10 Places With Really Dumb Laws
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I love trivia and obscure facts. When a friend of mine told me of the website Dumblaws.com, I had to check it out.
Here’s a collection little gems for you:
1. In Tennessee, you can’t shoot any game other than whales from a moving automobile (For those who are geographically challenged, Tennessee is landlocked), Hollow logs may not be sold. More than 8 women may not live in the same house because that would constitute a brothel. The definition of “dumb animal” includes every living creature.
2. In Alabama, bear wrestling matches are prohibited, It is considered an offense to open an umbrella on a street, for fear of spooking horses, Boogers may not be flicked into the wind.
3. In Virginia, as it is with other states, sex is regulated; Not only is it illegal to have sex with the lights on, one may not have sex in any position other than missionary, If one is not married, it is illegal for him to have sexual relations, and just like in a number of states, You may not have oral or anal sex.
Remember, every law is enforceable.
4. In South Dakota, if there are more than 5 Native Americans on your property you may shoot them. In North Dakota, it is legal to shoot an Indian on horseback, provided you are in a covered wagon.
5. In Florida, it is illegal to sell your children, A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she 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, You may not fart in a public place after 6 P.
6. In Texas, One must acknowledge a supreme being before being able to hold public office. A program has been created in the state that attempts to control the weather. Up to a felony charge can be levied for promoting the use of, or owning more than six dildos. A recently passed anti-crime 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.
7. Dumb Laws are not just common to the United States. In Canada, for example, Businesses must provide rails for tying up horses. If you are released from prison, it is required that you are given a handgun with bullets and a horse, so you can ride out of town. The city is classified as a no-pee zone.
8. In France, you can legally marry a dead person as long as preliminary civic formalities have been completed which show that you and your fiancee had planned to marry before your fiancee died. In the U.K., 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. Any person found breaking a boiled egg at the sharp end will be sentenced to 24 hours in the village stocks (enacted by Edward VI).
9. In Israel, Picking one’s nose on the Sabbath is illegal. In Germany, It is illegal for ones car to run out of gas on the Autobahn.
10. In the great state of Mississippi, Unnatural intercourse, if both parties voluntarily participate, results in a maximum sentence of 10 years and $10,000.
Now remember, to the best of my knowledge and belief, these laws are still on the books and are enforceable. Granted, most have faded from memory and there are people who consider them quaint. Yet, all it takes is someone who has an axe to grind to bring up one of these laws and make someones life miserable. The Commonwealth of Virginia will use the law about two unmarried people having sex outside of wedlock as an effective weapon to get men to pay more in child support than they can afford.
So, remember, when you drive across state lines, there may very well be laws like these two in Minnesota: A person may not cross state lines with a duck atop his head and citizens may not enter Wisconsin with a chicken on their head.
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So that is the problem with Alabama. Instead of flicking boogers they are eating them, maybe they could all move to Israel where it’s only illegal on Sundays to pick yer nose. Two birds one stone, the good Amrukan christains can be in the holy land and we can get educated Israelis taking up space in Alabama. Gotcha. In my house, everything but EVERYTHING is President Obama’s fault. Note to self, do not have sex in VA ever. WTF is unnatural intercourse, oh hell never mind, second note, don’t do the bumping of uglies in MI either Jess.
There should be a law against being Michele Bachmann or Sarah Palin.
In my house if you are a dumbass, you shall be laughed at.
It is illegal to walk your cow on Boston Common on a Sunday.
The one that I don’t think is dumb is about running out of gas on the Autobahn. You can get a ticket here for that, too. The idea is that you only stop for emergencies for safety and filling with fuel before getting on the freeway.
I agree with you Mike.