Stupid Laws » Germany http://www.stupidlaws.com Browse and discuss the largest collection of dumb, crazy, and stupid laws covering the United States, England, Australia, Europe, Florida, California, Texas and many other countries and states. Stupid state laws, local law, and national laws. Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:14:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 A pillow can be considered a “passive” weapon. http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-pillow-can-be-considered-a-passive-weapon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-pillow-can-be-considered-a-passive-weapon http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-pillow-can-be-considered-a-passive-weapon/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:00:16 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=510
  • An ashtray is considered to be a deadly weapon.
  • A slingshot used to be classified by law as a deadly weapon.
  • You may not carry a concealed weapon that is over six feet in length.
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  • An ashtray is considered to be a deadly weapon.
  • A slingshot used to be classified by law as a deadly weapon.
  • You may not carry a concealed weapon that is over six feet in length.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-pillow-can-be-considered-a-passive-weapon/feed/ 4     By law a pub can never be overcrowded – there is always room for one more drinker at each table – no matter how squashed people are. http://www.stupidlaws.com/by-law-a-pub-can-never-be-overcrowded-there-is-always-room-for-one-more-drinker-at-each-table-no-matter-how-squashed-people-are/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=by-law-a-pub-can-never-be-overcrowded-there-is-always-room-for-one-more-drinker-at-each-table-no-matter-how-squashed-people-are http://www.stupidlaws.com/by-law-a-pub-can-never-be-overcrowded-there-is-always-room-for-one-more-drinker-at-each-table-no-matter-how-squashed-people-are/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:01:19 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=518
  • No more than 6 people are allowed to stay in a hotel room where payment has been paid for just 1 person.
  • Rituals that involve the ingestion of blood, urine, or fecal matter are not allowed.
  • During Octoberfest no person is ever legally drunk – no matter how much alcohol they have consumed.
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  • No more than 6 people are allowed to stay in a hotel room where payment has been paid for just 1 person.
  • Rituals that involve the ingestion of blood, urine, or fecal matter are not allowed.
  • During Octoberfest no person is ever legally drunk – no matter how much alcohol they have consumed.
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  • An owner or employee of an establishment in Iowa that sells alcohol can’t legally consume a drink there after closing for business.
  • If you are drunk and not driving your car, and the person who is driving the car is drunk as well, you may both receive DUIs.
  • Rituals that involve the ingestion of blood, urine, or fecal matter are not allowed.
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  • An owner or employee of an establishment in Iowa that sells alcohol can’t legally consume a drink there after closing for business.
  • If you are drunk and not driving your car, and the person who is driving the car is drunk as well, you may both receive DUIs.
  • Rituals that involve the ingestion of blood, urine, or fecal matter are not allowed.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/during-octoberfest-no-person-is-ever-legally-drunk-no-matter-how-much-alcohol-they-have-consumed/feed/ 9     Every office must have a view of the sky, even if this is through a very small window. http://www.stupidlaws.com/every-office-must-have-a-view-of-the-sky-even-if-this-is-through-a-very-small-window/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=every-office-must-have-a-view-of-the-sky-even-if-this-is-through-a-very-small-window http://www.stupidlaws.com/every-office-must-have-a-view-of-the-sky-even-if-this-is-through-a-very-small-window/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:00:29 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=512
  • It is legal to strike anyone from Turkey with a Phalanx (small sword) except on alternate Monday.
  • The superintendent of sanitation “shall determine whether a person is small, medium or large.”
  • Hunting is prohibited in Mountain View Cemetery.
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  • It is legal to strike anyone from Turkey with a Phalanx (small sword) except on alternate Monday.
  • The superintendent of sanitation “shall determine whether a person is small, medium or large.”
  • Hunting is prohibited in Mountain View Cemetery.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/every-office-must-have-a-view-of-the-sky-even-if-this-is-through-a-very-small-window/feed/ 2     It is against the law to mention the date 1966 in any football ground. http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-against-the-law-to-mention-the-date-1966-in-any-football-ground/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=it-is-against-the-law-to-mention-the-date-1966-in-any-football-ground http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-against-the-law-to-mention-the-date-1966-in-any-football-ground/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:00:48 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=514
  • Collegiate football is banned at Lamar University.
  • It is unlawful to injure a football goal post, doing so is punishable by a $200 fine.
  • You may not fly kites or play games in public that annoy other people. (Summary Offences Act 1966)
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  • Collegiate football is banned at Lamar University.
  • It is unlawful to injure a football goal post, doing so is punishable by a $200 fine.
  • You may not fly kites or play games in public that annoy other people. (Summary Offences Act 1966)
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-against-the-law-to-mention-the-date-1966-in-any-football-ground/feed/ 8     It is illegal for ones car to run out of gas on the Autobahn. http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-for-ones-car-to-run-out-of-gas-on-the-autobahn/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=it-is-illegal-for-ones-car-to-run-out-of-gas-on-the-autobahn http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-for-ones-car-to-run-out-of-gas-on-the-autobahn/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:02:03 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=522 http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-for-ones-car-to-run-out-of-gas-on-the-autobahn/feed/ 5 It is illegal to wear a mask. http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-wear-a-mask/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=it-is-illegal-to-wear-a-mask http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-to-wear-a-mask/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:01:01 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=516
  • Everyone walking the streets is required to wear a mask.
  • Children may not wear a Halloween mask unless they get a special permit from the sheriff.
  • Committing a misdemeanor while wearing a red mask makes it a felony. This goes back in the days of the Wild West!
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  • Everyone walking the streets is required to wear a mask.
  • Children may not wear a Halloween mask unless they get a special permit from the sheriff.
  • Committing a misdemeanor while wearing a red mask makes it a felony. This goes back in the days of the Wild West!
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