So, did you know in Houston that it is against the law to put money in someone else's parking meter!!!! You can be fined for being a good samaritan robbing the evil metermaidperson once they've spotted a victim. and of course, there's the old urban legend that I learned from the Ray Rainer show in Chicago...they said that in Massachusetts, it is illegal to put tomatoes in clam chowder.
There is a similar law here in Texas: It is illegal to put beans in chili. ------------------ Beware the blank post! Ain't Miss Be haven!
Texas State Laws When two trains meet each other at a railroad crossing, each shall come to a full stop, and neither shall proceed until the other has gone. A city ordinance states that a person cannot go barefoot without first obtaining a special five-dollar permit. It is illegal to take more than three sips of beer at a time while standing. You can be legally married by publically introducing a person as your husband or wife 3 times. It is illegal to drive without windshield wipers. You don't need a windshield, but you must have the wipers. It is illegal for one to shoot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel. It is illegal to milk another person's cow. A recently passed anticrime law requires criminals to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed. The entire Encyclopedia Britannica is banned in Texas because it contains a formula for making beer at home. ------------------ "For there is nothing either good or bad, thinking makes it so." - William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Hamlet
Down Under is illegal to do anything without a Beer in your hand and within sight of a ROO HP, That is one stupid Law, so do the Meterpeople have the right to ak you for ID to prove it isn't your car. ------------------ "The things I enjoy most, I suck at: 1) Sex: everything's fine until she makes noises." - Achebe Smegs Mock Draft
Alabama It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle. Dominoes may not be played on Sunday. It is illegal to wear a fake mustache that causes laughter in church. California Sunshine is guaranteed to the masses. Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship. Bathhouses are against the law. [Get the full text of this law.] It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale. Women may not drive in a house coat. Florida Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as can the salon owner. A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing. If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle. It is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit. Men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown. Having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal. It is illegal to skateboard without a license. When having sex, only the missionary position is legal. Kansas Prohibits shooting rabbits from a motorboat. Louisiana It is illegal to rob a bank and then shoot at the bank teller with a water pistol. Indiana It is illegal for a liquor store to sell cold soft drinks. Liquor stores may not sell milk. Michigan You may not swear in front of women and children in the state of Michigan. Nebraska It is illegal for bar owners to sell beer unless they are simultaneously brewing a kettle of soup. New York A fine of $25 can be levied for flirting. This old law specifically prohibits men from turning around on any city street and looking "at a woman in that way." A second conviction for a crime of this magnitude calls for the violating male to be forced to wear a "pair of horse-blinders" wherever and whenever he goes outside for a stroll. It is against the law to throw a ball at someone's head for fun. A license must be purchased before hanging clothes on a clothesline. The penalty for jumping off a building is death. North Dakota Beer and pretzels can't be served at the same time in any bar or restaurant. It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on. Ohio It is illegal to fish for whales on Sunday. It is illegal to get a fish drunk. Pennsylvania A person is not eligible to become Governor if he/she has participated in a duel. Texas It is illegal to take more than three sips of beer at a time while standing. It is illegal to drive without windshield wipers. You don't need a windshield, but you must have the wipers. It is illegal for one to shoot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel. It is illegal to milk another person's cow. A recently passed anticrime law requires criminals to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed. The entire Encyclopedia Britannica is banned in Texas because it contains a formula for making beer at home. Wisconsin You must manually flush all urinals in a building. Butter substitutes are not allowed to be served in state prisons. ------------------ "The things I enjoy most, I suck at: 1) Sex: everything's fine until she makes noises." - Achebe Smegs Mock Draft
Some International laws Australia Children may not purchase cigarettes, but can smoke them. You may never leave your car keys in 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 read someone's tarot, or give them a psychic reading as these are forms of witchcraft. Under Australian Communications Authority (ACA) regulations, your modem can't pick up on the first ring. If it does the ACA permit for your modem is invalid and there's a $12000 fine. - Telecommunications Act 1991. England Those wishing to use a television must apply for a license. It is illegal to leave baggage unattended. Picking up abandoned baggage is as act of terrorism. France Between the hours of 8AM and 8PM, 70% of the music in the radio must be by French composers. Thailand It is illegal to leave your house if you are not wearing underwear. You must wear a shirt while driving a car. You must pay a fine of $600 in Thailand if you're caught throwing away chewed bubblegum on the sidewalk. If you do not pay the fine, you are jailed. No one may step on any of the nation's currency. ------------------ "The things I enjoy most, I suck at: 1) Sex: everything's fine until she makes noises." - Achebe Smegs Mock Draft
Try here http://www.dumblaws.com/ ------------------ "The things I enjoy most, I suck at: 1) Sex: everything's fine until she makes noises." - Achebe Smegs Mock Draft
Dumbest laws? The ban on drugs, and the "sex laws". ------------------ Protrolls.com! I wish I could come up with a decent signature, but I can't. You'll just have to live with this one. My Terrible Mock Draft
"Chow-DAH, Chow-DAH!!! I'll kill you!!!!" Couldn't resist the Simpsons reference. ------------------ Things do not change; we change. - Henry David Thoreau
Guys, I just wanted to add that Shareef has been traded. Carry on. ------------------ Protrolls.com! I wish I could come up with a decent signature, but I can't. You'll just have to live with this one. My Terrible Mock Draft
how about the anti-sodomy law? or the "defense of marriage" act? those get my vote. ------------------
