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submitted by Sang on 12.6.2005

  • Violators can be fined, arrested or jailed for making ugly faces at a dog.
  • Dogs must have a permit signed by the mayor in order to congregate in groups of three or more on private property.
  • Tattoos are banned.
  • It is illegal to wear your boots to bed.
  • Fish may not be contained in fishbowls while on a public bus.
  • Tissues are not to be found in the back of one’s car.
  • Females are forbidden from doing their own hair without being licensed by the state.
  • Whale hunting is strictly prohibitted throughout the entire state of Oklahoma.
  • In Tulsa, Oklahoma the limit on kisses is three minutes (by law).
  • Oklahoma will not tolerate anyone taking a bite out of another’s hamburger.
  • It is against the law to read a comic book while operating a motor vehicle.
  • One may not promote a “horse tripping event”.
  • No one may spit on a sidewalk.
  • Ada: If you wear New York Jets clothing, you may be put in jail.
  • Hawthahorne: It is unlawful to put any hypnotized person in a display window.
  • Oklahoma City: No one may walk backwards downtown while eating a hamburger.
  • Schulter: Women may not gamble in the nude, in lingerie, or while wearing a towel.
  • Tulsa: You may not open a soda bottle without the supervision of a licensed engineer.
  • Tulsa: Elephants are not to be taken into the downtown area.
  • Wynona: One’s mode of transportation must be tied up while not attended.
  • Wynona: Mules may not drink out of bird baths.
  • Wynona: Clothes may not be washed in bird baths.
  • Yukon: It is illegal to tie a horse in front of city hall.

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submitted by Sang on 12.6.2005

It is illegal to paint polka dots on the American flag.

People may not buy a mattress on Sunday.

It is illegal to pretend that one’s parents are rich.

When two trains come to a crossing, neither shall go until the other has passed.

All lollipops are banned.

A law to reduce crime states: “It is mandatory for a motorist with criminal intentions to stop at the city limits and telephone the chief of police as he is entering the town.”

Bremerton: You may not shuck peanuts on the street.

Everett: It is illegal to display a hypnotized or allegedly hypnotized person in a store window.

Lynden: Dancing and drinking may not occur at the same establishment.

Seattle: You may not carry a concealed weapon that is over six feet in length

Seattle: Women who sit on men’s laps on buses or trains without placing a pillow between them face an automatic six-month jail term.

Seattle: No one may set fire to another person’s property without prior permission.

Seattle: It is illegal to carry a fishbowl or aquarium onto a bus because the sound of the water sloshing may disturb other passengers.

Spokane: TV’s may not be bought on Sundays.

Waldron Island: No structure shall contain more than two toilets that use potable water for flushing.

Wilbur: You may not ride an ugly horse.


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submitted by Sang on 12.5.2005

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.M. on Thursdays.

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.

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

A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing.

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.

It is illegal to skateboard without a license.

Penalty for horse theft is death by hanging.

It is illegal to block any traveled wagon road.

In Florida it is illegal to fish while driving across a bridge.

In Florida failure to tell your neighbor his house is on fire is illegal.

Florida law forbids rats to leave the ships docked in Tampa Bay.

Cape Coral: It is against the city ordinance to hang your clothes outside on a clothesline.

Cape Coral: It it illegal to park a pick-up truck in your driveway or in front of your house on the street (This law is limited to only those who do not own the house)

Daytona Beach: The molestation of trash cans is banned.

Daytona Beach: While intoxicated, being under influence of narcotics is prohibited.

Daytona Beach: It shall be unlawful for any person to swim or bathe in that portion of the Atlantic Ocean within the corporate limits of the city when under the influence of intoxicating liquor or narcotic drugs to the extent that his or her normal faculties are impaired.

Hialeah: Ambling and strolling is a misdemeanor.

Key West: Chickens are considered a ‘protected species’.

Miami: It is forbidden to imitate an animal.

Miami: No person shall operate a bicycle unless it is equipped with a bell or device capable of giving a signal audible for a distance of at least 100 feet, but no bicycle shall be equipped with, nor shall any person use upon a bicycle, any siren or whistle.

Pensacola: Citizens may not be caught downtown without at least 10 dollars on their person;

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

Pensacola: A women can be fined (only after death), for being electrocuted in a bath-tub because of using self-beautification utensils.

Pinecrest: In order to operate a burglar alarm, a permit must be obtained.

Sarasota: If you hit a pedestrian you are fined $78.00

Sarasota: It is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit.

Sarasota: You may not catch crabs.

Tampa Bay: It is illegal to eat cottage cheese on Sunday after 6:00 P.M.


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