Stupid Laws » France http://www.stupidlaws.com We have a huge collection of stupid, dumb, and crazy laws from the United States, individual states, and many other countries. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:28:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 An ashtray is considered to be a deadly weapon. http://www.stupidlaws.com/an-ashtray-is-considered-to-be-a-deadly-weapon/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/an-ashtray-is-considered-to-be-a-deadly-weapon/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:59:44 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=508
  • A pillow can be considered a “passive” weapon.
  • It is contrary to Pennsylvania law to discharge a gun, cannon, revolver or other explosive weapon at a wedding.
  • It is illegal to cook Fugu (Blow Fish) for more than 80 seconds. Fugu contains deadly poison in the organs. Despite of the risk, fugu dishes are considered special feasts in Japan.
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  • A pillow can be considered a “passive” weapon.
  • It is contrary to Pennsylvania law to discharge a gun, cannon, revolver or other explosive weapon at a wedding.
  • It is illegal to cook Fugu (Blow Fish) for more than 80 seconds. Fugu contains deadly poison in the organs. Despite of the risk, fugu dishes are considered special feasts in Japan.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/an-ashtray-is-considered-to-be-a-deadly-weapon/feed/ 0     Any man carrying onions must be given right of way in the streets. http://www.stupidlaws.com/any-man-carrying-onions-must-be-given-right-of-way-in-the-streets/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/any-man-carrying-onions-must-be-given-right-of-way-in-the-streets/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:58:47 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=502
  • It is illegal to fly over any body of water, unless one is carrying sufficient supplies of food and drink.
  • It is lawful to kill a Scotsman in York if he is carrying a bow and arrow.
  • No children may attend school with their breath smelling of “wild onions.”
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  • It is illegal to fly over any body of water, unless one is carrying sufficient supplies of food and drink.
  • It is lawful to kill a Scotsman in York if he is carrying a bow and arrow.
  • No children may attend school with their breath smelling of “wild onions.”
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/any-man-carrying-onions-must-be-given-right-of-way-in-the-streets/feed/ 0     Between the hours of 8AM and 8PM, 70% of music played a radio station must be by French artists. http://www.stupidlaws.com/between-the-hours-of-8am-and-8pm-70-of-music-played-a-radio-station-must-be-by-french-artists/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/between-the-hours-of-8am-and-8pm-70-of-music-played-a-radio-station-must-be-by-french-artists/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:57:17 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=492
  • 30% of a radio stations output must be of Canadian Content”
  • All business signs in the province of Quebec must be in French. If the business operator wishes to have English on the sign, the French must be at least twice as large as the English is. There are no laws governing the usage of other languages on signs. -Bill 101 (Passed 1976)
  • If you have been maintaining an illegal radio station for five or more years, the station becomes legal.
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  • 30% of a radio stations output must be of Canadian Content”
  • All business signs in the province of Quebec must be in French. If the business operator wishes to have English on the sign, the French must be at least twice as large as the English is. There are no laws governing the usage of other languages on signs. -Bill 101 (Passed 1976)
  • If you have been maintaining an illegal radio station for five or more years, the station becomes legal.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/between-the-hours-of-8am-and-8pm-70-of-music-played-a-radio-station-must-be-by-french-artists/feed/ 0     Criminals can apply for sanctuary in Notre Dame Cathedral and must be “fed and watered” for up to six weeks. http://www.stupidlaws.com/criminals-can-apply-for-sanctuary-in-notre-dame-cathedral-and-must-be-fed-and-watered-for-up-to-six-weeks/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/criminals-can-apply-for-sanctuary-in-notre-dame-cathedral-and-must-be-fed-and-watered-for-up-to-six-weeks/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:59:06 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=504
  • A recently passed anti-crime law requires criminals to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed.
  • If you have been convicted of driving while intoxicated, you may never again apply for personalized license plates.
  • In Hereford you can shoot a Welsh person on a Sunday, with a longbow, in the Cathedral Close.
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  • A recently passed anti-crime law requires criminals to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed.
  • If you have been convicted of driving while intoxicated, you may never again apply for personalized license plates.
  • In Hereford you can shoot a Welsh person on a Sunday, with a longbow, in the Cathedral Close.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/criminals-can-apply-for-sanctuary-in-notre-dame-cathedral-and-must-be-fed-and-watered-for-up-to-six-weeks/feed/ 0     It is illegal to die unless a cemetery plot has first been bought. http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-die-unless-a-cemetery-plot-has-first-been-bought/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-die-unless-a-cemetery-plot-has-first-been-bought/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:57:32 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=494
  • It is illegal to drive over graves in a cemetery.
  • It is illegal to sell ice cream in a cemetery.
  • It’s illegal to rob a birds nest from a public cemetery.
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  • It is illegal to drive over graves in a cemetery.
  • It is illegal to sell ice cream in a cemetery.
  • It’s illegal to rob a birds nest from a public cemetery.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-die-unless-a-cemetery-plot-has-first-been-bought/feed/ 1     It is illegal to kiss on railways. http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-kiss-on-railways/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-kiss-on-railways/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:57:52 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=496
  • It is illegal for a man to kiss a woman while she is asleep.
  • It is illegal for a man to kiss his wife on Sunday.
  • It is illegal to kiss a stranger.
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  • It is illegal for a man to kiss a woman while she is asleep.
  • It is illegal for a man to kiss his wife on Sunday.
  • It is illegal to kiss a stranger.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-kiss-on-railways/feed/ 1     It is illegal to shoot Englishmen as they cross the English Channel towards France – unless they are sailing in a “boat of war”. http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-shoot-englishmen-as-they-cross-the-english-channel-towards-france-unless-they-are-sailing-in-a-boat-of-war/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-shoot-englishmen-as-they-cross-the-english-channel-towards-france-unless-they-are-sailing-in-a-boat-of-war/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:58:14 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=498
  • All business signs in the province of Quebec must be in French. If the business operator wishes to have English on the sign, the French must be at least twice as large as the English is. There are no laws governing the usage of other languages on signs. -Bill 101 (Passed 1976)
  • By law your parents or grandparents must have come from France, Scotland or Ireland.
  • It is illegal for a chicken to cross the road.
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  • All business signs in the province of Quebec must be in French. If the business operator wishes to have English on the sign, the French must be at least twice as large as the English is. There are no laws governing the usage of other languages on signs. -Bill 101 (Passed 1976)
  • By law your parents or grandparents must have come from France, Scotland or Ireland.
  • It is illegal for a chicken to cross the road.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-shoot-englishmen-as-they-cross-the-english-channel-towards-france-unless-they-are-sailing-in-a-boat-of-war/feed/ 0     It is illegal to take photos of police officers or police vehicles, even if they are just in the background. http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-take-photos-of-police-officers-or-police-vehicles-even-if-they-are-just-in-the-background/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-take-photos-of-police-officers-or-police-vehicles-even-if-they-are-just-in-the-background/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:59:30 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=506
  • If police officers suspect a couple is having sex inside a vehicle they must honk their horn three times, and wait two minutes before they approach the scene.
  • It is illegal to shoot lasers at police officers.
  • Movies that show police officers being struck, beaten, or treated in an offensive manner are forbidden.
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  • If police officers suspect a couple is having sex inside a vehicle they must honk their horn three times, and wait two minutes before they approach the scene.
  • It is illegal to shoot lasers at police officers.
  • Movies that show police officers being struck, beaten, or treated in an offensive manner are forbidden.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-take-photos-of-police-officers-or-police-vehicles-even-if-they-are-just-in-the-background/feed/ 0     No pig may be called Napoleon. http://www.stupidlaws.com/no-pig-may-be-called-napoleon/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/no-pig-may-be-called-napoleon/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:58:31 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=500
  • All bachelors should be called master, not mister, when addressed by their female counterparts.
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  • All bachelors should be called master, not mister, when addressed by their female counterparts.
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