Comments on: Weird Laws http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/5697 Feel Smart Again Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:20:58 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Casey http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/5697/comment-page-1#comment-124511 Casey Fri, 06 Feb 2009 03:14:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/5697#comment-124511 I know it's a little late, but here goes my hometown... Satellite Beach, FL: Persons may not appear in public clothed in liquid latex. I know it’s a little late, but here goes my hometown…

Satellite Beach, FL:

Persons may not appear in public clothed in liquid latex.

]]> By: Samantha http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/5697/comment-page-1#comment-76607 Samantha Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:36:39 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/5697#comment-76607 This is probably my favorite. I even found its official number. In Louisiana it is illegal to drink blood. So much for all the vampires... This is probably my favorite. I even found its official number.

In Louisiana it is illegal to drink blood.

So much for all the vampires…

]]> By: Eliza http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/5697/comment-page-1#comment-66914 Eliza Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:21:46 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/5697#comment-66914 here are some dumb laws in north carolina It is illegal to stand outside the police station for any purpose after dark. No person may walk on top of the water tank of the city. You may not ride a bicycle without having both your hands on the handle bars. Restaurants “with on sidewalk dining” must post their menu so that it is clearly readable from the sidewalk, but is not readable from the street. Cars may not be driven on sidewalks. The mere possession of a lottery ticket is illegal in North Carolina and may result in a $2,000 fine. While having sex, you must stay in the missionary position and have the shades pulled. If a man and a woman who aren’t married go to a hotel/motel and register themselves as married then, according to state law, they are legally married. It is illegal to have sex in a churchyard. Persons in possession of illegal substances must pay taxes on them. A three dollar tax must be paid on all white goods sold. Organizations may not hold their meetings while the members present are in costume. It is illegal to drive cars through city cemeteries for pleasure. No one may visit their departed loved ones late at night. here are some dumb laws in north carolina
It is illegal to stand outside the police station for any purpose after dark.
No person may walk on top of the water tank of the city.
You may not ride a bicycle without having both your hands on the handle bars.
Restaurants “with on sidewalk dining” must post their menu so that it is clearly readable from the sidewalk, but is not readable from the street.
Cars may not be driven on sidewalks.
The mere possession of a lottery ticket is illegal in North Carolina and may result in a $2,000 fine.
While having sex, you must stay in the missionary position and have the shades pulled.
If a man and a woman who aren’t married go to a hotel/motel and register themselves as married then, according to state law, they are legally married.
It is illegal to have sex in a churchyard.
Persons in possession of illegal substances must pay taxes on them.
A three dollar tax must be paid on all white goods sold.
Organizations may not hold their meetings while the members present are in costume.
It is illegal to drive cars through city cemeteries for pleasure.
No one may visit their departed loved ones late at night.

]]> By: Hall http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/5697/comment-page-1#comment-64409 Hall Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:08:44 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/5697#comment-64409 IN Alabama...It is illegal to sell peanuts in Lee County after sundown on Wednesday. Women may not wear a ‘lewd dress’ in public. No one may use a ‘funk ball’ within the city limits. Bathing in city fountains is prohibited. No person within the city may possess confetti. It is illegal to spit orange peels on the sidewalk. ‘Spray String’ is banned. Most locales do not have this problem, but Mobile found it necessary to ban bicycles from the interstate highways. If one wishes to read palms in the city, they must first pay $10 for a permit. It is illegal to howl at ladies within the city limits. It is unlawful to wear women’s pumps with sharp, high heels. Montgomery It is considered an offense to open an umbrella on a street, for fear of spooking horses. wrestling matches are prohibited. Incestuous marriages are legal. It is illegal to impersonate a person of the clergy. It is illegal to maim oneself to escape duty. You may not drive barefooted. Dominoes may not be played on Sunday. It is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church. Putting salt on a railroad track may be punishable by death. Boogers may not be flicked into the wind. It is legal to drive the wrong way down a one-way street if you have a lantern attached to the front of your automobile. You must have windshield wipers on your car. You may not have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at any time. Masks may not be worn in public. Women are able to retain all property they owned prior to marriage in the case of divorce. However, this provision does not apply to men ..... IN Alabama…It is illegal to sell peanuts in Lee County after sundown on Wednesday.

Women may not wear a ‘lewd dress’ in public.

No one may use a ‘funk ball’ within the city limits.

Bathing in city fountains is prohibited.

No person within the city may possess confetti.

It is illegal to spit orange peels on the sidewalk.

‘Spray String’ is banned.

Most locales do not have this problem, but Mobile found it necessary to ban bicycles from the interstate highways.

If one wishes to read palms in the city, they must first pay $10 for a permit.

It is illegal to howl at ladies within the city limits.

It is unlawful to wear women’s pumps with sharp, high heels.

Montgomery
It is considered an offense to open an umbrella on a street, for fear of spooking horses.
wrestling matches are prohibited.

Incestuous marriages are legal.

It is illegal to impersonate a person of the clergy.

It is illegal to maim oneself to escape duty.

You may not drive barefooted.
Dominoes may not be played on Sunday.

It is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church.
Putting salt on a railroad track may be punishable by death.
Boogers may not be flicked into the wind.
It is legal to drive the wrong way down a one-way street if you have a lantern attached to the front of your automobile.
You must have windshield wipers on your car.
You may not have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at any time.
Masks may not be worn in public.
Women are able to retain all property they owned prior to marriage in the case of divorce. However, this provision does not apply to men
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]]> By: craig http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/5697/comment-page-1#comment-23146 craig Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:20:49 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/5697#comment-23146 In Toronto, it is illegal to drag a dead horse down Yonge Street on a Sunday. In Toronto, it is illegal to drag a dead horse down Yonge Street on a Sunday.

]]> By: alisia http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/5697/comment-page-1#comment-22994 alisia Thu, 06 Sep 2007 20:48:56 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/5697#comment-22994 In AR it is also illegal to give or recieve oral sex as well as anal sex. You can also beat your wife with a stick. In AR it is also illegal to give or recieve oral sex as well as anal sex.

You can also beat your wife with a stick.

]]> By: d http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/5697/comment-page-1#comment-22963 d Thu, 06 Sep 2007 18:32:56 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/5697#comment-22963 greenstrawberries : the same law is in effect in Pennsylvania. On college campuses, fraternities can have large beautiful houses, whereas sororities are given use of a floor of a dormitory (if that) greenstrawberries : the same law is in effect in Pennsylvania. On college campuses, fraternities can have large beautiful houses, whereas sororities are given use of a floor of a dormitory (if that)

]]> By: Zell http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/5697/comment-page-1#comment-22949 Zell Thu, 06 Sep 2007 17:11:54 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/5697#comment-22949 In TN it is illegal to sell hollow logs. It is also illegal to use a lasso to catch a fish. And the kicker, Giving or receiving oral sex is still prohibited by law. In TN it is illegal to sell hollow logs.

It is also illegal to use a lasso to catch a fish.

And the kicker, Giving or receiving oral sex is still prohibited by law.

]]> By: Taylor http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/5697/comment-page-1#comment-22918 Taylor Thu, 06 Sep 2007 15:21:28 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/5697#comment-22918 In Alabama it is illegal for women to drive barefoot. Men are free to go shoeless. In Alabama it is illegal for women to drive barefoot. Men are free to go shoeless.

]]> By: racinjason http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/5697/comment-page-1#comment-13288 racinjason Thu, 24 May 2007 09:33:19 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/5697#comment-13288 I'm sure this went on the books as a joke, but in Sequim, Washington it is illegal for it to rain. I’m sure this went on the books as a joke, but in Sequim, Washington it is illegal for it to rain.

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