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Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0 |
# In Alabama, it is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle. # 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 |
Alan Smith Send message Joined: 19 Sep 00 Posts: 106 Credit: 26,816 RAC: 0 |
In Denver, I break the law every week... It's against the law to drive a black car on Sunday. Shhhhhhhh... |
Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0 |
In Denver, I break the law every week... What about Leap year? LOL LETS BEGIN IN 2010 |
Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0 |
In Florida, a special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing. LETS BEGIN IN 2010 |
Alan Smith Send message Joined: 19 Sep 00 Posts: 106 Credit: 26,816 RAC: 0 |
Colorado is the only state in the nation  and most likely the only government in the world  that makes it a crime to disparage food (And this law isn't all that old...) |
Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 29834 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
Colorado is the only state in the nation  and most likely the only government in the world  that makes it a crime to disparage food It sounds like a good law to me. It says it's a crime to make a "knowingly false" state statement about food. That is not the same as "disparaging" food. If I say that I hated the dinner I had at Lou's the other night, that is disparaging. It is not a crim because it is true. However, if I say I got a human finger in my meal at Lou's. And in reality I didn't, then I have committed a crime. I made a knowlingly faulse statement. The law was passed to make it criminal to create false claims about food. Remember the lady who claimed she found a finger in her Chilli at Wendy's? She cost the chain millions in lost sales. She is now in jail because it was proven that she made up the whole story and had planted the finger. |
HAL Send message Joined: 28 Mar 03 Posts: 704 Credit: 870,617 RAC: 0 |
Elgin Illinois - We have a city council directive about NUISANCE LAWS - they can fine a homeowner WITHOUT NOTICE a sum of money which if not paid in 10 days can grow to hundreded of dollars and eventual suit in CITY court for grass 4" tall, and other offenses catgorized as nuisances - such as not parking on asphalt or concrete, tall weeds, an unplated car, unsightly BUSHES (whatever that means), AND ANYTHING YOUR NEIGHBOR WANT TO TURN IN FOR A REWARD. And the city council bragged about they nailed 750 city residents in the pat year. Classic WU= 7,237 Classic Hours= 42,079 |
Gary Hardester Send message Joined: 21 Feb 00 Posts: 3 Credit: 709,750 RAC: 0 |
In Denver, I break the law every week... I have read also that it is against the law in Colorado to collect rainwater for use!? True or not? |
Alan Smith Send message Joined: 19 Sep 00 Posts: 106 Credit: 26,816 RAC: 0 |
In Denver, I break the law every week... I wouldn't have believed it, but I guess... But according to the state of Colorado, the rain that falls on Holstrom's property is not hers to keep. It should be allowed to fall to the ground and flow unimpeded into surrounding creeks and streams, the law states, to become the property of farmers, ranchers, developers and water agencies that have bought the rights to those waterways |
Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0 |
Any city in Missouri can levy a tax to support a band, as long as the mayor plays piccolo and each band member can eat peas with a knife. LETS BEGIN IN 2010 |
John McLeod VII Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0 |
In Denver, I break the law every week... In the west in general the water on your land is not yours. BOINC WIKI |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65747 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
In Denver, I break the law every week... Thankfully the Air is Free still. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
Bill Walker Send message Joined: 4 Sep 99 Posts: 3868 Credit: 2,697,267 RAC: 0 |
In Denver, I break the law every week... In many parts of Canada, the stuff under the ground (oil, coal, etc.) may or may not be yours. In some areas, at some times, the rights to these have been bought and sold seperately from the surface. You may or may not know this when you buy a piece of land, including city lots. Some people have recently found this out when the drill rig parked on their lawn. All quite legal, just a little surprising. |
Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0 |
In Illinois, it is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, and other domesticated animal kept as pets. LETS BEGIN IN 2010 |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65747 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
In Illinois, it is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, and other domesticated animal kept as pets. Now there's a truly useless and ridiculous law if ever I saw one. Not to mention a bit like so: 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 |
This Stupid law is really out there Dogs must have a permit signed by the mayor in order to congregate in groups of three or more on private property in Oklahoma. LETS BEGIN IN 2010 |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65747 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
This Stupid law is really out there Now that must have been written by a real lunatic. Definitely a Stupid law alright. 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 |
The people in this State must of really caused A bunch of trouble You can't kill a squirrel with a gun in a courtroom in Canton, Mississippi And in Hazelhurst you'll get in trouble if you carry fish down the street. Finally, in Meridian the law forbids you to roll a safe down the street on its wheels. LETS BEGIN IN 2010 |
Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0 |
Now here is one law some visiting Ks will have to know LOL In McLough, Kansas, it's illegal to wash your false teeth in a public drinking fountain. LETS BEGIN IN 2010 |
Labbie Send message Joined: 19 Jun 06 Posts: 4083 Credit: 5,930,102 RAC: 0 |
This Stupid law is really out there I don't know when that law was enacted, but it makes sense if it was to stop organized dog fights. Calm Chaos Forum...Join Calm Chaos Now |
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