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RainbowGirl Member Elite
since 1999-07-31
Posts 3023United Kingdom |
Hmmm ... I'm guilty of introducing a partner to lots of people so I must be a bigamist, I often have a donkey in my bath, wear jeans in Noble street and heaven forbid about Arizona...I would struggle with one, let alone two...oh my !...*g*..and remind me to keep my underwear on when in San Francisco and not clean the windscreen with it..huh?...now as for Snoops having a tailight...hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Can I add on...it is illegal to add breaks in paragraphs not correctly formatted for public viewing...LOL *** Alabama *** State Laws * It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle. * Dominoes may not be played on Sunday. * It is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church. * Putting salt on a railroad track may be punishable by death. * Boogers may not be flicked into the wind. * It is legal to drive the wrong way down a one-way street if you have a lantern attached to the front of your automobile. * You may not have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at any time. * Men may not spit in front of the opposite sex. * You may not drive barefooted. ***Anniston*** * You may not wear blue jeans down Noble Street. ***Jasper*** * It is illegal for a husband to beat his wife with a stick larger in diameter than his thumb. (shucks, that discounts 85%)..ooops, they said thumb...*g* ***Lee County*** * It is illegal to sell peanuts in Lee County after sundown on Wednesday. ***Mobile*** It is unlawful to howl at ladies inside the city limits. * It is unlawful to wear womens pumps with sharp, high heels. ***Montgomery *** * It is considered an offense to open an umbrella on a street, for fear of it spooking horses. (Repealed) *** Alaska *** State laws * Moose may not be viewed from an airplane. * While it is legal to shoot bears, waking a sleeping bear for the purpose of taking a photograph is prohibited. * It is considered an offense to push a live moose out of a moving airplane. Fairbanks * It is considered an offense to feed alcoholic beverages to a moose. *** Arizona *** State Laws * Hunting camels is prohibited. * There is a possible 25 years in prison for cutting down a cactus. * Donkeys cannot sleep in bathtubs. * It is unlawful to refuse a person a glass of water. * You may not have more than two dildos in a house. ***Glendale*** * Cars may not be driven in reverse. ***Globe*** * Card may not be played in the street with a Native American. ***Hayden*** * If you bother the cottontails or bullfrogs, you will be fined. ***Maricopa County*** * No more than six girls may live in any house. ***Mohave County *** * A decree declares that anyone caught stealing soap must wash himself with it until it is all used up. ***Nogales *** * An ordinance prohibits the wearing of suspenders. ***Prescott*** * No one is permitted to ride their horse up the stairs of the county court house. ***Tuscon*** * Women may not wear pants. ***Tombstone *** * It is illegal for men and women over the age of 18 to have less than one missing tooth visible when smiling. *** Arkansas *** State Laws * The Arkansas River can rise no higher than to the Main Street bridge in Little Rock. * Arkansas must be pronounced "Arkansaw" * A law provides that school teachers who bob their hair will not get a raise. * A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month. * Oral sex is considered to be sodomy. ***Fayetteville *** * It is illegal to kill "any living creature". Little Rock * Dogs may not bark after 6 PM. * Flirtation between men and women on the streets of Little Rock may result in a 30-day jail term. * It is unlawful to walk ones cow down Main Street after 1:00 PM on Sunday. * No person shall sound the horn on a vehicle at any place where cold drinks or sandwiches are served after 9:00 P.M. *** California *** State Laws * Sunshine is guaranteed to the masses. (are you really?) * Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship. * It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale. * Women may not drive in a house coat. * No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour. ***Arcadia *** * Peacocks have the right of way to cross any street, including driveways. ***Baldwin Park *** * Nobody is allowed to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool. ***Belvedere *** * City Council order reads: "No dog shall be in a public place without its master on a leash." ***Blythe *** * You are not permitted to wear cowboy boots unless you already own at least two cows. ***Burlingame *** * It is illegal to spit, except on baseball diamonds. ***Carmel *** * Ice cream may not be eaten while standing on the sidewalk. (Repealed when Clint Eastwood was mayor) * Women may not wear high heels while in the city limits. ***Chico *** * Detonating a nuclear device within the city limits results in a $500 fine. ***Hollywood *** * It is illegal to drive more than two thousand sheep down Hollywood Boulevard at one time. ***Lafayette *** * You are forbidden to spit on the ground within 5 feet of another person. ***Long Beach *** * Cars are the only item allowed in a garage. * It is illegal to curse on a mini-golf course. ***Los Angeles *** * It is illegal in for a man to beat his wife with a strap wider than 2 inches without her consent. * You cannot bathe two babies in the same tub at the same time. * You may not hunt moths under a street light. * It is illegal to cry on the witness stand. * Toads may not be licked. (hmmmmmmmmm) * It is a crime for dogs to mate within 500 yards of a church. Breaking this law is punishable by a fine of $500 and/or six months in prison. * Zoot suits are prohibited. ***Ontario *** * Roosters may not crow in the city limits. ***Pacific Grove *** * Molesting butterflies can result in a $500 fine. ***Palm Springs*** * It is illegal to walk a camel down Palm Canyon Drive between the hours of four and six PM. ***Pasadena *** * It is illegal for a secretary to be alone in a room with her boss. ***Prunedale *** * Two bathtubs may not be installed in the same house. ***Redlands *** * Motor vehicles may not drive on city streets unless a man with a lantern is walking ahead of it. ***Riverside*** * One may not carry a lunch down the street between 11 and 1 oclock. ***San Diego *** * It is illegal to shoot jackrabbits from the back of a streetcar. * The owners of houses with Christmas lights on them past February second may be fined up to $250. ***San Francisco*** * Prohibits elephants from strolling down Market Street unless they are on a leash. * It is illegal to wipe one's car with used underwear. * Persons classified as "ugly" may not walk down any street. * It is illegal to pile horse manure more than six feet high on a street corner. ***Santa Monica *** * You may not play percussion instruments on the beach. ***Temecula *** * Ducks have the right of way to cross Rancho California St. at all times. *** Colorado *** State Laws * Car dealers may not show cars on a Sunday. * It is illegal for liquor stores to sell food or grocery stores to sell any alcohol except beer that is at most 3.2% alcohol. * No liquor may be sold on Sundays or election days. (Repealed) * It is illegal to ride a horse while under the influence. * Tags may be ripped off of pillows and mattresses. ***Denver *** * The dog catcher must notify dogs of impounding by posting, for three consecutive days, a notice on a tree in the city park and along a public road running through said park. * It is unlawful to lend your vacuum cleaner to your next-door neighbor. * It is illegal to mistreat rats in Denver, ***Colorado. *** * You may not drive a black car on Sundays. ***Durango *** * It is illegal to go in public dressed in clothes "unbecoming" on one's sex. ***Logan County *** * It is illegal for a man to kiss a woman while she is asleep. ***Pueblo *** * It is illegal to let a dandelion grow within the city limits. ***Sterling *** * Cats may not run loose without having been fit with a taillight. *** Connecticut *** State Laws * You can be stopped by the police for biking over 65 miles per hour. * In order for a pickle to officially be considered a pickle, it must bounce. * It is illegal to dispose of used razor blades. * It is illegal to discharge a firearm from a public highway. ***Devon *** * It is unla wful to walk backwards after sunset. ***Guilford *** * Only white Christmas lights are allowed for display. ***Hartford *** * You arent allowed to cross a street while walking on your hands. * You may not educate dogs. * It is illegal for a man to kiss his wife on Sunday. ***New Britain *** * It is illegal for fire trucks to exceed 25mph, even when going to a fire. ***Southington *** * Silly string is banned. ***Waterbury *** * It is illegal for any beautician to hum, whistle, or sing while working on a customer. Source: http://www.dumblaws.com [This message has been edited by RainbowGirl (edited 06-28-2000).] |
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Elizabeth
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Member Ascendant
since 1999-06-07
Posts 6871Minnesota |
LOL...one wonders why these laws are needed... Elizabeth I'm grabbing my hat and coat I'm leaving the cat a note Quick call me a ferry boat-getting out of town! |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Here in Arizona, I guess I could be arrested..you figure out what the charge would be!!!! LOL |
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RainbowGirl Member Elite
since 1999-07-31
Posts 3023United Kingdom |
Elizabeth: I can only imagine at the need for some of these laws in the first place but the cost of repealing them must be horrendous...LOL HUSG Sharon: ROFLMAO !!!!! HUSG |
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LoveBug
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Member Elite
since 2000-01-08
Posts 4697 |
ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for giving me a good laugh. "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." -Oscar Wilde "The robbed that smiles steals something from the thief" -Shakespea |
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Alwye
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Member Elite
since 1999-06-16
Posts 3850In the space between moments |
LOL!!!!!!!!! Some of these are pretty scary! *Krista Knutson* "We are not seperate from spirit, we are in it." ~Plotinus~ |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
um... Massachusetts "blue" laws... We still can't buy alcoholic beverages on Sunday... unless you go to a bar - and then only after noon time... |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
quote: YUP! I'm especially viewed as awesome when I'm on the heels of a thunderstorm, half the sky is covered black, the other blue, and I help produce these wonderful RAINBOWS! Sunny ~~~Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. Helen Keller ~~~ When you want to be loved, look within...KRJ |
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RainbowGirl Member Elite
since 1999-07-31
Posts 3023United Kingdom |
You surely do...LOL...and it's midnight just gone and I'm needed to keep the duvet warm and Snoops from stretching out too far, after all, tis MY bed...*g* HUSG |
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Colin Senior Member
since 1999-06-05
Posts 596Callington, Cornwall, England |
ROFL This was great I followed the link you gave too and that's been added to my favourites. Thanks RG. Eric. "We are the music makers and we are the makers of dreams." - Willy Wonka. |
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Severn Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-17
Posts 7704 |
Hmmm you know - I am so relieved to find out I live in the land of sanity... let me see... who on earth hunts moths??? I can't believe it...this is absurd - American law makers er...humans...are absurd...lol... K wanders away in bewilderment... K |
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nona Member
since 2000-03-03
Posts 139Fla |
Well now these all make "perfect" sense, at least to those who wrote them! Scary thought huh??? And these are the ones in charge???? fun stuff...........................nona [This message has been edited by nona (edited 07-02-2000).] |
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