Stupid Laws
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.
- In Comscris County, Georgia, it's against the law for a milkman to go bowling with their friends.
- It's illegal to hit a school teacher over the head with a rain gauge in Hawaii.
- It's against the law for a man to flirt with a restaurant waitress unless he is a milkman according to Arizona law.
- According to Indiana law, it's punishable by a $3,000 fine to sit on a toilet for more than 291 minutes.
- It's illegal to engage in a public display of affection for more than 7 minutes in Dogwoodopolis, Illinois.
- In Montana, it's unlawful to write a book about "stupid laws".
- According to Florida law, it's unlawful for a woman to ask a man out on a date except on Tuesday.
- In West Hackglas County, Oregon, it's against the law to share an apple pie with a lawyer at a restaurant.
- In North Carolina, it's a violation of the law to breastfeed someone else's baby with no exceptions.
- It's punishable by a $1,000 fine to use a seat cushion as a floatation device under the Texas State Constitution.
- It's forbidden in Chusmit, Illinois to operate a digital camera while blindfolded.
- It's forbidden for a lawmaker to compose a law that a typical eighth-grader would be unable to comprehend in Daniels, New Jersey.
- In West Robertston County, Tennessee, it's a misdemeanor to steal a road sign unless you have a good reason.
- In St. Mayberry, Nevada, it's a felony to ice skate on an outdoor pond during the summer.
- In Prevostfield County, Oregon, it's forbidden to use a seat cushion as a floatation device.
- It's a violation of the law for a clergyman to ride a bicycle while on duty according to Arkansas law.
- In Caitlinton, Massachusetts, it's forbidden to paint a house "puke green" unless a fireman is present.
- It's a misdemeanor to tell someone "Merry Christmas!" unless you really mean it in Wisconsin.
- In St. Sheets County, West Virginia, it's against the law for a married man to walk backwards on a bridge unless his wife is present.
- It's against the law in Blueboro, Washington to read a newspaper upside-down.
- According to Alaska law, it's forbidden to operate a fax machine and eat peanuts at the same time in the vicinity of a landfill.
- It's prohibited in Hoopes-Coon, Idaho to operate a vibrating bed while blindfolded.
- It's against the law in Young-Winn, New Jersey to wear a white pair of shoes after Labor Day.
- In Nebraska, it's a misdemeanor for a elected official to ride a bicycle while on duty.
- It's illegal in Red City, South Carolina for the host at a dinner party to serve a hamburger on chartreuse plates.
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