Topic: Weird American Laws
uk1971's photo
Wed 04/15/09 03:49 PM
I stumbled across these on the net... Sorry to pick on Americans but these were to good to pass up

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

You may not have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at any time
It is illegal for a husband to beat his wife with a stick larger in diameter than his thumb

In Fairbanks Alaska it is considered an offense to feed alcoholic beverages to a moose

While it is legal to shoot bears, waking a sleeping bear for the purpose of taking a photograph is prohibited.

It is considered an offense to push a live moose out of a moving airplane.

You may not have more than two dildos in a house.

There is a possible 25 years in prison for cutting down a cactus.

No more than six girls may live in any house (so my harem thought went out the window)

Flirtation between men and women on the streets of Little Rock may result in a 30-day jail term.

No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour.

Detonating a nuclear device within the city limits results in a $500 fine.

It is illegal to cry on the witness stand.

Persons classified as "ugly" may not walk down any street.

You can be stopped by the police for biking over 65 miles per hour.

It is illegal for fire trucks to exceed 25mph, even when going to a fire.

Penalty for horse theft is death by hanging.

Having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal (is this even possible?)

It is illegal to molest a deer. If caught one will be fined or will have to go to jail.

The molestation of trash cans is banned.

A women can be fined (only after death), for being electrocuted in a bath-tub because of using self-beautification utensils.

If you hit a pedestrian you are fined $78.00.

Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus, citizens may spit from a truck.

Cars are not to drive on sidewalks.

All residents may be fined as a result of not owning a boat (in Hawaii)

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.

Law forbids eating in a place that is on fire.

It is forbidden to fish while sitting on a giraffe's neck.

One may not pee in his neighbor's mouth.

There is a $1,000 dollar fine for beating rats with baseball bats.

A man over the age of 18 may be arrested for statutory rape if the passenger in his car is not wearing her socks and shoes, and is under the age of 17.

It is illegal to make a monkey smoke a cigarette.

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

Horses are forbidden to eat fire hydrants.

If two trains meet on the same track, neither shall proceed until the other has passed.

The state game rule prohibits the use of mules to hunt ducks.

Before proceeding through the interesection of Douglas and Broadway, a motorist is required to get out of their vehice and fire three shot gun rounds into the air.

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

You may not tie an alligator to a fire hydrant.

Shotguns are required to be taken to church in the event of a Native American attack.

It's illegal to take a lion to the movies.

It's illegal to throw bales of hay from a second-story window within the city limits.

You can not have a antenna exposed outside of your house yet you can have a 25' satellite dish.

Taxi drivers are prohibited from making love in the front seat of their taxi during their shifts.

No gorilla is allowed in the back seat of any car.

Duels to the death permitted on the common on Sundays provided that the Governor is present.

It is legal for a robber to file a law suit, if he or she got hurt in your house.

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.

It is illegal to paint sparrows to sell them as parakeets.

It shall be the duty of any policeman or any other officer to enforce the provisions of this Section, and if any cat is found running at large, or which is found in any street, alley or public place, it shall be the duty of any policeman or other officer of the city to kill such cat.

You're not allowed to park your elephant on Main Street.

It is illegal to drive around the town square more than 100 times in a single session.

It is unlawful to shave in the center of main street.

Minors are not allowed to purchase cap pistols, however they may buy shotguns freely.

It is illegal to have a sheep in the cab of your truck without a chaperone.

Seven or more indians are considered a raiding or war party and it is legal to shoot them.

It is illegal to operate a vehicle with ice picks attached to the wheels

There were dozens more. But I'm still laughing so much now, I can hardly see to type

slaphead bigsmile :banana:

MAKE_ME_GIGGLE's photo
Wed 04/15/09 04:07 PM
Tis ok... here's some just as STUPID uk laws.... some of us American will pick back!!!

UK laws that WILL get you in trouble:

- All English males over the age 14 are to carry out 2 or so hours of longbow practice a week supervised by the local clergy!

- It is illegal to be drunk in a pub or bar.

- Any boy under the age of 10 may not see a naked mannequin.

- In Scotland it is illegal to be a drunk in possession of a cow.

UK laws that WON"T get you into trouble:

- It is legal for a male to urinate in public, as long it is on the rear wheel of his motor vehicle and his right hand is on the vehicle.

- In Chester you can only shoot a Welsh person with a bow and arrow inside the city walls and after midnight.

- In Hereford you may not shoot a Welsh person on Sunday with a longbow in the Cathedral Close

- In York, excluding Sundays, it is perfectly legal to shoot a Scotsman with a bow and arrow. I'm starting to see a pattern here....



no photo
Wed 04/15/09 04:46 PM
laugh laugh laugh laugh

Moondark's photo
Wed 04/15/09 04:52 PM
when I was in Jr High, I had a few books on strange laws, but it also told about the events that happened to cause those laws to be written. Too bad I didn't have those books still. It would vastly amuse you all.

no photo
Wed 04/15/09 05:23 PM
The state game rule prohibits the use of mules to hunt ducks.


not sure here in Florida, but you sure can't shoot duck off a horse...$328 fine....been there. Even had steel shot and duck stamps. Da,mn the luck...