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

I went to a website once that listed all kinds of dumb laws, but can not remember any of them offhand, or even the name of the website. I notice that pillows always have those little tags that you are not supposed to remove. I wonder if anyone has ever actually been arrested for removing those little tags.

There used to be a sign on one of our downtown streets that said "Blind cross here". I know that it meant to watch for blind people, but every time I saw it, I would think to myself that since blind people couldn't see the sign, they would not be able to obey the sign.

In Minnesota it is illegal to cut hair without a license. About five years ago some charity organization decided to give homeless/poor people haircuts so they could look nicer and have a better chance getting a job. Then law enforcement stopped the event because of the stupid law!

*shrugs*

This happened in Florence, Oregon in 1975(the law is no longer on the books)-A law was passed to outlaw sex on public beaches within the city limits of Florence, Oregon. However, the law was so poorly written that it outlawed sex anywhere in the city limits of Florence, Oregon-even in your own home.

Try: http://www.dumblaws.com I don't think they prosecute you for removing tags from pillows. The last time I bought pillows it said that the tag was not to be removed except by owner, so I wouldn't worry about the police bashing down your door in the middle of the night.

Do you know that in California it is a misdeameanor to shoot any game from a moving vehicle unless the target is a whale.

there one about bathing on boston common that I think is still on the books

Cleveland, Ohio: Women are forbidden from wearing patent leather shoes, lest men see reflections of their underwear.

North Canton, Ohio:
It is against the law to roller skate without notifying the police.

Youngstown, Ohio:
You may not run out of gas.

Alabama: Boogers may not be flicked into the wind.

Colorodo:
Tags may be ripped off of pillows and mattresses.

Florida: illegal to engage in oral sex.
There are plenty more though

Here are some sill laws links:

http://search.about.com/fullsearch.htm?terms=%22silly+laws%22&PM=59_0100_S

http://www.google.com/search?q=%22silly+laws%22

The Mayor of Vancouver passed a by-law recently which disallowed 24 hour establishments in the downtown eastside. The reasoning being that there is a heroin problem, and the drug deals are taking place near these establishments! So, of course, I'm happy to report that you can no longer buy heroin anywhere in Vancouver. The dealers just up and moved to the suburbs.

I heard that it's against the law to eat in a resturant that is on fire in chigogo. I haven't heard any for Toronto though.

you have to capitalize each survey option...

Just found this: Toronto
You can't drag a dead horse down Yonge St. on a Sunday.
here:http://www.dumblaws.com/countries/canada.html

well you can, of course, but it would just be so tacky...

I don't know why the hell we would keep that law on the books but I'm shure that there is not one police officer in all of Toronto that would even know about that law. Hell I didn't untill I looked it up.

Hey, I like that North Carolina law!

Too tired to think. Sorry.

I've heard somewhere that's illegal to have sex specifically with a porcupine. Also in Massachussets, Ive heard that it's illegal to eat tomatoes, because they are aphrodisiacs.

Location: UK
Section 28.

Location: a state in America (not sure which one)
Illegal to teach anything but the Creation story.

lol lol lol Oh my god, those are hilarious!!! I haven't heard of any until those. That is so funny! I want to go to North Carolina and purposley sing off key!

Billgles286: So it is illegal to teach mathematics, or language skills, or proper manners?

You are right, that is whacked.

(and Kate) thanks for putting my mind at rest about the pillow tags. I was so worried By the way, that might have been the same website I checked out once

You're such a rebel!

There's a lot out there. Like no oral sex in Florida lol lol lol lol

last I heard in California, sodomy is still illegal and includes oral sex and most everything else other than the basic act between a hetero couple. I've never heard of it being enforced however.

Glad to help!

lol

How could you enforce it? That's partly why it's such a stupid law

None of those, but I heard for other stupid ones. How can be illegal to sing off key. I mean, it's fudgeed-up hard to know in which key is the song (or what ever they are trying to sing)

I heard about a law that stated: It is illegal to ride an ugly horse on Sunday. I don't remember where it was.

Hate Crime, and gun laws in the United States.

I imagine a lot of silly laws are kept on the books because what is the point in removing them? They're not enforced, they're not harming anybody, and to remove them you would have to go through the legal process to do so: which costs the taxpayers money... so why bother?

Plus, you would lower the national Gross Humor Product, always a bad thing.

too true!

There is a state law in New Jersey enacted in 1918 that states that the family of a person who is committed to a state institution must assist in the paying of that person's care. This was on ABCnews.com because a brother & sister whose father sexually molested them as children and was committed to a psychiatric hospital because of that are being told they have to pay the state of New Jersey $90,000 annually for their father's care. There are no provisions in the law for victims of abuse. I know this is not a silly law, but it is certainly a BAD law! They are appealing.

USA:
No alcohol under 21.

Location: Minnesota
It is illegal to eat beef jerky while jerking off in a house of worship wearing white shoes before Easter.

Hey, did you make that up?

(yeah, but shhhh... maybe everyone else will think it's true!)

Australia: No alcohol under 18

What's the age restriction in the netherlands?

How's this for silly in the Province of Ontario, Canada the law to drink alcohol is 19, but you can serve it at the age of 18.

Apparently, in the UK, it's against the law to drive around a roundabout more than 26 times in succession.

damn...I love to do that!!!!!

So would I, my life seems to be going round in circles anyway!

Arkansas: It is illegal to marry a goat.
(but other livestock are ok?)

16. But no one will ask for your ID in bars. Unless you look really young of course.

16? That's so cool! I'm not sure what the age is here, but it isn't 16. The age is different for everything.

Holland is pretty cool, yes!

lol It doesn't matter, I don't really drink anymore. I'm on a health streak.

If its the same as here its 18, in Ontario its 19.

The Australian Federal Government has banned internet gambling on Australian sites, although Australian sites can still take bets from other countries, and Australians can gamble on non Australian web sites. Incidentally, Australia has casinos in every state and major city, as well as poker(slot) machines in almost every bar (25% of the worlds slot machines)

Manitoba Canada: Against the law to have more than 3 people work in a store on a Sunday, and can't be open more than 5 hours.

Yeah, some of those seem familiar.

This should've been multiple choice.

There were no options silly. Those laws mentioned above were just examples, not options. Are you new here?

Can't have Oral sex, and a bunch of other ones I can't remember.

Texas' six dildo limit.

anonymous #1: I couldn't agree more. I live in Massachusetts and I've always felt that the gun laws were asinine. I wish they were more like our neighbor to the north: they have less murders there, too!

U.S.A.--- at age 18 you can legally kill another human being in time of war,but you can't drink or by alcohol untill your 21...
How messed up is that???? You can die but you can't get high...

I don't know any.