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 http://www.stupidlaws.com/r-rated-movies-shall-not-be-shown-at-drive-in-theaters/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/r-rated-movies-shall-not-be-shown-at-drive-in-theaters/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:37:48 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1269

Anyone arrested for soliciting a hooker must have their name and picture shown on television.

It is a misdemeanor to show movies that depict acts of felonious crime.

Movies that show police officers being struck, beaten, or treated in an offensive manner are forbidden.

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Anyone arrested for soliciting a hooker must have their name and picture shown on television.

It is a misdemeanor to show movies that depict acts of felonious crime.

Movies that show police officers being struck, beaten, or treated in an offensive manner are forbidden.

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Beer and pretzels can’t be served at the same time in any bar or restaurant.

Butter substitutes are not allowed to be served in state prisons.

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.

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Beer and pretzels can’t be served at the same time in any bar or restaurant.

Butter substitutes are not allowed to be served in state prisons.

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.

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A new law (reported in The Guardian newspaper April 2005) in Turin imposes a fine of 500 Euros for dog owners who fail to walk their dogs at least three times a day.

A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing.

Ducks have the right of way to cross Rancho California St. at all times.

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A new law (reported in The Guardian newspaper April 2005) in Turin imposes a fine of 500 Euros for dog owners who fail to walk their dogs at least three times a day.

A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing.

Ducks have the right of way to cross Rancho California St. at all times.

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Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.

At Nickajack Elementary School, all peanut products are banned, even peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

If someone steals your horse, there is a law that allows you to publicly hang the person and no law enforcement officer is allowed to stop you.

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Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.

At Nickajack Elementary School, all peanut products are banned, even peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

If someone steals your horse, there is a law that allows you to publicly hang the person and no law enforcement officer is allowed to stop you.

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Bathing in city fountains is prohibited.

No female shall appear in a bathing suit on any highway within this state unless she is escorted by at least two officers or unless she be armed with a club.” Later, an amendment proposed: The provisions of this statute shall not apply to any female weighing less than sixty pounds nor exceeding 200 pounds; nor shall it apply to female horses.

To swim in any pond in the city, one must wear a “suitable bathing suit”.

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Bathing in city fountains is prohibited.

No female shall appear in a bathing suit on any highway within this state unless she is escorted by at least two officers or unless she be armed with a club.” Later, an amendment proposed: The provisions of this statute shall not apply to any female weighing less than sixty pounds nor exceeding 200 pounds; nor shall it apply to female horses.

To swim in any pond in the city, one must wear a “suitable bathing suit”.

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If a man and a woman who aren’t married go to a hotel/motel and register themselves as married then, according to state law, they are legally married.

It is illegal to dare a child to purchase a beer.

It is illegal to have sex before you are married.

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If a man and a woman who aren’t married go to a hotel/motel and register themselves as married then, according to state law, they are legally married.

It is illegal to dare a child to purchase a beer.

It is illegal to have sex before you are married.

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If someone steals your horse, there is a law that allows you to publicly hang the person and no law enforcement officer is allowed to stop you.

It is illegal for a chicken to lay an egg on a Friday or Saturday

Pinball machines are outlawed, as well as mock horse racing games.

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If someone steals your horse, there is a law that allows you to publicly hang the person and no law enforcement officer is allowed to stop you.

It is illegal for a chicken to lay an egg on a Friday or Saturday

Pinball machines are outlawed, as well as mock horse racing games.

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A person may not walk around on Sundays with an ice cream cone in his/her pocket.

All males over the age 14 must carry out 2 or so hours of longbow practice a week supervised by the local clergy.

Doctors who treat a person with gonorrhea must report this to the local board of health and include the disease’s “probable origin”.

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A person may not walk around on Sundays with an ice cream cone in his/her pocket.

All males over the age 14 must carry out 2 or so hours of longbow practice a week supervised by the local clergy.

Doctors who treat a person with gonorrhea must report this to the local board of health and include the disease’s “probable origin”.

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Alcoholic drink specials are illegal.

All food in a childrens’ camp must be approved by the director before being used.

Any man carrying onions must be given right of way in the streets.

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Alcoholic drink specials are illegal.

All food in a childrens’ camp must be approved by the director before being used.

Any man carrying onions must be given right of way in the streets.

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Any woman who wears pants faces a possible punishment of having the pants ripped off her and torn to pieces by soldiers.

It is illegal to wear a mask.

It is illegal to wear sexy pink pants after midday on a Sunday.

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Any woman who wears pants faces a possible punishment of having the pants ripped off her and torn to pieces by soldiers.

It is illegal to wear a mask.

It is illegal to wear sexy pink pants after midday on a Sunday.

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