America's Dumb Laws

[Larry Laffer]

supremegoddess said:

(...) Although, I heard anything goes in Texas.

Evidently not anything, I mean you can't shoot a buffalo from the 2nd story of a hotel(tho' there's no law forbidding you from shooting it from the 3rd or 1st story)

[peridot]

supremegoddess said:

Those are just weird... Although, I heard anything goes in Texas.

O wow... I have not heard that before.

[supremegoddess]

^Well, ;D I also heard that there are some things in Texas that are legal in only Texas, and nowhere else in the US

[Larry Laffer]

Jeez, have you never heard the line:

"Blah blah blah does that that that, and it's illegal in all Europe, asia, America, and all US states with the exception of Texas"?

[peridot]

O yeah! I remember now. *Pops myself on the head*

[v-chan]

haha, well, in N.C., my home state, we have a lot of laws about things that are illegal sexually....

It is illegal to have sex in a churchyard. (can't see myself doing that one)

Elephants may not be used to plow cotton fields. (elephants? here?)

and my favorite,
No one may be a professional fortune-teller, and if one wishes to pursue the practice as an amateur, it must be practiced in a school or church.

[Lunawisper]

In New York:

Women may go topless in public, providing it is not being used as a business.

You may not smoke within 100 feet of the entrance to a public building.

Citizens may not greet each other by "putting one's thumb to the nose and wiggling the fingers".

A fine of $25 can be levied for flirting.

A person may not walk around on Sundays with an ice cream cone in his/her pocket.

While riding in an elevator, one must talk to no one, and fold his hands while looking toward the door.

[supremegoddess]

^ Oh my.

[ladylilith]

XD Guys, now I wish to live in America. Those laws deserve a monument.

[Larry Laffer]

They have one! It's called the Congress... well uhm.. not really! but anyway!

[ladylilith]

XD Do you think they discuss these laws in the Congress?

[Larry Laffer]

Nah, those laws are local laws, that only work in those states... But I have next to no idea as to what the Congress does

[demon]

Oh jeez. Laws for my state.

Boise
Residents may not fish from a giraffe's back.
Coeur d Alene
If a police officer approaches a vehicle and suspects that the occupants are engaging in sex, he must either honk, or flash his lights and wait for three minutes before approaching the car.

Eagle
Dirt may not be swept from one?s house into the street.
Bicycles are not allowed in the tennis courts.
Persons may not camp out on sidewalks in the city.

Pocatello(I live in this town)
A law passed in 1912 provided that "The carrying of concealed weapons is forbidden, unless some are exhibited to public view.

A person may not be seen in public without a smile on their face.

I don't have smile on my face all the time in public.

[supremegoddess]

demon said:

Residents may not fish from a giraffe's back.
[...]
Dirt may not be swept from one?s house into the street.
Bicycles are not allowed in the tennis courts.
Persons may not camp out on sidewalks in the city.
[...]
A person may not be seen in public without a smile on their face.

Those are just strange.

demon said:

If a police officer approaches a vehicle and suspects that the occupants are engaging in sex, he must either honk, or flash his lights and wait for three minutes before approaching the car.

I wouldn't call that one stupid though... The people would get a shock enough from the honking, so at least give them some time...

[Larry Laffer]

Yeah, we wouldn't want one of them "coitus"(for the lack of a better term) captivus incidents

Oh, and, you might not want to google that one if you're under 18/21 or above 50!