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RainbowGirl
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0 posted 2000-06-28 07:13 PM


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 (Repealed)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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1 posted 2000-06-28 07:35 PM


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!



Poet deVine
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2 posted 2000-06-28 07:52 PM


Here in Arizona, I guess I could be arrested..you figure out what the charge would be!!!! LOL
RainbowGirl
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3 posted 2000-06-28 07:56 PM


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

LoveBug
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4 posted 2000-06-28 10:58 PM


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

Alwye
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In the space between moments
5 posted 2000-06-28 11:37 PM


LOL!!!!!!!!!    Some of these are pretty scary!

*Krista Knutson*

"We are not seperate from spirit, we are in it." ~Plotinus~

Nan
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6 posted 2000-06-29 06:39 AM


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...
Sunshine
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7 posted 2000-06-29 09:45 AM


quote:
State Laws
* Sunshine is guaranteed to the masses.
(are you really?)



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


RainbowGirl
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8 posted 2000-06-29 07:26 PM


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

Colin
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9 posted 2000-07-01 09:02 AM


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.

Severn
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10 posted 2000-07-02 04:27 AM


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

nona
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Posts 139
Fla
11 posted 2000-07-02 10:41 AM


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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