Dumb Laws

[chrisburns]

Some stupid laws from around the world: ENJOY

Alabama-USA-
It is illegal to play Dominoes on Sunday

Florida-USA-
When having sex, only missionary position is legal
Oral Sex is illegal
Penalty for horse theft is death by hanging
You may not fart in a public place after 6 PM on Thursdays

Colorado-Alamosa-
Throwing missles at cars is illegal.

Colorado-Aspen-
Catapults may not be fired at buildings.

Colorado-Cripple Creek-
It is illegal to bring your horse or pack mule above the ground floor of any building

Colorado-Denver-
It is unlawful to lend your vacuum cleaner to your next-door neighbor.
You may not drive a black car on Sundays. (Repealed)
It is illegal to mistreat rats in Denver, Colorado.


Australia-
A life sentence is 25 years
The legal age for straight sex is 16, unless the person is in the care/custody of the older person, in which case it is 18.

England-
Any boy under the age of 10 may not see a naked manequin

England-Liverpool-
It is illegal for a woman to be topless except as a clerk in a tropical fish store

France-Paris-
An ashtray is considered a lethal weapon

Japan-
There is no age of consent. (Repealed 1999 - now age 13)

Singapore-
Oral sex is illegal unless it is used as a form of foreplay.

South Africa-
A license is required to purchase a television set.
Young people wearing bathing suits are prohibited from sitting less than 12 inches apart

United States-
A US citizen can take possession of any foreign, uninhabited island, as long as it contains bird droppings

SEE more at www.dumblaws.com

Enjoy

[Crazy764]

Are all those true?

I mean, weird ones like...

"You may not fart in a public place after 6 PM on Thursdays."
"It is unlawful to lend your vacuum cleaner to your next-door neighbor."
"Oral sex is illegal unless it is used as a form of foreplay."

[chrisburns]

Apparently so, like in Idaho there is a town where it is illegal to frown, as you enter town there is a sign that says that, acting like they have the coolest law in the world.

[PP-VRA]

California

Norco

All persons wishing to keep a rhinoceros as a pet must obtain a $100 license first.



Palm Springs

It is illegal to walk a camel down Palm Canyon Drive between the hours of four and six PM.


Chico

Detonating a nuclear device within the city limits results in a $500 fine.




Florida

If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.



From dumbwarnings.com

American Airlines Peanuts
Instructions: open packet, eat nuts.

(oh really?!?!?!?!)


Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000
Warning! This program should not be used in flight training! Death or serious injury could result!

[matt1168]

Here's some:

-In Florida it's illegal to have sex with a porcupine.
-In Bakersfield, CA it's illegal to carry a lunchbox down Main St., although a lunch bag is okay.
-It's illegal to slurp soup in NJ.
-It's illegal to sing in the shower in PA.
-You can't buy ice cream after 6:00 PM in Newark, NJ without a doctor's note (yes, it's true!)
-To wipe dishes dry in Minneapolis, MN

And the weirdest of all...

It's illegal for a frog to croak after 11:00 P.M. in Memphis, TN!

[Jbrewster1012]

Ok, can we say FAKE LAWS.

[PP-VRA]

England

All English males over the age 14 are to carry out 2 or so hours of longbow practice a week supervised by the local clergy.

It is illegal to be drunk on Licensed Premises (in a pub or bar).

It is illegal for a Member of Parliament to enter the House of Commons wearing a full suit of armour.

Committing suicide is classified as a capital crime. ( )


Chester

You can only shoot a Welsh person with a bow and arrow inside the city walls and after midnight.

Liverpool

It is illegal for a woman to be topless in public except as a clerk in a tropical fish store.

York

Excluding Sundays, it is perfectly legal to shoot a Scotsman with a bow and arrow.

[chrisburns]

Ok, can we say FAKE LAWS.

Hey atleast it is a good laugh for the day! and you have got to love the porcupine deal, who in the right mind would try that, talk about painful and exotic

[GrantT]

All English males over the age 14 are to carry out 2 or so hours of longbow practice a week supervised by the local clergy.

It is illegal to be drunk on Licensed Premises (in a pub or bar).

I smell BS.

[ADG]

Your Australian laws are incorrect.





ADG

[uy707]

Here's some:

-In Florida it's illegal to have sex with a porcupine.
-In Bakersfield, CA it's illegal to carry a lunchbox down Main St., although a lunch bag is okay.
-It's illegal to slurp soup in NJ.
-It's illegal to sing in the shower in PA.
-You can't buy ice cream after 6:00 PM in Newark, NJ without a doctor's note (yes, it's true!)
-To wipe dishes dry in Minneapolis, MN

And the weirdest of all...

It's illegal for a frog to croak after 11:00 P.M. in Memphis, TN!

My turn
Cameroon
It is prohibited to throw bottles either real or fake on the train/bus floor ,
(a real bottle is glass-made, and a fake is plastic)
West and Central Africa, this one is un-written but nontheless valid
The Chief is always right, who will challenge this fact will be downranked posteriously.
Signature : Chief so and so, his ladies'darling.
Regards
Alain

[Katamarino]

Ok, can we say FAKE LAWS.

Actually, most are true. You often get strange sounding laws set up after one-off odd legal cases where the circumstances have arisen and noone has known what to do.

[pbateson]

This for real?

Wa. State:- It is illegal to sex with women under 21 years old.

What this Oral Sex?

[Katamarino]

What this Oral Sex?

Ummmmm....Someone else want to field this one...?

[indian airlines]

What this Oral Sex?

Ummmmm....Someone else want to field this one...?

Sure...Paul, it's mouth to willy... :P