Funny Old Laws

[Firebrand]

Check out some of the old laws still on the books. If you know of other sites with funny old laws, please feel free to post them!

http://sneakykitchen.com/Humor/old_laws.htm

 

[ScubaFreak]

"Donkeys cannot sleep in bathtubs."

So where am I supposed to leave my donkey then...eh?

 

[MissyP]

California

Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.

No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour

Hmmmmm so if you're not an animal can "mate" publicly? I wonder if humans are included in the animal group.... :06:

 

[kidspot]

On the website I manage I have a similar page... http://kidspot.org/strange/strange.html which includes the following laws...

[font=Arial, Swiss911 XCm BT, Times New Roman]In Tennessee you are not allowed to shoot Whales from a moving vehical (mind you Tennessee is land locked)[/font]

[font=Arial, Swiss911 XCm BT, Times New Roman]In Lenoir City, TN when you come to a four way stop you are to shoot you gun in the air to warn oncoming buggies you are there.[/font]

[font=Arial, Swiss911 XCm BT, Times New Roman]In Texas it is illegal to shot a buffalo from a two story window[/font]

[font=Arial, Swiss911 XCm BT, Times New Roman]In Rochester, Michigan swimmers in public places (like the public pool) need to have their swim suit inspected by a police officer first!

Walking up and slapping someone on the back is illegal in Georgia!

In Washington D.C. it is against the law to make strange sounds with a balloon in public!

You cannot pretend to be an animal in Miami.

You are not allowed to drive while sleeping in Tennessee!

In one town it is against the law to sell Corn Flakes on Sunday.

A law in Vermont said that when a woman walks down the street her husband must walk 20 feet behind her with his musket.

In Kansas it is against the law to play "Ring around the Rosy" on Sunday.

Is is against the law in one Georgia town for chickens to cross the road.
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Aloha, Tim

 

[Reeveseye]

[font=Arial, Swiss911 XCm BT, Times New Roman]In Tennessee you are not allowed to shoot Whales from a moving vehical (mind you Tennessee is land locked)[/font]

If so, then any Tennessee resident with a hankerin' to shoot themselves some whale should head on out here to California, where according to www.dumblaws.com "It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale."

Three cheers for ever-progressive California, boldly moving forward to fill the void left by Tennessee's lack of foresight in combatting the growing whale menace...

 

[kidspot]

LOL - I'll remember that the next time I get a "hankerin' to shoot me some whales"

Tim

If so, then any Tennessee resident with a hankerin' to shoot themselves some whale should head on out here to California, where according to www.dumblaws.com "It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale."

Three cheers for ever-progressive California, boldly moving forward to fill the void left by Tennessee's lack of foresight in combatting the growing whale menace...

 

[SeanQ]

Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.

There is a cattle farm visible from the window of several classrooms in my school. I remember sitting in English class several years ago when the farmer let a bull on to the field with the heffers. Needless to say, nobody in my class could concentrate on the lesson that day. :11:

 

[subaquaman]

Whistling underwater is prohibited.

Does this mean that you can't teach making the oooh sound during CESA in West Virginia??

 

[DrSteve]

In England all Hackney Carriages (you know the black taxi cabs?) are supposed to have a bale of hey in the back (to feed the horses).

It is illegal to play your trumpet on public transport in London (now this has been extended to those damned annoying walkmans)

I also heard it was illegal to travel directly from Rhode Island to Massachussetts...punishable by hanging apparently!

 

[mello-yellow]

You are not allowed to drive while sleeping in Tennessee!

Sounds like a very sensible law to me!

In Virginia it is illegal to hunt any animal on Sundays, except for racoons, which can be hunted up until 2 AM Sunday.