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Message 787428 - Posted: 26 Jul 2008, 8:42:00 UTC
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Arkansas
The Arkansas legislature passed a law that states that the Arkansas River can rise no higher than to the Main Street bridge in Little Rock.
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In Tulsa, Oklahoma, it is against the law to open a soda bottle without the supervision of a licensed engineer. (DUH????)
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Message 787494 - Posted: 26 Jul 2008, 13:51:33 UTC

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It is illegal not to tell the tax man anything you do not want him to know, but legal not to tell him information you do not mind him knowing,

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Message 787510 - Posted: 26 Jul 2008, 14:37:28 UTC - in response to Message 787494.  

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It is illegal not to tell the tax man anything you do not want him to know, but legal not to tell him information you do not mind him knowing,

Heck. I wouldn't mind him knowing I embezzled money I didn't report. Really I wouldn't. So I don't have to tell him. Phew!
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Message 787735 - Posted: 26 Jul 2008, 23:20:49 UTC
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In Ohio, It is illegal to fish for whales on Sunday.

Bear in mind that the nearest body of water is Lake Erie, which has no whales.

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In Ohio Breast feeding is not allowed in public.
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Message 787748 - Posted: 26 Jul 2008, 23:50:07 UTC

In Alabama boogers may not be flicked into the wind.

It makes sense. I always flick mine so the wind blows on someone else.
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Message 787837 - Posted: 27 Jul 2008, 4:05:22 UTC

In North Carolina, it is illegal for a man and a woman, pretending to be married, to check into a hotel room.

We also still have "alienation of affection" on the books. Defined as the "willful and malicious interference with marriage relations by a third party", an aggrieved wife may not only sue her husband for divorce, but also the "other woman" for damages!

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Message 793002 - Posted: 5 Aug 2008, 1:24:59 UTC

In Florida, if an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.

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Message 793006 - Posted: 5 Aug 2008, 1:30:46 UTC - in response to Message 793002.  

In Florida, if an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.

It IS taking up the parking space after all.


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Message 793014 - Posted: 5 Aug 2008, 1:37:23 UTC - in response to Message 793006.  

In Florida, if an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.

It IS taking up the parking space after all.

plus another space and another space :o)

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Message 793016 - Posted: 5 Aug 2008, 1:37:40 UTC

An ordinance in Lawrence, Kansas, forbids anyone to carry bees in his hat while on the city streets.

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Message 793036 - Posted: 5 Aug 2008, 2:27:41 UTC
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Message 793044 - Posted: 5 Aug 2008, 2:48:30 UTC

Racine: It is illegal to wake a fireman when he is asleep.

Milwaukee: An old ordinance forbids parking for over two hours unless a horse is tied to the car.

In Wisconsin you are allowed to marry your house.
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Message 793166 - Posted: 5 Aug 2008, 7:49:16 UTC

In Mississippi: A man may not seduce a woman by lying, and claiming he will marry her.

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Message 793981 - Posted: 7 Aug 2008, 1:23:51 UTC

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.
3. A pickle is not officially a pickle unless it bounces

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Message 795291 - Posted: 9 Aug 2008, 20:48:18 UTC - in response to Message 793981.  

Connecticut:

3. A pickle is not officially a pickle unless it bounces
Ah but how high does it have to bounce.


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Message 796020 - Posted: 10 Aug 2008, 23:10:06 UTC - in response to Message 795291.  

Connecticut:

3. A pickle is not officially a pickle unless it bounces
Ah but how high does it have to bounce.




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Message 798483 - Posted: 15 Aug 2008, 20:51:03 UTC

Kansas Crazy Law

The state game rule prohibits the use of mules to hunt ducks

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Message 799002 - Posted: 16 Aug 2008, 20:54:10 UTC

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It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle

Bear wrestling matches are prohibited.

You may not have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at any time

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

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Message 799769 - Posted: 19 Aug 2008, 0:10:29 UTC - in response to Message 799002.  

Dumb Alabama Laws

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

Do headlights count as a lantern? If so, this would make one way street designations pretty useless.


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Message 799874 - Posted: 19 Aug 2008, 10:10:00 UTC

Italy's bizarre new laws - "No sandcastles please, you're in Italy."
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