Ridiculous Laws!
In Alabama...
In Alaska...
In Arizona...
In Arkansas...
It is unlawful to walk one's cow down Main Street after 1:00 PM on Sunday.
In California...
Elephants are prohibited from strolling down Market Street unless they are on a leash.
In Colorado...
Cats may not run loose without having been fit with a taillight.
In Connecticut...
In order for a pickle to officially be considered a pickle, it must bounce.
The marriage of imbeciles and feeble-minded persons is prohibited. (Repealed)
It is unlawful to walk backwards after sunset.
You aren't allowed to cross a street while walking on your hands.
It is illegal for fire trucks to exceed 25mph, even when going to a fire.
It is illegal for any beautician to hum, whistle, or sing while working on a customer.
In Florida...
It is considered an offense to shower naked.
You are not allowed to break more than three dishes per day, or chip the edges of more than four cups and/or saucers
If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.
It is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit.
A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing.
Ambling and strolling is a misdemeanor.
A women can be fined (only after death), for being electrocuted in a bath-tub because of using self-beautification utensils.
It is illegal to eat cottage cheese on Sunday after 6:00 P.M.
In Georgia...
Members of the state assembly cannot be ticketed for speeding while the state assembly is in session.
You have the right to commit simple battery if provoked by "fighting" words.
It is illegal to use profanity in front of a dead body which lies in a funeral home or in a coroners office.
It is against the law to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or street lamp.
It is illegal to say "Oh, Boy"
Cars are not to drive on sidewalks.
It is illegal for a chicken to cross the road.
In Hawaii...
Within the limits of any public park, it is unlawful to annoy any bird.
Children must be 12 years old to play on a busy highway.
In Idaho...
Residents may not fish from a giraffe's back.
You may not fish on a camel's back.
It is illegal for a man to give his sweetheart a box of candy weighing less than fifty pounds.
A person may not be seen in public without a smile on their face.
A law passed in 1912 provided that "The carrying of concealed weapons is forbidden, unless some are exhibited to public view."
In Illinois...
You may be convicted of a felony, punishable by up to three years in state prison, for the crime of "eavesdropping" on your own conversation.
In the Pullman area, it is illegal to drink beer out of a bucket while sitting on the curb.
A law forbids eating in a place that is on fire.
One may not pee in his neighbor's mouth.
Humming on public streets is prohibited on Sundays.
It is unlawful to change clothes in an automobile with the curtains drawn, except in case of fire.
A rooster must step back three hundred feet from any residence if he wishes to crow. Hens that wish to cackle must step two hundred feet back from any residence.
There is a ban on unnecessary repetitive driving on 23rd Avenue.
It is against the law to make faces at dogs.
In Indiana...
Baths may not be taken between the months of October and March.
Hotel sheets must be exactly 99 inches long and 81 inches wide.
A man over the age of 18 may be arrested for statutory rape if the passenger in his car is not wearing her socks and shoes, and is under the age of 17.
You can get out of paying for a dependent's medical care by praying for him/her.
"Spiteful Gossip" and "talking behind a person's back" are illegal.
The value of Pi is 4, and not 3.1415. (Repealed)
It is forbidden to eat watermelon in the park.
Within four hours of eating garlic, a person may not enter a movie house, theater, or ride a public streetcar.
No one may catch a fish with his bare hands.
In Iowa...
Kisses may last for no more than five minutes.
One-armed piano players must perform for free.
The fire department is required to practice fire fighting for fifteen minutes before attending a fire.
Horses are forbidden to eat fire hydrants.
In Kansas...
If two trains meet on the same track, neither shall proceed until the other has passed.
Rabbits may not be shot from motorboats.
No one may wear a bee in their hat.
Before proceeding through the intersection of Douglas and Broadway, a motorist is required to get out of their vehicle and fire three shot gun rounds into the air.
In Kentucky...
It is illegal to fish with a bow and arrow.
By law, anyone who has been drinking is "sober" until he or she "cannot hold onto the ground."
