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Someone sent a link, so I am just going to copy and paste them. Funny stuff.

In the state of Wisconsin, it's illegal to serve butter substitutes in state prisons. It's actually healthier to have butter anyway, so our guess is the state legislators are watching out for their inmates?

If you desperately must have personalized license plates, then don't get slapped with a DUI in New Jersey… or just don't drink and drive OR live in the state of New Jersey. The law there states that once you have been convicted of drunk driving, you may never again have personalized plates!

Unfortunately, Maine as a state does not tolerate Christmas lights and wreaths past January 14th. It is illegal in Maine to have your Christmas decorations up past that date!

In North Carolina, grandma isn't allowed to play bingo for more than five hours. No marathon in this state!

We're not sure what kind of murderer would have the foresight to wear a bulletproof vest while committing his or her crime, but in the state of New Jersey, it's actually illegal to wear one when committing murder!

What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Maybe that's because you're not allowed to buy drinks for more than three people at a time. Yes, it's true -- that's an actual Nevada law!

In Alaska, hunting is a regular thing. Shooting bears is a regular thing. And it's totally ok for you to wake a bear up by shooting it (if you sorta miss). However, it's illegal in Alaska to wake a sleeping bear merely to take a picture of or with it!

Beer and pretzels… that sure sounds like our kind of sports bar game night appetizer! Too bad we'll never visit North Dakota for this reason. It's illegal there for a restaurant to serve both pretzels and beer at the same time!

Do you think there's too much violence in video games for kids under the age of 18? Are you concerned that arcades are a bad influence? Well, there's a place for you -- South Carolina deems it illegal for anyone under the age of 18 to play a pinball machine.

In the state of Missouri, it is illegal to drive with an uncaged bear. We're assuming that this means it's ok to transport bears from zoo to zoo as long as they're in cages, but there's no random cab hopping for your friendly backyard guest!

In the state of Idaho, it's illegal for a man to give his love a box of candy weighing more than 50 pounds. So we guess there's no chance our lover in Idaho's gonna be sending us that fantasy jumbo Toblerone gift basket.

In the state of Ohio, it's illegal to get a fish drunk. We're not sure why you would want to in the first place, but there it is!
 
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Those are funny and not surprising knowing our respective legislatures....

There was a magazine back in my youth... (Probably just after the invention of the printing press) that had an ongoing article every month that spelled out odd laws around the nation....

Example: In Illinois it's illegal to walk your alligator if he's not on a leash.
 
I'd like to see a law in NH that all these Presidential candidate crazies have to clean up their signs within 1 week of the primary . Still finding Michael Dukakis signs in the woods on the side of the road...

BTW, they have already started making their visits for the 2016 Presidental race...
 
TellicoTurning said:
Those are funny and not surprising knowing our respective legislatures....

There was a magazine back in my youth... (Probably just after the invention of the printing press) that had an ongoing article every month that spelled out odd laws around the nation....

Example: In Illinois it's illegal to walk your alligator if he's not on a leash.
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That might have been Reader's Digest which had an 'it's the law' item and I think Saturday Evening Post might have also had a similar feature.

I had always heard that in Owego NY it was illegal to walk down Front St. carrying your lunch pail.
 
In Tennessee: preachers or Atheists neither of which can hold public office, considering who and what we are stuck with as reps in some of our states and federal goverment, maybe we should have a preacher or two, not so sure about the atheists though.
 
I think it's still legal to shoot either a Scotsman or a Welshman with a bow and arrow in England, provided it's on a Sunday !!:biggrin:

Welshmen are also not permitted in Chester ( just a few miles from me ) from sunset till sunrise!!:eek: I have broken that one a few times!!

Of course, there is the big one about 'Rule of Thumb' that we won't go into or I will be on the receiving end when I get home tomorrow!!:biggrin:


Then there is the other ones about only the Queen and I being allowed to eat mute swans......:rolleyes:
 
skiprat said:
I think it's still legal to shoot either a Scotsman or a Welshman with a bow and arrow in England, provided it's on a Sunday !!:biggrin:

Welshmen are also not permitted in Chester ( just a few miles from me ) from sunset till sunrise!!:eek: I have broken that one a few times!!

Of course, there is the big one about 'Rule of Thumb' that we won't go into or I will be on the receiving end when I get home tomorrow!!:biggrin:


Then there is the other ones about only the Queen and I being allowed to eat mute swans......:rolleyes:
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UK also has some very unusual common law "rules". When I was there in the 60's the (newly built) hotel I stayed at in Winchester had a 2nd story for part of the hotel on piers over a parking lot - it was built that way because a "public path" came along one side of the hotel and went diagonally across the parking lot. The hotel owned the land but couldn't close it to public foot traffic because it had been allowed for years.
 
It's ok to smash a U.S. cent in a penny machine, but it's a criminal ofence to use a Canadian cent! Something about squishing the Queen's face...
 
In Oklahoma city it's against the law to walk backwards and eat a hamburger, also there is no whaling in Oklahoma.
 
In Seattle if you are going to use an outhouse you are required to take a gun with you.
If a horse dies on your property the owner of the horse is required BY LAW to remove it, if 3 weeks have passed and the owner of the horse hasn't removed it the owner of the property is then required BY LAW to remove it. :confused:
 
Here in Kentucky, cleanliness being next to Godliness, we are required by law to take a bath at least annually.:eek: Most, but not all, far exceed the minimum.:biggrin:

Charles
 
Virginia Laws:
Citizens must honk their horn while passing other cars.
Children are not to go trick-or-treating on Halloween.
It is illegal to tickle women.
Fredrick VA-A special license is required for persons wishing to sell such items as tableware and coins.
Norfolk-Spitting on a sea gull is not tolerated.
A man may face 60 days in jail for patting a woman's derriere.
Price William-It is illegal to park a car on railroad tracks.
 
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