What are some of the silliest laws you've ever heard of?

Examples: Location: Natchez, Missouri
It shall be unlawful to provide beer or other intoxicants to elephants
Location: Nebraska
It is illegal for a mother to give her daughter a perm without a state license
Location: North Carolina
It's against the law to sing off key
Location: New Jersey
It is against the law for a man to knit during the fishing season

Rating Total Female Male Unspecified Average Age
Good 12 6 6 0 38.8
Bad 9 7 2 0 32.9
No Opinion 39 20 19 0 37.8

Rating	Total	Female	Male	Average Age
Good	12	6	6	38.8
Bad	9	7	2	32.9
No Opinion	39	20	19	37.8

Qualifiers:
User Vote Comment
jkiehart reasonable
posted 22-Mar-2001 12:54pm
Reasonable. And it's "patent" leather shoes.
ASB reasonable
posted 22-Mar-2001 8:30am
Ohio it is unlawful to wear patton leather shoes.
darkshadowsseeker reasonable
posted 22-Mar-2001 12:25am
Here's a great site for dumb laws: http://www.dumblaws.com
Strider reasonable
posted 22-Mar-2001 12:22am

mandy reasonable
posted 21-Mar-2001 10:56pm

spidertea reasonable
posted 21-Mar-2001 7:10pm

natsim old
posted 19-Mar-2001 7:35pm
I think most of these needs works are covered by the "sometimes, under certain circumstances", but the results would be much more interesting if you had better options.
hildagard old
posted 19-Mar-2001 2:05pm
Agree with everyone
Zang old
posted 19-Mar-2001 1:11pm
Yeah, an option for: "depends on the law" would be good.
Pooh_Bear old
posted 19-Mar-2001 1:05pm
Are we talking felonies or misdemeanors?
ASB old
posted 19-Mar-2001 9:56am
How about an option for It's ok to break minor laws but not major ones. I would drive over the speed limit and have no problem with it but would not kill someone.
phi old
posted 18-Mar-2001 10:45pm
I think this survey is fine as multi choice. But I also don't think it's a particularly good set of options, so I'm giving it a 'bad' rating to go with the 'reasonable' qualification.
HareKrishna old
posted 18-Mar-2001 10:36pm
I agree with the others.
darkshadowsseeker old
posted 18-Mar-2001 6:20pm
I agree with the others.
Jemmy old
posted 18-Mar-2001 4:56pm
I agree with Twisty and Spidertea.
spidertea old
posted 18-Mar-2001 3:52pm
What mandy said.
Shouldn't this be a single option?
mandy old
posted 18-Mar-2001 2:59pm
This needs an option for people who aren't sure.

Last	Type	Created	Category	Creator	Sort	Votes	Hides	Rating
Last	essay	21-Mar-2001	law	Frostbrand	unsorted	66	13	52.5%

User	Vote	Comment
jkiehart	reasonable	posted 22-Mar-2001 12:54pm Reasonable. And it's "patent" leather shoes.
ASB	reasonable	posted 22-Mar-2001 8:30am Ohio it is unlawful to wear patton leather shoes.
darkshadowsseeker	reasonable	posted 22-Mar-2001 12:25am Here's a great site for dumb laws: http://www.dumblaws.com
Strider	reasonable	posted 22-Mar-2001 12:22am
mandy	reasonable	posted 21-Mar-2001 10:56pm
spidertea	reasonable	posted 21-Mar-2001 7:10pm
natsim	old	posted 19-Mar-2001 7:35pm I think most of these needs works are covered by the "sometimes, under certain circumstances", but the results would be much more interesting if you had better options.
hildagard	old	posted 19-Mar-2001 2:05pm Agree with everyone
Zang	old	posted 19-Mar-2001 1:11pm Yeah, an option for: "depends on the law" would be good.
Pooh_Bear	old	posted 19-Mar-2001 1:05pm Are we talking felonies or misdemeanors?
ASB	old	posted 19-Mar-2001 9:56am How about an option for It's ok to break minor laws but not major ones. I would drive over the speed limit and have no problem with it but would not kill someone.
phi	old	posted 18-Mar-2001 10:45pm I think this survey is fine as multi choice. But I also don't think it's a particularly good set of options, so I'm giving it a 'bad' rating to go with the 'reasonable' qualification.
HareKrishna	old	posted 18-Mar-2001 10:36pm I agree with the others.
darkshadowsseeker	old	posted 18-Mar-2001 6:20pm I agree with the others.
Jemmy	old	posted 18-Mar-2001 4:56pm I agree with Twisty and Spidertea.
spidertea	old	posted 18-Mar-2001 3:52pm What mandy said. Shouldn't this be a single option?
mandy	old	posted 18-Mar-2001 2:59pm This needs an option for people who aren't sure.