Equus,
So true about Arkansas! I lived in Wichita. If you lived in Kansas you pronounded it Ar-kansas. If you lived in Arkansas it was pronounced Arkansaw! What a hoot!
They just said on a TV game show last night that in Quitman, Georgia, it is illegal for chickens to cross the road.
lol. some of these laws are really stupid. I wonder why they make these?
Massachusetts Crazy Law
Children may smoke, but they may not purchase cigarettes.
Taxi drivers are prohibited from making love in the front seat of their taxi during their shifts.
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Affiliation with the Communist party is illegal.
No gorilla is allowed in the back seat of any car.
Bullets may not be used as currency.
Alcoholic drink specials are illegal.
Massachusetts liquor stores can only open on Sundays if they are in Berkshire, Essex, Franklin, Middlesex or Worcester counties and are within 10 miles of the Vermont or New Hampshire borders.
It's illegal to drive Texan, Mexican, Cherokee, or Indian cattle on a public road. (MGL Chapter 129 Section 35)
Tomatoes may not be used in the production of clam chowder.
Hunting on Sundays is prohibited.
It is illegal to go to bed without first having a full bath.
At a wake, mourners may eat no more than three sandwiches.
Public boxing matches are outlawed.
It is unlawful to injure a football goal post, doing so is punishable by a $200 fine.
It's illegal to keep a mule on the second floor of a building not in a city unless there are 2 exits. (MGL Chapter 272 section 86)
It's illegal to sell fewer than 24 ducklings at a time before May 1, or to sell rabbits, chicks, or ducklings that have been painted a different color. (MGL Chapter 272 Section 80D)
It's illegal to allow someone to use stilts while working on the construction of a building. (MGL Chapter 149 Section 129B)
Defacing a milk carton is punishable by a $10 fine.
It is illegal to frighten a pigeon.
An old ordinance declares goatees illegal unless you first pay a special license fee for the privilege of wearing one in public.
All men must carry a rifle to church on Sunday. (Repealed)
Tattooing and body piercing is illegal. (Repealed October 2000)
Quakers and witches are banned.
Snoring is prohibited unless all bedroom windows are closed and securely locked.
It is illegal to reproach Jesus Christ or the holy ghost. (MGL Chapter 272 section 36)
Boston
No one may take a bath without a prescription.
It is illegal for any citizen to own more than three dogs.
An old law prohibits the taking of baths on Sunday.
Duels to the death permitted on the common on Sundays provided that the Governor is present.
Women may not wear heels over 3 inches in length while on the common.
Anyone may let their sheep and cows graze in the public gardens/commons at any time except Sundays.
No more than two baths may be taken within the confines of the city.
No one may cross the Boston Common without carrying a shotgun in case of bears.
It is illegal to play the fiddle.
Two people may not kiss in front of a church.
It is illegal to eat peanuts in church.
Burlington
You may not walk around with a "drink".
Cambridge
It is illegal to shake carpets in the street, or to throw orange peels on the sidewalk (section 12.16.100).
It costs $50 extra for a permit for hurling, soccer or Gaelic football games in a public park on a Sunday. (section 12.20.030)
Hingham
You may not have colored lights on your house if it can be seen from Main Street. Only white lights may be visible.
If you live on Main Street and want to paint your house, the colors must be approved by the historical society.
Hopkinton
Though horses and cows are allowed on the common, dogs are prohibited.
Longmeadow
It is illegal for two men to carry a bathtub across the town green.
Marlboro
One may not detonate a nuclear device in the city.
Silly string is illegal in the city limits.
It is illegal for any citizen to own more than two dogs.
It is illegal to buy, sell or possess a squirt gun.
Milford
Peeping in the windows of automobiles is forbidden.
Newton
All families must be given a hog from the town's mayor.
North Andover
An ordinance prohibits the use of space guns.
Woburn
In bars, it is actually illegal to "walk around" with a beer in your hand. (Repealed)
Momma Angel wrote: I can see Ole Smokey now, pulling over a chicken for crossing the road! Wonder how much the fine is? 
It isn't bad. Just chickenfeed, really.
This is probably a law in many states, but in Kansas, if you sell marijuana, you must have a special tax stamp affixed.
In Wisconsin (fyi, historically the nation's biggest dairy state) until 1967, it was illegal to possess margarine with intent to sell.
In Wisconsin, it is also illegal to take your pet elephant for a walk without a leash. Not only that, but all sexual positions are illegal except for missionary.
At least, these two used to be laws. I'm not sure they still are.
What about taking your elephant for a walk in the missionary position?
Setanta wrote:What about taking your elephant for a walk in the missionary position?
Then you have bigger problems than the police can handle.
I think it's still legal for someone to shoot a Welshman with a crossbow in some town on the England-Welsh border.
Wolf_ODonnell wrote:I think it's still legal for someone to shoot a Welshman with a crossbow in some town on the England-Welsh border.
Only while Welshmen are in season. And there's a three Welshmen limit.
I'm not sure if these made it in yet or not, but:
In Alabama, it is illegal to wear a fake mustache that causes laughter in church.
In Texas, it is illegal to curse in front of, or indecently expose oneself to, a corpse.
In Michigan, a man legally owns his wife's hair.
Kansas law prohibits shooting rabbits from a motorboat.
In Idaho, the law states all boxes of candy given as romantic gifts must weigh more than 50 pounds.
It's against the law to catch fish with your bare hands in Kansas.
In California, animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school or place of worship.
In Washington state, it's against the law to sleep in an outhouse without the owner's permission.
Putting salt on a railroad track can be punishable by death in the state of Alabama.
In Texas, it's illegal to put graffiti on someone else's cow.
In Alabama, dominoes may not be played on Sunday.
In New York City, it's illegal to shake a dust mop out a window.
In Connorsville, Wisconsin a man is legally prohibited from shooting a gun while his female partner is having an orgasm.
In New York, it's against the law to throw a ball at someone's head for fun.
In Pueblo, Colorado, it is illegal to let a dandelion grow within city limits.
In the state of Washington, it's illegal to catch a fish by throwing a rock at it.
It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on in North Dakota.
In Berkeley, California, you can't whistle for an escaped bird before 7:00 a.m.
An old law in Bellingham, Washington, made it illegal for a woman to take anything other than backwards steps while dancing.
In California, it is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.
In Florida, having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal.
San Francisco bans any "mechanical device that reproduces obscene language."
In Nogales, Arizona, it is illegal to wear suspenders.
In Atlanta, Georgia, it is illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or street lamp.
In Logan County, Colorado, it's illegal for a man to kiss a woman while she's asleep.
There's a San Francisco law that states it's illegal to play poker in public or gamble in a barricaded room.
In the state of Texas, it is illegal to take more than three sips of beer at a time while standing.
A person is not eligible to become governor in Pennsylvania if they have participated in a duel.
It's against the law for a woman to drive in a house coat in California.
In Texas, it's illegal to milk another person's cow.
tin_sword_arthur wrote:In Idaho, the law states all boxes of candy given as romantic gifts must weigh more than 50 pounds.
In a way, it's a good idea. It legally stops husbands from being cheapskates, doesn't it? Unless 50 pounds is some ridiculous amount of candy. How much is 50 pounds in grams?
Quote:In Florida, having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal.
Ouch.
50 pounds = 22 679.618 grams
They don't think small in Idaho.
Wow, 22kg. That is... a lot.
Here's a silly law.
It is still illegal to fly the Union Jack from a civilian boat.
LOL
