Loony Laws

[Groo]

i dont know how many of you like loony laws ? well, i am so crazy about them that i have collected all the loony laws over the world from various websites and made a document. since there are around 500 i can post but only a few:------

In Pennsylvania, "any motorist driving along a country road at night must stop every mile and send up a rocket signal, wait 10 minutes for the road to be cleared of livestock, and continue."

In Castaic a dentist had better not accidentally pull the wrong tooth. Should this happen, the patient has the right to pull one of the dentist's teeth in return.

In England a pregnant woman can legally urinate anywhere including in a policeman’s helmet.

In Mohave County, anyone caught stealing soap must wash themselves with it until it is all used up

In Denver the dogcatcher must notify dogs of their impending impoundment by posting notices on trees and along a public road

In Fort Madison, the law requires the fire department to practice for fifteen minutes before attending any fire.

In New Jersey it is illegal to wear a bulletproof vest while committing a murder

Citizens may not enter Wisconsin with a chicken on their head

In Memphis it is illegal for a woman to drive a car unless there is a man either running or walking in front of it waving a red flag to warn approaching motorists and pedestrians

[Alice I]

You know what would be really funny is someone trying to enforce any of these laws.

Groo, since you have this big document maybe you can tell me where this is a law.
I remember reading or hearing that somewhere it is illegeal to walk backward on Sunday eating peanuts.

Who writes these laws! Oh yeah at least in the US this is what your hard earned tax dollar is paying for

[choki]

There is one

I am not too sure what country it is but

No fat women are allowed on this beach this is crazy

[Alice I]

There is one

I am not too sure what country it is but

No fat women are allowed on this beach this is crazy

oohhh I must go to this beach.

[Krum]

i've been on a diet and i'm not a woman...
a new law in my beloved Bulgaria(hmphh)
"underaged(you know-14 to 18 years, i don't know the word in English and there probably isn't one)cannot buy alchochol while drunk"or something...strange

[TDM]

In Nebraska (my state in the middle of the USA) it is illegal to go whale hunting.

i know a bunch more, but i don't really feel like saying them right now.

[Groo]

[quote = Alice]

Groo, since you have this big document maybe you can tell me where this is a law.
I remember reading or hearing that somewhere it is illegeal to walk backward on Sunday eating peanuts.
[/quote]
umm.. this is what i found:--

In Oklahoma City you cannot walk backwards downtown while eating a hamburger

TDM, some Nebraska laws are my favourites. (e.g)

1 If a child burps during church, his parent may be arrested

2 Heavy women who happen to be single, widowed, or divorced are banned from parachuting on Sunday. Those who violate this law can be arrested, fined, and given a jail term.

[Krum]

Hey, let's go to Nebraska to hunt whales Or in Sahara to forage for nuts and berries
haha what a laugh

[Paul]

I found a chicken one!

In Quitman, Georgia it is illegal for a chicken to cross the road.

"Cluck, cluck...I'm not going there then!"

Also...

A Michigan state law stipulates that a woman's hair legally belongs to her husband.

A law passed in the '50s by officials of Avignon, France, made it illegal for any flying saucer to land in the city.

In Massachusetts, mourners at a wake may not eat more than three sandwiches.

And one for Alice...

In Greene, New York, it's illegal to eat peanuts and walk backward down the street while a concert is on.

[fierce]

As interesting as these laws are, i think it would be just as interesting to see the origin of them, why they were made laws in the first place.

I was looking up these funny laws on the net, and found some aussie ones. One site seemed to find it 'dumb' that we have a law that you are not allowed to leave car keys in an unattended vehicle.... I thought that's pretty logical.

[Krum]

yeah, I know about that law.or another Australian law is that it's perfectly legal for children to smoke, but illegal to buy cigarettes...

Paul, why did the chicken cross the road?Because it was an outlaw!!!(or it didn't live in Quitman, Georgia)This is the answer to the million-years old question

[Groo]

why did the chicken cross the road?Because it was an outlaw!!!(or it didn't live in Quitman, Georgia)This is the answer to the million-years old question

hehehe, that reminds me of another funny document that i found on another forum. i think i'll post it.

[Devinci]

In Virgnia, having s*x with your socks on without turning the lights off is illegal.

Also in Virginia, crossing and intersection while naked on your hands is a law.

These are really laws, put into place because apparantly someone walked across and intersection naked on their hands and had s*x with their socks on in a fully lit room.

In some state, I forget which one, it's illegal to drive your car by a horse drawn carriage. ??

[Paul]

Paul, why did the chicken cross the road?Because it was an outlaw!!!(or it didn't live in Quitman, Georgia)This is the answer to the million-years old question

lol Yes, but it starts a whole new one - why is it ilegal for a chicken to cross a road but (as far as I know) there's no law I can find against ducks, turtles or piranha bunnies crossing? Is this chicken discrimination?

Devinci, I was in fits of laughter... I can't help reading sox for the other word, and for I'm wondering if the person who walked across the intersection is the same guy in your first law, and walked home on his hands before putting his socks on...

[Jotomicron]

These laws ate so strange!!

I found this site, check it out...

One of the most stupid laws is "In Los Angeles, a man is legally entitled to beat his wife with a leather belt or strap, but the belt can't be wider than 2 inches, unless he has his wife's consent to beat her with a wider strap."