| In Vermont, USA, it is illegal for women to wear false teeth without the
written permission of their husbands. |
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| A monkey was once tried and convicted for smoking a cigarette in South
Bend, Indiana. |
| Acting was once considered to be evil, and the actors in the first
English play to be performed in America were arrested. |
| It's illegal to buy ice cream after 6 pm in Newark, NJ. unless you have
a written note from your doctor. |
| In Texas, it is illegal to curse in front of or indecently expose a
corpse. |
| In Michigan, USA, a man legally owns his wife's hair. |
| As late as 1932, jail-breaking in Texas was not a crime if the prisoner
escaped without using a gun. |
| It's against the law to catch fish with your bare hands in Kansas. |
| In Kentucky, it is illegal to carry ice cream in your back pocket. |
| In Boston, it is illegal to take a bath unless one has been ordered to
by a physician. |
| An old law in Bellingham, Wash., made it illegal for a woman to take
more than 3 steps backwards while dancing. |
| In Idaho, USA, the law states that all boxes of candy given as romantic
gifts must weigh more than 50 pounds. |
| Mailing an entire building has been illegal in the US since 1916 when a
man mailed a 40,000-ton brick house across Utah to avoid high freight
rates. |
| In Texas it's legal for a chicken to have sex with you, but it's illegal
to reciprocate. |
| In Tennessee, USA, a man must walk in front of any car driven by a
women, while waving a red flag as a warning. |
| In LA, USA, a man may legally beat his wife with a leather strap, as
long as it is less than 2 inches wide. |
| In Texas, it's illegal to put graffiti on someone else's cow. |
| In Vermont, USA, it is illegal for women to wear false teeth without the
written permission of their husbands. |
| French Lick Springs, Indiana once passed a law requiring all black cats
to wear bells on Friday the 13th. |
| Sidney IL, One is it's illegal to fly a kite within the city limits. It upsets the
horses/carts that they pull. |
| Sidney IL, It's illegal for a passenger train to exceed 8 mph while going through
the city, and 10 mph on Sundays. *NOTE-No passenger trains run on this rail
and have not in over 40 years. The freight trains, usually 3-8 per day,
average 65 mph. |
| Sidney IL, It is illegal for women to wear pants. |
| Sidney IL, Any drunken male caught in the presence of a harlots shall be jailed. (I
guess if your sober, it's o.k.?) |
| Chico California, a $500 fine for anyone detonating nuclear weapons within city limits. |
| Clarendon, TX.---Illegal to dust any public building with a feather
duster. |
| Borger, TX.---Illegal to throw confetti, rubber balls, feather
dusters, whips or quirts (riding crop), and explosive firecrackers
of any kind. |
| Portland, ME.---Illegal to tickle a girl under the chin with a
feather duster. |
| Georgia---Misdemeanor for men to attend church unless equipped
with a loaded rifle. |
| Pennsylvania---Illegal to discharge a gun, revolver or cannon at a
wedding. |
| Racine, WS.--- Illegal to wake a fireman when he is asleep.
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| Fort Madison, Fire Department is required to practice
fire-fighting for fifteen minutes before attending a fire.
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| Chicago---Illegal to dine in a burning building.
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| San Francisco---Unleashed elephants banned from Market Street.
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| Hartford, CT.---Illegal to educate canines.
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| Paulding, OH.---Policemen are authorized to bite a dog in order to
quiet him. |
| Tennessee---Illegal to shoot at any game other than whales from
a moving vehicle. |
Send me your Stupid U.S. Laws. |