Really Stupid Laws

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 8/4/04 at 1:41pm

Really Stupid Laws


All of the following laws are real.

(Apparently, they were passed long ago and nobody ever got around to nipping them in the bud.)





California

It is illegal to set a mousetrap without a hunting license.

Women may not drive in a house coat.



New Jersey

You cannot pump your own gas.

All gas stations are full service only.

In Ocean City, it is against the law to slurp your soup at a restaurant.



New York

It is against the law to throw a ball at someone's head for fun.

The penalty for jumping off a building is death.



Florida

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.



Ohio

Women are prohibited from wearing patent leather shoes in public.

It is illegal to get a fish drunk.



Kansas

Pedestrians crossing the highways at night must wear tail lights.

No one may catch fish with his bare hands.



Oklahoma

Violators can be arrested and/or jailed for making ugly faces at a dog.

State law prohibits anyone taking a bite out of another's hamburger.



Alabama

It is illegal to wear a fake mustache that causes laughter in church.

Boogers may not be flicked into the wind.



Wisconsin

In Racine, it is illegal to wake a fireman when he is asleep.

Butter substitutes are not allowed to be served in state prisons.



Virginia

It is illegal to sell peanut brittle on Sundays.

Flipping a coin in a restaurant to see who pays for coffee is outlawed.

[GovernorSlaton]

Posted: 8/4/04 at 1:46pm

"The penalty for jumping off a building is death."

Well obviously...

[SonofMammaMiaSam]

Posted: 8/4/04 at 1:47pm

The gas pumping law in Jersey is far from stupid. I never smell of gasoline and I get to stare at the occasionally hot pump jockey as he services me. Updated On: 8/4/04 at 01:47 PM

[marlomanners]

Posted: 8/4/04 at 1:49pm

I heard some states have passed laws to keep gay people from getting married.

[FrAiLtYEnCoRe]

Posted: 8/4/04 at 9:49pm

Apparently it's legal to go AWOL during Vietnam and get away with it, as long as daddy is in the pockets of all the American elitests.(s/p)

[POLisPOL]

Posted: 8/4/04 at 9:54pm

This is my favourite one!

Violators can be arrested and/or jailed for making ugly faces at a dog.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 8/4/04 at 10:02pm

I still don't understand why you need to be 17 to attend a rated R movie, but 18 to purchase one...

[son_of_a_gunn_25]

Posted: 8/4/04 at 10:10pm

http://www.ahajokes.com/laws014.html Here are some of Indiana's dumb laws.

[POLisPOL]

Posted: 8/4/04 at 10:15pm

This is incredible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

# The value of Pi is 4, and not 3.1415.

I'm laughing on the floor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[theatreguy]

Posted: 8/4/04 at 10:32pm

One of my favorites from my home state of Oregon:

One may not box with a kangaroo.

[GovernorSlaton]

Posted: 8/4/04 at 10:44pm

"It is illegal for barbers to threaten to cut off kid's ears."

SWING YOUR RAZOR WIDE, SWEENEY...

[~FloweryFriend~]

Posted: 8/4/04 at 10:45pm

In South Bend, Indiana, it is illegal to make a monkey smoke a cigarette.

(I go to school there. High-class education.)



In Michigan:

• a woman is not allowed to cut her own hair without her husband's permission. (I cut my own hair, but I'm not married. Not sure if this is grounds for arrest or not.)
  
• you may not swear in front of women or children. (and now that I know of this law, I fully plan to sue anyone that swears in my presence... I'll win, won't I?)
  
• no man may seduce or corrupt an unmarried girl. Punishment is up to 5 years in prison. (none of you are from Michigan, right?)

Updated On: 8/4/04 at 10:45 PM

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 8/4/04 at 10:49pm

Flowery!!! AHHHH!!!

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 8/4/04 at 10:52pm

Don't get me started...they have websites dedicated to this stuff. It's funny to read.

[chinkie azn jai]

Posted: 8/5/04 at 12:03am

http://dumblaws.com/laws.php?site=laws&cid=184
those are quite amusing.

[insomniak]

Posted: 8/5/04 at 12:28am

And yet mullets are still legal in all fifty states.

[boborunstheshow]

Posted: 8/5/04 at 12:31am

up until about 20 years ago, i believe, you could still shoot a mormon onsite and not be prosecuted in missouri.

[boborunstheshow]

Posted: 8/5/04 at 12:31am

someone with a name similar to my own came and immitated my post. I am preventing confusion

Updated On: 8/5/04 at 12:31 AM

[BWayBoy88]

Posted: 8/6/04 at 2:24am

Ellen Degenerous(sp?) had a game on her show once where people had to guess if the law was real or if the writers made it up. I remember the patent leather boots one.