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Philadelphia Send message Joined: 12 Feb 07 Posts: 1590 Credit: 399,688 RAC: 0 |
It's illegal to have sex on a parked motorcycle in London. (better keep it moving I guess) Rapists in Nambia can choose either castration or 20 years of hard labor. "It is unlawful to refuse a person a glass of water." (Arizona) (I live in AZ and knew of this one, lol) Here are a bunch more crazy laws, past and present |
John McLeod VII Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0 |
"It is unlawful to refuse a person a glass of water." (Arizona) (I live in AZ and knew of this one, lol) Not stupid when you think about living in the desert. My perents were picknicking on the north rim of the Grand Canyon when a man walked out. His water bag had broken during the night and he had no water for the hike out. If my parents had not been there, he might not have survived (they had a 5 gallon water jug along). BOINC WIKI |
Philadelphia Send message Joined: 12 Feb 07 Posts: 1590 Credit: 399,688 RAC: 0 |
"It is unlawful to refuse a person a glass of water." (Arizona) (I live in AZ and knew of this one, lol) Is there a need for a law though, lol. "Officer, arrest that person, he refused me a drink of water." If you live in AZ and know about the extreme temperatures during the summer, everyone offers a drink (sometimes that kind of drink too:)) to others. |
Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0 |
In Mobile, Alabama, it is illegal for pigeons to eat pebbles from composite roofs. In Berkeley, California, it's against the law to whistle for your lost canary before 7 A.M. In Delaware, you'll get in trouble if you try to pawn your wooden leg LETS BEGIN IN 2010 |
Captain Avatar Send message Joined: 17 May 99 Posts: 15133 Credit: 529,088 RAC: 0 |
In Kentucky it is illegal to eat your boogers on Sunday.... |
John McLeod VII Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0 |
"It is unlawful to refuse a person a glass of water." (Arizona) (I live in AZ and knew of this one, lol) I can imagine a fued between two individuals. Ending when one dies of thirst because the other would not give a drink of water. Yes, any normal human under normal circumstances would give a drink of water if someone was in trouble. Typically strange laws have some basis in some case or other. BOINC WIKI |
Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0 |
In Kentucky it is illegal to eat your boogers on Sunday.... Any Laws on pooting? LETS BEGIN IN 2010 |
Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0 |
Dumb Laws in Alabama Bear wrestling matches are prohibited 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. LETS BEGIN IN 2010 |
Darth Dogbytes™ Send message Joined: 30 Jul 03 Posts: 7512 Credit: 2,021,148 RAC: 0 |
In Kentucky it is illegal to eat your boogers on Sunday.... I thought that was West Virginia, but never in the presence of a blessed rattlesnake. Account frozen... |
Stealth Eagle* Send message Joined: 7 Sep 00 Posts: 5971 Credit: 367,640 RAC: 0 |
in California it is illegal to sleep in the kitchen. What you do today you will have to live with tonight |
Philadelphia Send message Joined: 12 Feb 07 Posts: 1590 Credit: 399,688 RAC: 0 |
in California it is illegal to sleep in the kitchen. If you want a strange law, California will have it :) |
Stealth Eagle* Send message Joined: 7 Sep 00 Posts: 5971 Credit: 367,640 RAC: 0 |
in California it is illegal to sleep in the kitchen. Isn't that the truth, I lived there for nearly 40 years so I know. What you do today you will have to live with tonight |
John McLeod VII Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0 |
This was probably caused by something like a house fire caused by a bed in the kitchen. (think over occupied tennement). BOINC WIKI |
Darth Dogbytes™ Send message Joined: 30 Jul 03 Posts: 7512 Credit: 2,021,148 RAC: 0 |
...and now for Reno, Nevada: Sec. 8.12.015. Sitting or lying down on public sidewalks in the downtown redevelopment district prohibited. (b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person shall sit or lie down upon a public sidewalk, or upon a blanket, chair, stool, or any other object placed upon a public sidewalk in the downtown redevelopment district, as it is defined in section 18.07.040 of the Reno Municipal Code. (Ord. No. 4482, � 1, 2-28-95) Sec. 8.12.045. Benches and seats on public sidewalks. No person shall place or maintain any chair, bench or permanent seat on any street, alley or sidewalk, except as provided for inTitles 4 and 5 and section 8.12.015, or as otherwise authorized by the city without first obtaining written permission from the city council. (Ord. No. 4647, � 5, 7-9-96; Ord. No. 4880, � 1, 5-26-98) Sec. 8.14.040. Sale of sexual paraphernalia. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, offer to sell or display for sale any device, including but not limited to dildos and artificial vaginae, designed or marketed as useful primarily for the stimulation of human genital organs. (Ord. No. 2805, � 1 (11.12.157), 2-11-80) Account frozen... |
Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0 |
Stupid Laws from California No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour. You are not permitted to wear cowboy boots unless you already own at least two cows. (Blythe} Detonating a nuclear device within the city limits results in a $500 fine. It is illegal to drive more than two thousand sheep down Hollywood Boulevard at one time. You may not hunt moths under a street light. (Los Angeles) It is illegal to wipe one's car with used underwear. (San Francisco) LETS BEGIN IN 2010 |
Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0 |
Oklahoma Crazy Law Cars must be tethered outside of public buildings. Mules may not drink out of bird baths. (Wynona) Dogs must have a permit signed by the mayor in order to congregate in groups of three or more on private property. LETS BEGIN IN 2010 |
Labbie Send message Joined: 19 Jun 06 Posts: 4083 Credit: 5,930,102 RAC: 0 |
Stupid Laws from California That ought to stop them terrorists!!!! Calm Chaos Forum...Join Calm Chaos Now |
AC Send message Joined: 22 Jan 05 Posts: 3413 Credit: 119,579 RAC: 0 |
Stupid Laws from California Yeah, who want's to get stuck with a $500 fine. |
AC Send message Joined: 22 Jan 05 Posts: 3413 Credit: 119,579 RAC: 0 |
In Antarctica, it's illegal to shoot penguins. |
Misfit Send message Joined: 21 Jun 01 Posts: 21804 Credit: 2,815,091 RAC: 0 |
In Antarctica, it's illegal to shoot penguins. What government made/enforces that law? me@rescam.org |
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