DUMB STATE LAWS
TEXAS:
* The entire "Encyclopedia Brittanica" is banned in Texas
because it contains a formula for making beer.
* A recently passed anticrime law requires criminals to give their victims
24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature
of the crime to be committed.
* In Mesquite, it is illegal for children to have unusual haircuts.
FLORIDA:
* In Miami, it is illegal for a man to wear any kind of strapless gown.
* Unmarried women who parachute on Sundays may be jailed.
* In Sarasota, it is illegal to sing while wearing a bathing suit.
NEVADA:
* It is illegal to drive a camel on the highway.
* In Eureka, men who wear moustaches are forbidden from kissing women.
* Everyone walking on the streets of Elko is required to wear a mask.
CALIFORNIA:
* In LA, a man may legally beat his wife with a leather strap, as long as it is less than 2 inches wide, or she gives him permission to use a wider strap.
* In Pacific Grove, "molesting" butterflies can result in
a $500 fine.
* In San Francisco, it is illegal to wipe one's car with used underwear.
MICHIGAN:
* In Clawson, it is legal for a farmer to "sleep with his pigs,
cows, horses, goats and chickens."
* A state law stipulates that a woman's hair legally belongs to her husband.
* In Port Huron, the speed limit for ambulances in 20 mph.
ARKANSAS:
* A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month.
* Schoolteachers who bob their hair may forfeit their pay raises.UTAH:
* Birds have the right of way on all highways.
MARYLAND:
* In Baltimore, it is illegal to wash or scrub sinks, no matter how
dirty they get.
* Every person who has bowled since 1833 may be fined $2 for each offense.
* It's illegal to play Randy Newman's "Short People" on the radio.
IDAHO:
* In Pocatello, "the carrying of concealed weapons is forbidden,
unless same are exhibited to the public."
* Also in Pocatello, "It is prohibited for pedestrians and motorists
to display frowns, grimaces, scowls, threatening and glowering looks, gloomy
and depressed facial appearances, generally all of which reflect unfavorably
upon the city's reputation.
NEW YORK:
* In NYC, it is illegal for a woman to be on the street wearing "body
hugging clothing."
* In NYC, it is illegal for a man to turn around and look "at a woman
in that way," and violators are forced to wear horse blinders.
* In NYC, "It is disorderly conduct for one man to greet another on
the street by placing the end of his thumb against the tip of his nose,
at the same time extending and wiggling the fingers of his hand."
TENNESSEE:
* It is illegal to use a lasso to catch a fish.
* In Dyersburg, it is illegal for a woman to call a man for a date.
* In Memphis, it is illegal for a woman to drive by herself; "a man
must walk or run in front of the vehicle, waving a red flag in order to
warn approaching pedestrians and motorists."
RHODE ISLAND:
* In Providence, it is illegal to sell toothpaste and a toothbrush to the same customer on a Sunday.
OKLAHOMA: * People who make "ugly faces" at dogs may be fined
and/or jailed.
* Whale hunting is strictly forbidden throughout the entire state. * In
Tulsa, kisses lasting more than 3 minutes are forbidden.
MASSACHUSETTS:
* In Salem, even married couples are forbidden from sleeping in the
nude in rented rooms.
* It is illegal to wear a goatee without a license.
* North Andover prohibits its citizens from carrying "space guns."
* State legislation forbids dueling with water pistols.
* In Boston, it is illegal to take a bath unless one has been ordered by
a physician to do so.
* In 1659, the state outlawed Christmas.
SOUTH CAROLINA: * Every citizen is obliged to carry his gun to church.
* No horses are allowed into Fountain Inn unless they are wearing pants.
* In Charleston, all carriage horses must wear diapers.
PENNSYLVANIA: * "Any motorist who sights a team of horses coming toward him must pull well off the road, cover his car with a blanket or canvas that blends with the countryside, and let the horses pass. If the horses appear skittish, the motorist must take his car apart, piece by piece, and hide it under the nearest bushes.