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Dumb Laws
These are actual real laws that are still on the books.
Alabama
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[FONT="]Kaysville[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Arcadia [/FONT]
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Colorado Springs
These are actual real laws that are still on the books.
Alabama
- [FONT="]It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]Dominoes may not be played on Sunday.[/FONT]
- [FONT="]It is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]Putting salt on a railraod track may be punishable by death.[/FONT]
- [FONT="]Boogers may not be flicked into the wind. Hmmmm[/FONT]
- [FONT="]Bear wrestling matches are prohibited[/FONT]
- [FONT="] It is legal to drive the wrong way down a one-way street if you have a lantern attached to the front of your automobile [/FONT]
- [FONT="]You must have windshield wipers on your car. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]You may not have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at any time. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]Masks may not be worn in public. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]Men may not spit in front of the opposite sex. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]You may not drive barefooted.[/FONT]
- [FONT="]It is illegal to maim oneself to escape duty. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]It is illegal to impersonate a person of the clergy. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]Women are able to retain all property they owned prior to marriage in the case of divorce. However, this provision does not apply to men. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]Incestous marriages are legal[/FONT] [FONT="][/FONT]
[FONT="]Utah[/FONT]
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- [FONT="]It is against the law to fish from horseback.[/FONT]
- [FONT="]When a person reaches the age of 50, he/she can then marry their cousin.[/FONT]
- [FONT="]It is illegal not to drink milk.[/FONT]
- [FONT="]It is illegal to detonate any nuclear weapon. You can have them, but you just can't detonate them. Where can I get one? It would look good on my wall.[/FONT]
- [FONT="]Birds have the right of way on all highways.[/FONT]
- [FONT="]A husband is responsible for every criminal act committed by his wife while she is in his presence.[/FONT]
- [FONT="]You're not allowed to sell beverages containing more than 3.2% alcohol.[/FONT]
- [FONT="]It's legal for restaurants to serve wine with meals, but only if you ask for the wine list.[/FONT]
- [FONT="]It is considered an offense to hunt whales. In Utah?! I wonder why Are they scarce?[/FONT]
- [FONT="]No one may have sex in the back of an ambulance if it is responding to an emergency call. [/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
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[FONT="]Kaysville[/FONT]
- [FONT="]You must have identification to enter a convienence store after dark. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]Women may not swear. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]Daylight must be visible between partners on a dance floor. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]Throwing snowballs will result in a $50 fine. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]No one may walk down the street carrying a paper bag containing a violin. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]It is illegal to have sex in a moving ambulance and if you are caught the guy is let go and the woman is punished and her name appears in the newspaper. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]Pharmacists may not sell gunpowder to cure headaches.[/FONT]
California
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- [FONT="]Sunshine is guaranteed to the masses. Oh That's a relief![/FONT]
- [FONT="]Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship[/FONT]
- [FONT="]Bathhouses are against the law. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.[/FONT]
- [FONT="]Women may not drive in a housecoat. Did this happen often?[/FONT]
- [FONT="]No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour. Why?
[/FONT] - [FONT="]Many animals are illegal to own as pets, including snails, sloths, and elephants. [/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
- [FONT="]In an animal shelter, lizards and snakes are treated under the same guidelines as cats and dogs [/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
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[FONT="]Arcadia [/FONT]
- [FONT="]Peacocks have the right of way to cross any street, including driveways. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]You cannot leave your car on the street overnight without the proper permit. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]Nobody is allowed to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]City Council order reads: "No dog shall be in a public place without its master on a leash." [/FONT]
- [FONT="]You are not permitted to wear cowboy boots unless you already own at least two cows. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]It is illegal to spit, except on baseball diamonds. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]Ice cream may not be eaten while standing on the sidewalk. (Repealed when Clint Eastwood was mayor) [/FONT]
- [FONT="]Women may not wear high heels while in the city limits. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]Detonating a nuclear device within the city limits results in a $500 fine. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]It is illegal to wash your car in the street. (Passed 1995).[/FONT]
- [FONT="]It is illegal to drive more than two thousand sheep down Hollywood Boulevard at one time. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]You are forbidden to spit on the ground within 5 feet of another person. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]It is illegal to own or sell "Silly String".[/FONT]
- [FONT="]It is illegal to posses, own or raise roosters. This is considered disturbing the peace. [FONT="]Long Beach[/FONT] [/FONT]
- [FONT="]Cars are the only item allowed in a garage. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]It is illegal to curse on a mini-golf course. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]It is illegal for a man to beat his wife with a strap wider than 2 inches without her consent. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]You cannot bathe two babies in the same tub at the same time. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]You may not hunt moths under a street light. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]It is illegal to cry on the witness stand. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]Toads may not be licked. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]It is a crime for dogs to mate within 500 yards of a church. Breaking this law is punishable by a fine of $500 and/or six months in prison. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]Zoot suits are prohibited[/FONT]
- [FONT="]Roosters may not crow in the city limits. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]Molesting butterflies can result in a $500 fine[/FONT]
- [FONT="]It is illegal to walk a camel down Palm Canyon Drive between the hours of four and six PM.[/FONT]
- [FONT="]It is illegal for a secretary to be alone in a room with her boss. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]Two bathtubs may not be installed in the same house.[/FONT]
- [FONT="]Motor vehicles may not drive on city streets unless a man with a lantern is wallking ahead of it.[/FONT]
- [FONT="]One may not carry a lunch down the street between 11 and 1 o'clock. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]It is illegal to shoot jackrabbits from the back of a streetcar. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]The owners of houses with Christmas lights on them past February second may be fined up to $250. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]Prohibits elephants from strolling down Market Street unless they are on a leash. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]It is illegal to wipe one's car with used underwear. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]Persons classified as "ugly" may not walk down any street. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]It is illegal to pile horse manure more than six feet high on a street corner. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]Giving or receiving oral sex is prohibited. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]It is illegal to have more than two cats or dogs. -Ord. 7.08.595 [/FONT]
- [FONT="]You may not play percussion instruments on the beach. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]Ducks have the right of way to cross Rancho California St. at all times.[/FONT] [FONT="][/FONT]
[FONT="]Colorado[/FONT]
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- [FONT="]Car dealers may not show cars on a Sunday. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]It is illegal for liquor stores to sell food or grocery stores to sell any alcohol except beer that is at most 3.2% alcohol. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]No liquor may be sold on Sundays or election days. (Repealed)[/FONT]
- [FONT="]It is illegal to ride a horse while under the influence. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]Tags may be ripped off of pillows and mattresses.[/FONT] [FONT="][/FONT]
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Colorado Springs
- [FONT="]It is permissable to wear a holstered six-gun within city limits, except on Sunday, Election Day, or holidays. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]It is illegal to bring your horse or pack mule above the ground floor of any building.[/FONT]
- [FONT="]The dog catcher must notify dogs of impounding by posting, for three consecutive days, a notice on a tree in the city park and along a public road running through said park. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]It is unlawful to lend your vacuum cleaner to your next-door neighbor. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]It is illegal to mistreat rats in Denver, Colorado. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]You may not drive a black car on Sundays.[/FONT]
- [FONT="]It is illegal to go in public dressed in clothes "unbecoming" on one's sex. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]It is illegal for a man to kiss a woman while she is asleep. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]It is illegal to let a dandelion grow within the city limits. [/FONT]
- [FONT="]Cats may not run loose without having been fit with a taillight.[/FONT] [FONT="][/FONT]