Alabama:
1. It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a
vehicle.
Alaska:
1. It is illegal to push a live moose out of a moving airplane.
Arkansas:
1. A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once
a month.
2. Flirtation between the members of the opposite sex on the
streets of Little Rock may result in a 30 day jail term.
California:
1. Community leaders passed an ordinance that makes it illegal for
anyone to try and stop a child from playfully jumping over puddles
of water.
2. In L.A. a man can legally beat his wife with a leather strap, as long
as it is less than two inches wide, or she gives him permission to
use a wider strap.
3. It is illegal to set a mousetrap without a hunting license.
Connecticut:
1. You can be stopped by the police for biking over 65 miles per hour.
2. You are not allowed to walk across a street on your hands.
Florida:
1. Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as can
the salon owner.
2. A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday
or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing.
3. If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has
to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.
4. (Sarasota) It is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in
a swimsuit.
5. Men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.
6. Unmarried women who parachute on Sundays may be jailed.
Illinois:
1. It is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, and
other domesticated animal kept as pets.
Indiana:
1. Bathing is prohibited during the winter.
2. Citizens are not allowed to attend a movie house or theater nor
ride in a public streetcar within at least four hours after eating
garlic.
Iowa:
1. Kisses may last for as much as, but no more than, five minutes.
Kentucky:
1. By law, anyone who has been drinking is “sober” until he or she
“cannot hold onto the ground.”
2. It is illegal to transport an ice cream cone in your pocket.
Louisiana:
1. It is illegal to rob a bank and then shoot at the bank teller with
a water pistol.
2. Biting someone with your natural teeth is “simple assault,” while
biting someone with your false teeth is “aggravated assault.”
Massachusetts:
1. Mourners at a wake may not eat more than three sandwiches.
2. Snoring is prohibited unless all bedroom windows are closed and
securely locked.
3. An old ordinance declares goatees illegal unless you first pay a
special license fee for the privilege of wearing one in public.
4. Taxi drivers are prohibited from making love in the front seat of
their taxi during their shifts.
5. (Boston) It is illegal to take a bath unless one has been ordered by a
physician to do so.
6. In 1659, the Massachusetts outlawed Christmas.
Nebraska:
1. A parent can be arrested if his child cannot hold back a burp
during a church service.
Nevada:
1. It is illegal to drive a camel on the highway.
2. (Eureka) Men who wear moustaches are forbidden from kissing women.
New Mexico:
1. Females are strictly forbidden to appear unshaven in public.
New York:
1. 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.
North Dakota:
1. Beer & pretzels can't be served at the same time in any bar or
restaurant.
Ohio:
1. Women are prohibited from wearing patent leather shoes in public.
Oklahoma:
1. Violators can be fined, arrested or jailed for making ugly faces at
a dog.
2. Females are forbidden from doing their own hair without being
licensed by the state.
3. Dogs must have a permit signed by the mayor in order to congregate
in groups of three or more on private property.
4. Whale hunting is strictly forbidden throughout the entire state…
5. (Tulsa) Kisses lasing more than three minutes are forbidden…
Pennsylvania:
1. A special cleaning ordinance bans housewives from hiding dirt and
dust under a rug in a dwelling.
2. No man may purchase alcohol without written consent from his wife.
Rhode Island:
1. (Providence) It is illegal to sell toothpaste ands toothbrush to the same]
customer on a Sunday.
2. (Newport) It is illegal to smoke a pipe after sunset.
Tennessee:
1. It is illegal to use a lasso to catch a fish.
2. (Dyersburg) It is illegal for a woman to call a man for a date.
3. (Memphis) It is illegal for a woman to drive by herself; “a man
must walk or run in front of the vehicle, waving a red flag in order
to warn approaching pedestrians and motorists”.
Texas:
1. A city ordinance states that a person cannot go barefoot without
first obtaining a special five-dollar permit.
2. It is illegal to take more than three sips of beer at a time while
standing.
3. A recently passed antcrime law requires criminals to give
their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to
explain the nature of the crime to be committed.
4. In San Antonio, it is illegal for both sexes to flirt or
respond to flirtation using the eyes and/or hands.
Utah:
1. Birds have the right of way on all highways.
2. A husband is responsible for every criminal act commited by his wife
while she is in his presence.
Vermont:
1. Lawmakers made it obligatory for everybody to take at least one
bath each week – on Saturday night.
Washington:
1. All lollipops are banned.
2. 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.
West Virginia:
1. No children may attend school with their breath smelling of ”wild
onions."
Seattle, Washington:
1.It is illegal to sit on a man's lap on a metro bus, unless you are married.
Vancouver, WA:
1. A city law that requires all motor vehicles to carry anchors… as
an emergency brake.
Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan (Canada):
1. It is illegal for a teen to walk down main street for
Fort Qu'Appelle with their shoes untied.
2. It is illegal to leave your horse in front of the Country Squire
(local hotel) without hitching it securely to the hitching post
(which was removed yeeeeeaaaars ago).
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