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Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0 |
North Carolina Crazy Law Charlotte Women must have their bodies covered by at least 16 yards of cloth at all times. LETS BEGIN IN 2010 |
John McLeod VII Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0 |
North Carolina Crazy Law North Carolina has some beaches. Imagine a swim suite with 16 yards of cloth... BOINC WIKI |
Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 29861 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
North Carolina Crazy Law A swim suit now days is probably less than 16 inches of cloth. |
Dr. C.E.T.I. Send message Joined: 29 Feb 00 Posts: 16019 Credit: 794,685 RAC: 0 |
North Carolina Crazy Law and with that - have a g'nyt - i have to get e few shut-eyez l8Tr . . . BOINC Wiki . . . Science Status Page . . . |
Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0 |
South Carolina Crazy Law Horses may not be kept in bathtubs. LETS BEGIN IN 2010 |
Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0 |
South Carolina Crazy Law Every adult male must bring a rifle to church on Sunday in order to ward off Indian attacks. LETS BEGIN IN 2010 |
John McLeod VII Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0 |
South Carolina Crazy Law That one looks like it has been around a LONG time. BOINC WIKI |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30683 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
<confucius voice>Internet e-mail say: In Hong Kong, a betrayed wife is legally allowed to kill her adulterous husband, but may only do so with her bare hands. The husband's illicit lover, on the other hand, may be killed in any manner desired. |
Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0 |
Georgia Crazy Laws Donkeys may not be kept in bathtubs. Columbus # Can't cut off a chicken's head on Sunday. # It is illegal to carry a chicken by it's feet down Broadway on Sunday. Quitman # Cars are not to drive on sidewalks. # It is illegal for a chicken to cross the road. LETS BEGIN IN 2010 |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30683 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
In Pacific Grove California, there is a law on the books establishing a $500 fine for molesting butterflies. http://www.slostateparks.com/pismo_butterflys.asp |
Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0 |
Alaska Crazy Law It is considered an offense to push a live moose out of a moving airplane. LETS BEGIN IN 2010 |
Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0 |
Georgia Crazy Laws They should take these laws off the books LETS BEGIN IN 2010 |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65768 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
In Pacific Grove California, there is a law on the books establishing a $500 fine for molesting butterflies. Their an endangered species of Butterfly and are I think only known to exist in that area, So that law is not so stupid, But some People are stupid and thoughtless. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0 |
Kentucky Crazy Law It's illegal to fish in the Ohio River in Kentucky without an Indiana Fishing License. LETS BEGIN IN 2010 |
Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0 |
In Norfolk, Virginia, a woman can't go out without wearing a corset. (There was a civil-service job- for men only- called a corset inspector.) LETS BEGIN IN 2010 |
Westsail and *Pyxey* Send message Joined: 26 Jul 99 Posts: 338 Credit: 20,544,999 RAC: 0 |
Stupid law: In my country people are actually jailed for cultivating some certain plant species. Also, severe fine or imprisonment if caught drying the flowers etc. O_o ;) "The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not Eureka! (I found it!) but rather, 'hmm... that's funny...'" -- Isaac Asimov |
Steven Meyer Send message Joined: 24 Mar 08 Posts: 2333 Credit: 3,428,296 RAC: 0 |
People in this country are jailed for rolling dried leaves into little tubes of paper, igniting one end of the tube, and sucking the smoking fumes into their lungs. Come to think of it, the activity sounds even stupider than the law! |
Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0 |
Dumb Alabama Laws Bear wrestling matches are prohibited. 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 |
HAL Send message Joined: 28 Mar 03 Posts: 704 Credit: 870,617 RAC: 0 |
People in this country are jailed for rolling dried leaves into little tubes of paper, igniting one end of the tube, and sucking the smoking fumes into their lungs. The next step in the anti-smokers pogrom! |
Westsail and *Pyxey* Send message Joined: 26 Jul 99 Posts: 338 Credit: 20,544,999 RAC: 0 |
In the state of Hawaii: It's against the law for a resident to not own a boat. In Florida: Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as can the salon owner. "The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not Eureka! (I found it!) but rather, 'hmm... that's funny...'" -- Isaac Asimov |
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