Have you ever juggled? If you have, chances are you don’t live in Hood River, Oregon, where juggling without a license is illegal. Yep, that’s right. Illegal. It turns out the United States is home to some outrageous laws. From Alabama to Wyoming, every state has at least one law that will make you shake your head in dismay. No matter where you live, you should probably check out these 25 ridiculous state laws. You may have broken the law and not even know it!
It is illegal to wear a fake mustache that causes laughter in church.
Whispering in someone’s ear while moose hunting is prohibited.
One may not prevent children from playfully jumping over puddles of water.
It is illegal to wear pants that are “form fitting” around the waist.
If you tie an elephant to a parking meter, you must pay the same parking fee as you would for a vehicle.
Chickens may not cross the road in Quitman, Georgia.
Residents of Tamarack, Idaho, are not allowed to purchase onions after dark unless they have a special permit from the sheriff.
It is illegal to give dogs, cats, or other domesticated animals a lighted cigar in Zion, Illinois.
In Elkhart, Indiana, barbers may not threaten to cut children’s ears off.
It is against the law for any man within the city limits of Ottumwa, Iowa, to wink at any female with whom he is unacquainted.
It is illegal to carry a concealed bean snapper in Wichita, Kansas.
It is unlawful to remarry the same man four times.
Citizens will be fined if they keep their Christmas decorations on display after January 14.
In Baltimore, Maryland, it is illegal to take a lion to the movies.
You cannot make love in a car in Detroit, Michigan, unless it is parked on your own property.
It is against the law to paint a sparrow with the intent of selling it as a parakeet.
A tavern owner may not brew beer without brewing a kettle of soup simultaneously.
It is illegal to sell the clothes you’re wearing to pay off a gambling debt.
In Greene, New York, one may not eat peanuts and walk backwards on the sidewalk during a concert.
It is against the law to lie down and fall asleep with shoes on.
It is illegal to have a sleeping donkey in your bathtub after 7 p.m.
It is unlawful to sleep on top of a refrigerator outdoors.
You may not shoot buffalo from the second story of a hotel.
No person may walk about in public if he or she has the common cold.
Without an official permit, you may not take pictures of a rabbit from January to April.
Our supposedly "elected" officials proving that they can't teach common sense in college.
ReplyDeleteThe NDAA, Executive Orders and the TSA are just the latest episodes in Americas love of telling everyone what they must or must not do.
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It would be OK if they were willing to stay at home, or least within the USA, but they want everyone to be like them, and that is really both ridiculous and crazy.
This is all BS... show me the laws and the text and I'll believe it...
ReplyDeleteOtherwise this is all made up...
The one piece of information left out is the date that these laws were put on the books and the context to which they applied. Like everything else, time and context change but the laws remain on the books.
ReplyDeleteEntertaining, perhaps. Total rubbish, absolutely.
ReplyDeleteWhat would have (could have) made this entire exercise in senseless blogging worthwhile would have been to actually REFERENCE the laws, perhaps with links, as actually written.
Now you have your homework, and know what readers with half (and sometimes more) a brain might expect...
Govern yourself. If you cannot or will not, die.
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