In Ottumwa, Iowa, "It is unlawful for any male person, within the corporate limits of the (city), to wink at any female person with whom he is unaquainted."
In Los Angeles, you cannot bathe two babies in the same tub at the same time.
In Zion, Ill., it is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, and other domesticated animals kept as pets. Kibo.
In Carmel, N.Y., a man can’t go outside while wearing a jacket and pants that do not match. nj.
Attention Gooley: In Clawson, Mich., there is a law that makes it LEGAL for a farmer to sleep with his pigs, cows, horses, goats, and chickens.
In Gary, Ind., persons are prohibited from attending a movie house or other theater and from riding a public streetcar within four hours of eating garlic.
In Miami, it’s illegal for men to be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown. Blair!
In St. Louis, it’s illegal to sit on the curb of any city street and drink beer from a bucket. cj!
In Detroit, couples are banned from making love in an automobile unless the act takes place while the vehicle is parked on the couple’s own property. Jenine!
In Hartford, Conn., you aren’t allowed to cross a street while walking on your hands.
In Michigan, a woman isn’t allowed to cut her own hair without her husband’s permission. Gypsy!
In Baltimore, it’s illegal to throw bales of hay from a second-story window within the city limits.It’s also illegal to take a lion to the movies.
In Oxford, Ohio, it’s illegal for a woman to strip off her clothing while standing in front of a man’s picture. Gypsy?
In Nicholas County, W. Va., no member of the clergy is allowed to tell jokes or humerous stories from the pulpit during a church service.
In California, animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship. Gypsy.
In Pennsylvania, "any motorist driving along a country road at night must stop every mile and send up a rocket signal, wait 10 minutes for the road to be cleared of livestock, and continue."
In Carrizozo, N.M., it’s forbidden for a female to appear unshaven in public (includes legs and face). Gypsy!
In Los Angeles, a man is legally entitled to beat his wife with a leather belt or strap, but the belt can’t be wider than 2 inches, unless he has his wife’s consent to beat her with a wider strap. gypsy.
In Kentucky, "No female shall appear in a bathing suit on any highway within this state unless she be escorted by at least two officers or unless she be armed with a club" gypsy
An amendment to the above legislation: "The provisions of this statuate shall not apply to females weighing less than 90 pounds nor exceeding 200 pounds (gypsy), nor shall it apply to female horses."
In the United States, the federal government forces states to set speed limits of 55 miles per hour or less. This law was later ammedend to allow travel at 65 miles per hour but only on rural roads.
Sorry, but I think it’s hilarious! Yes, they are crazy law’s, but you can’t help laughing can you! It could be a case of multiple insanity, but it’s worth it for the laughs!
September 30th, 2009 at 2:56 pm
well with a dum ass president that you have im not surprised you have these laws .
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September 30th, 2009 at 3:43 pm
Well we know all americans are mad ;]
Joking, guys.
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September 30th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
lol the sad thing is laws tend to come from peoples actions therefore creating the law,, as these are in the USA I am not surprised are you ?
Great List btw
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September 30th, 2009 at 4:10 pm
And that folks, is the state of the nation!
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September 30th, 2009 at 4:40 pm
Sorry, but I think it’s hilarious! Yes, they are crazy law’s, but you can’t help laughing can you! It could be a case of multiple insanity, but it’s worth it for the laughs!
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September 30th, 2009 at 5:17 pm
these are obviously not followed but:
1. harrassment
2. something sexual?
3. cruelty to animals.
4. obviously not true.
5. sleep in what way? sleep, yes, for heat. sleep = sex? no law against it in many states therefore it is legal.
6. not enforced
7. tranny laws?
8. probably a previous case in court
9. OBVIOUS for lewd behaviour
10. previous case, slows down traffic, obstruction
11. false
12. clearly past court cases
13. false
14. past case
15. not enforced
16. probably too many animals and people killed in road accidents because of the dark
17. not enforced
18. pain
19. past court case
20. children free to wear bathing suits wont attract attention.
21.yeah, so?
who is this gypsy you keep referring to?
and clearly whoever makes a law can be medically insane as long as they are LEGALLY insane, so what?!
where do you keep getting these laws? it would be better to know your source to know if its reliable.
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September 30th, 2009 at 5:58 pm
Prisoner 1: What are you in for?
Prisoner 2: Rape and manslaughter. You?
Prisoner 1: I took my lion to the movies.
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September 30th, 2009 at 6:45 pm
This is a good laugh, but the last statement is so wrong it bears correcting. Rural roads are most definitely not set at 65 mph. More like 25 to 50 mph depending on their composition and width (dirt two lane road compared to concrete four lane). 65 mph is usually confined to highways and turnpikes. In the extreme Mid-west and South-west you may find 65 mph on rural four lane roads through low population areas such as high plains and deserts.
Since I’m an Ohioan, I guess that means when I’m in Oxford I’ll have to turn my husband’s picture face-to-the-wall when undressing, lol.
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Linda C. – I’m not sure where you got your info but the US does indeed set it’s standard in miles not kilometres. Makes it a puzzle for us when we drive in England.
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September 30th, 2009 at 7:28 pm
I remember hearing this one a while ago:
In Alaska or Washington or Oregon…(don’t remember which):
It is illegal to shoot a whale from inside a vehicle.
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September 30th, 2009 at 8:15 pm
there are so may crazy laws that youd go crazy thinking why any society would actually consider these and then require it as a law
law makers of the past did only follow the soceitys rules most of the time, so its not exactly only their fault
society is to blame for its picking and choosing what is pc and what is not
and with ever new year comes one hundred more pc rules and some of them may well end up laws one day too
and people will look back at them in 3 hundred years saying, wow what were these people on!!
my problem is with the politicians and judicial system that wont sort these old laws out and this means they still apply
its ludicrous,
cant they just say they dont legaly apply now, and make it official,
but its too much time and money in their opinion
so the nutty laws of the past stand until someone uses their heads and actually spends the time personaly taking care of this issue
(we have these kinds of nutty laws of the past in britain too, thers one with goats and sheep, i cant remember now but its nuts
i think theres one with cats being required to wear 2 bells, to allert animals and shepards of their coming)
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September 30th, 2009 at 8:41 pm
LOL Suzie! I would love to see a cop running up to one of these people breaking the law and handing them a ticket. The poor policeman just might feel a little embarrassed for even writing it out…..oh dear I just thought about a jury getting picked for one of these. Great laughs!
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September 30th, 2009 at 9:31 pm
Thanx for the funnies. And y’all ‘cross the pond, lighten up.
(but don’t get a horse drunk in Arkansas).
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September 30th, 2009 at 9:51 pm
Thanks for the laughs, It is funny to think that once upon a time someplace these laws must made some sense
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September 30th, 2009 at 10:34 pm
At least inane if not, indeed, insane.
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September 30th, 2009 at 10:54 pm
Well…..I’m going to jail in Ottumwa
in LA too …I’ve been in a "hot tub" there at a "party"
I’m OK in Clawson……I ain’t a farmer
in Gary, Ind. they should include… beans !
in Miami……well…damn it !
St. Louis…..that just ain’t right
hoho…my son would have been illegal in Detroit
I’ll take my chances in Hartford
in Oxford…..don’t flash your ID while getting a lap dance
I had to leave the clergy in Nickolas Co.
Carrizozo, NM…..could expand on that one a bit
in Kentucky…..yea….I’ve seen "Deliverance"
I like that amendment
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September 30th, 2009 at 11:37 pm
I think you must think we’re all clinically insane to believe this rubbish. Take your last 1. America do not set speed limits by miles per hour but by kilometres. Take a good long look come on be serious now.
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September 30th, 2009 at 11:51 pm
For those of you who don’t live in the US, most of these are laws that were put on the books many decades, perhaps a century or more ago, and have just never been removed.
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October 1st, 2009 at 12:22 am
Hmmmmmmm Yup glad i live in Scotland lol
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October 1st, 2009 at 1:07 am
what?! it makes you wonder what happened that caused these laws to be made. And to think that the majority of the legislation had to approve of this! gypsy!
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October 1st, 2009 at 1:38 am
Most of these laws were intended for the good and welfare of our citizens. Unfortunately, by the time it came to put them in writing them morons did not know how to word the laws to make sense of them.
It looks like we have Freedom From Literacy,as well as , Freedom From Religion.and apparently Our Legal Consultant (Hillary Clinton) and our Consultant for the welfare of the US /citizens (Richard Simmons) did the actual and wording and writing of the these laws. Just can’t wait for The new and improved ones to be substituted. Like it will be unlawful for the US Citizens to walk the streets at high noon or park your horse on the right side of the street. If it were not so frightening , it would be funny.
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October 1st, 2009 at 2:23 am
Only in America – I remember reading that one of the first things Clint Eastwood ( or was it Sonny Bono?) did when he became Mayor of Carmel was to get some of these very old laws repealed, like it was illegal to eat an ice cream on the street.
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