Have you ever taken a look at the laws and statutes for your state or country? The dense tangle of legalese probably sounds like nonsense.

The Internet has seen its fair share of "stupid law" lists. Most of the laws cited are fake, and so are the following randomly generated laws... but, in the United States at least, you never know.

• It's a crime in Mendenhall, Arkansas for a domesticated animal to mate in the vicinity of a city park.
  
• In South Dakota, it's punishable by a $6,000 fine to use the word "craeur" in a perjorative way.
  
• It's forbidden to scare a sleeping deer except on Saturday in Gatlin-Bigliardi, Mississippi.
  
• Under the New York State Constitution, it's forbidden to scare a sleeping bear except at night.
  
• In Green Meadow, Michigan, it's a crime to view a cat from an airplane.
  
• It's a crime to use any penguin as part of a religious ceremony according to Minnesota law.
  
• In White Sycamore County, New Jersey, it's punishable by a $8,000 fine to hitch a horse near a tractor pull.
  
• According to Kansas law, it's unlawful to use a llama as a mascot.
  
• It's a Class C felony to belch on a bridge in Zorzanoville, Delaware.
  
• In South Coker County, Maryland, it's punishable by a $6,000 fine to read a newspaper upside-down.
  
• Under the South Carolina State Constitution, it's a misdemeanor to use "dihydrogen monoxide" as a dangerous weapon.
  
• It's a felony to show a frown in public in Omarfoo, Virginia.
  
• In Illinois, it's unlawful for a woman declared as "ugly" to be seen in public without wearing makeup.
  
• It's a felony to sell a touch-tone phone to a city alderman in Wisconsin.
  
• According to Alaska law, it's unlawful to use "dihydrogen monoxide" as a dangerous weapon.
  
• It's a violation of the law for a domesticated animal to mate near a landfill according to Mississippi law.
  
• In St. Mays, New York, it's a felony to loiter in front of a elected official's house.
  
• According to Illinois law, it's illegal to put live squirrels in your pants for the purposes of fortunetelling.
  
• It's prohibited in Landis, West Virginia to write a research paper about "stupid laws".
  
• It's illegal to refer to a New York Times columnist as a "major league asshole" without permission in Gumton County, Louisiana.
  
• It's a misdemeanor in South Mustang, Arkansas to allow a minor to operate a vibrating bed unsupervised.
  
• It's against the law in White Bend, Ohio for a person declared as a "Town Drunk" to drink more than 5 beers within an hour.
  
• In Michigan, it's a violation of the law to yell out "This movie sucks!" in a crowded theater.
  
• It's prohibited to ride a bicycle while at a basketball game according to Connecticut law.
  
• In Red Forest County, Pennsylvania, it's a crime to skip church to go to a demolition derby on a Sunday.