgy style!




That was just an obnoxious joke. It is not a reflection of my personal sexual preference and it was not meant to be taken as an honest representation of the sexual practices of the members of the state in which I reside. HeHeHe!
newgirl
12:52:55 PM
7/20/01

RE: Dumb Laws
rrrrrrrrr brrrrrrrrrmmmmm, rrrrrrrr, pop.

The can of worms has been opened newgirl.
Buddha Bear
12:56:08 PM
7/20/01

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I know. That was really asking for it, wasn't it. I thought it was really funny until about 12 seconds after hit submit.
newgirl
1:11:18 PM
7/20/01

RE: Dumb Laws
I highly reccomend everyone to read the book "The Death of Common Sense" by Philip K. Howard. Then you will see how these ridiculous laws effect people.
Buddha Bear
2:43:20 PM
7/20/01

RE: Dumb Laws
Good news Bigfoot!

In British Columbia it is illegal to kill a sasquatch.
Violin
4:44:20 PM
7/20/01

RE: Dumb Laws
Illinois--

You may be convicted of a Class 4 felony offense, punishable by up to three years in state prison, for the crime of "eavesdropping" on your own conversation. -720 ILCS 5/14-2.

You must contact the police before entering the city in an automobile.

The English language is not to be spoken.
MukTuk
2:48:14 AM
7/21/01

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