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funny laws
Topic Started: Feb 22 2006, 05:41 PM (1,973 Views)
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I've said it before, but i'll say it again, we need to get rid of 99.99% of laws in the US, almost all of which are blatantly unconstitutional, as well as stupid.
And preferably, find a law or loophole that will let us put a bullet in the heads of whoever passed these laws, if they're still alive.

Anyway, from what I've heard, it's illegal to sell or purchase sex toys (or maybe just vibrators?) in Texas.
Go figure..
Is there anything good about Texas?
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February 22, 2006 11:51 PM
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February 22, 2006 08:06 PM
here is a list of stupid laws here in NYC. I was inspired to post this list after reading the other posts here..


  • 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.


  • A license must be purchased before hanging clothes on a clothesline.


  • The penalty for jumping off a building is death.


  • While riding in an elevator, one must talk to no one, and fold his hands while looking toward the door.
     

  • Slippers are not to be worn after 10:00 P.M.


  • A man can't go outside while wearing a jacket and pants that do not match. (Carmel)


  • Women may go topless in public, providing it is not being used as a business. (New York)


  • It is illegal for a woman to be on the street wearing "body hugging clothing." (New York)


  • Citizens may not greet each other by "putting one's thumb to the nose and wiggling the fingers". (New York)


  • It is illegal for men to go topless in the center of town. (Ocean City)


  • It is illegal to eat in the street in residential neighborhoods, and the only beverage you can drink on the beach is water in a clear plastic bottle. (Ocean City)


  • It is illegal to disrobe in a wagon. (Sag Harbor)


  • If one wishes to bathe in the city limits, they must be clothed in a "suitable bathing suit". (Sag Harbor)


  • It is illegal for a father to call his son a "mullet" or "queer" in an effort to curb "girlie behavior." (Staten Island)


  • You may only water your lawn if the hose is held in your hand. (Staten Island)

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

  • A person may not walk around on Sundays with an ice cream cone in his/her pocket.

  • New Yorkers cannot dissolve a marriage for irreconcilable differences, unless they both agree to it. That rarely happens, since one party regularly says "no" to the other, or there wouldn't be a reason to dissolve the marriage. If one of the spouses says "no" to the divorce, the other party has to prove that the spouse saying "no" was at fault. Fault could be one of four terrible things. If the spouse has abandoned the other spouse, that is, left the house for a year or if there hasn't been sexual relations for a year (how do you prove that?). Another one of the four terrible things, an oft cited fault, is to assert that the spouse has treated the other spouse with physical or mental cruelty. This is usually the case in most deteriorating marriages, but for the court's purposes, yelling and screaming is not usually enough; pictures of bruises taken in the emergency room might suffice. Divorce will be easy if the spouse has been imprisoned for two or three years. Much more difficult is the last fault, adultery. This keeps a lot of private detectives in business, since lipstick on the collar is not proof. It also means that lawyers get paid to "prove" fault, or on the other side, to show how lame the opposing side's "fault" claim is.

  • While riding in an elevator, one must talk to no one, and fold his hands while looking toward the door.

  • During a concert, it is illegal to eat peanuts and walk backwards on the sidewalks.

  • Citizens may not greet each other by "putting one's thumb to the nose and wiggling the fingers".

  • It is also illegal to have a visible erection in public.


You repeated some of those laws. I don't like them, therefor I won't ask for my contry's government to add those to the book of laws.

did i miss something? :blink:
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The penalty for jumping off a building is death.


I think this is meant for small buildings, but still, that's a really dumb law. I'm gonna test it one day...

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Im from England so i thought id post some laws, Old and new from england.

It is illegal to be drunk on Licensed Premises (in a pub or bar).

It is illegal for two adult men to have sex in the same house as a third person.

A Chelsea Pensioner may not be impersonated.

Mince pies are not to be eaten on Christmas Day.

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

It is illegal to leave baggage unattended. << Not Supprised!

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. << LMAO

Placing a postage stamp that bears the Queen (or King) upside down is considered treason. The penalty is death.

You can only shoot a Welsh person with a bow and arrow inside the city walls and after midnight

In York...Excluding Sundays, it is perfectly legal to shoot a Scotsman with a bow and arrow, You cant be prosicuted.

In scotland, It is illegal to be a drunk in possession of a cow. CRAZY

If someone knocks on your door and requires the use of your toilet, you must let them enter. << JUST HIDE THE TOILET ROLL :shifty:
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If you deny about the Holocaust in Germany, you can be jailed.
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February 23, 2006 03:27 AM
If you deny about the Holocaust in Germany, you can be jailed.

i saw a guy on the news this week who got 3 years inside for this!

so much for freedom of speech and opinion :r
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February 22, 2006 07:09 PM
Well because there are still some elementary schools that don't teach sexual-education. A scene like this may cause a lot of children to start asking their teacher questions. So I can see how parents wouldn't want an untrained teacher to start talking about sex without warning to the parents.
It happens all the time in nature, but a lot of parents would like to be the ones to give "the talk" over some untrained teacher...a place of worship may offend some ...especially if they can hear the sounds while praying.

.. a tavern..well.. its best for the forum if I don't go into details :P

wot! every school in britain has to. by law

anyway in britain its illegal to hang a bed out of a window.

its also illegal to be stood within 20 feet or something, of a monarch without socks on
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February 23, 2006 03:37 AM
Archangel1
February 23, 2006 03:27 AM
If you deny about the Holocaust in Germany, you can be jailed.

i saw a guy on the news this week who got 3 years inside for this!

so much for freedom of speech and opinion :r

thats kind of fair enough. hes a bit of an idiot anyway
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nice job guys prety funny
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February 23, 2006 02:48 AM

Placing a postage stamp that bears the Queen (or King) upside down is considered treason. The penalty is death.


not anymore. it was the death penalty until 1998 then really quietly thay fully abolished the death penalty. its also thought you can get the death penalty for 'arson in royal dockyard' but that was abolished in 1971
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February 23, 2006 12:56 PM
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February 23, 2006 02:48 AM

Placing a postage stamp that bears the Queen (or King) upside down is considered treason. The penalty is death.


not anymore. it was the death penalty until 1998 then really quietly thay fully abolished the death penalty. its also thought you can get the death penalty for 'arson in royal dockyard' but that was abolished in 1971

*Pc_loadletter is glad he is not in the UK

*Pc_loadletter would fear breaking a law.
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lol there loads of crazy laws in the UK but even if you went to jail your sentence would be short because they only gave the murderers of a 2 year old 8 years in jail!
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lol. This made my day.

Here are the laws from my adopted home-state, Florida:

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Penalty for horse theft is death by hanging.

It is considered an offense to shower naked.

You are not allowed to break more than three dishes per day, or chip the edges of more than four cups and/or saucers.

It is illegal to block any traveled wagon road.

Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as can the salon owner.

If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle. ( :lol:)

It is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit. (crap..broke that law tons of times...)

You may not fart in a public place after 6 P.M. on Thursdays. (erm...  :shifty:)

Men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.

It is illegal to skateboard without a license. (Broke that law tons of times too)

A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing. (What the crap?!?)

Having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal. (Good thing I live in germany now...  :rolleyes: )


In the nearist town to my adopted home town in Florida:

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

It is illegal to roll a barrel on any street, fines go up according to the contents of the barrel.

Citizens may not be caught downtown without at least 10 dollars on their person (WTF?) 
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No one may bring a pig with them to the beach.

Persons face up to thirty days in jail for selling oranges on the sidewalk.

Chickens are considered a 'protected species'.

If you notice an ice-cream man attempting to sell his cold concoctions in a cemetery, call the police immediately, for that is illegal.(No, you call the insane asylum, because he's trying to sell ice cream to a bunch of dead people)

Torpedoes may not be set off in the city

If you wish to go swimming in the ocean, get dressed in your hotel room.(and if I'm not in a hotel room, I'm out of luck.)

It is illegal for an owner of a store to allow another person to pass out free ducklings in front of the store details(but I want a free duckling....)


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I found one for Oklahoma and it said No Whailing...well, guess what? You're land locked buddie. It was weird.
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