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.
- It's a crime to make fun of an elected official on July 4th according to Nebraska law.
- It's prohibited in Black Forest, New Mexico to wear hot pink shoes on Sunday.
- In West Frazer County, Alaska, it's unlawful to put live squirrels in your pants for the purposes of fortunetelling.
- In Nebraska, it's a misdemeanor to drive a car while in a swimming pool.
- It's a violation of the law in Blue Glade, New Mexico for a man to flirt with a restaurant waitress unless he is a school teacher.
- It's against the law in Red Valley, New York to go bowling while riding in an elevator.
- It's against the law in North Hill, Mississippi to eat peanuts while undressed.
- In New Mexico, it's a violation of the law to allow a dog to eat a child's homework.
- It's a crime in Cloudcroft, Hawaii to sing and carry an ice cream cone at the same time close to a city library when the President is giving a speech on national television.
- Under the Kentucky State Constitution, it's illegal to kill a mosquito near a church with no exceptions.
- It's unlawful to breastfeed someone else's baby without the express written permission of the appropriate governing body in California.
- According to Georgia law, it's a violation of the law for a minor to use a cardboard box as a weapon without permission.
- According to Indiana law, it's forbidden to mispronounce the name of the state animal.
- In Halverson, New Jersey, it's against the law to use a clothes dryer on a sunny day.
- It's a violation of the law to exceed the speed of 3-1/2 miles per hour while riding a bicycle in a city park in Montana.
- It's unlawful in McEachern, Vermont to panhandle without a $1,000 permit.
- In North Dakota, it's against the law to eat a T-bone steak with your mouth open on a bridge.
- It's punishable by a $5,000 fine in St. Castles, West Virginia to hitch a horse to a parking meter unless a fireman is present.
- In Red Forest, Louisiana, it's prohibited to loiter in front of a milkman's house.
- It's a Class B misdemeanor to share a baked potato with a police officer at a restaurant under the Indiana State Constitution.
- It's a misdemeanor in Varna, Kansas to skip church to go to a demolition derby on a Sunday.
- In Pittsburgh, Louisiana, it's a misdemeanor for a thunderstorm to hit during a parade.
- According to Vermont law, it's punishable by a $6,000 fine to discriminate against a elected official who is unable to open a soda can.
- Under the Iowa State Constitution, it's illegal to sit on a toilet for more than 284 minutes.
- It's forbidden in Dinaumdale, Minnesota for a man to give his significant other a box of candy costing less than $54 or weighing less than 23 pounds.
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