Stupid Laws » Massachusetts 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 woman can not be on top in sexual activities. http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-woman-can-not-be-on-top-in-sexual-activities/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-woman-can-not-be-on-top-in-sexual-activities http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-woman-can-not-be-on-top-in-sexual-activities/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:01:05 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1764
  • The only permissible sexual position is missionary-style Any other sexual position is illegal.
  • No man shall shoot off a gun while his female partner is having a sexual orgasm.
  • The law required all women to prostitute themselves prior to marriage to gain sexual experience
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  • The only permissible sexual position is missionary-style Any other sexual position is illegal.
  • No man shall shoot off a gun while his female partner is having a sexual orgasm.
  • The law required all women to prostitute themselves prior to marriage to gain sexual experience
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  • No person may charge admission to a house party.
  • Seven or more Indians are considered a raiding or war party and it is legal to shoot them. (Repealed)
  • If three or more Indians are walking down the street together, they can be considered a war party and fired upon.
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  • No person may charge admission to a house party.
  • Seven or more Indians are considered a raiding or war party and it is legal to shoot them. (Repealed)
  • If three or more Indians are walking down the street together, they can be considered a war party and fired upon.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/affiliation-with-the-communist-party-is-illegal/feed/ 0     Alcoholic drink specials are illegal. http://www.stupidlaws.com/alcoholic-drink-specials-are-illegal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alcoholic-drink-specials-are-illegal http://www.stupidlaws.com/alcoholic-drink-specials-are-illegal/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:53:24 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1694
  • It is illegal to be an alcoholic.
  • It is illegal to sell any alcoholic beverages on Sunday, unless you own a private club. (Repealed November 2000)
  • It’s illegal to drink beer out of a bucket while sitting on the curb.
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  • It is illegal to be an alcoholic.
  • It is illegal to sell any alcoholic beverages on Sunday, unless you own a private club. (Repealed November 2000)
  • It’s illegal to drink beer out of a bucket while sitting on the curb.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/alcoholic-drink-specials-are-illegal/feed/ 0     All families must be given a hog from the town’s mayor. http://www.stupidlaws.com/all-families-must-be-given-a-hog-from-the-town%e2%80%99s-mayor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=all-families-must-be-given-a-hog-from-the-town%25e2%2580%2599s-mayor http://www.stupidlaws.com/all-families-must-be-given-a-hog-from-the-town%e2%80%99s-mayor/#comments Sat, 29 Jan 2011 17:06:01 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=3278
  • Dogs must have a permit signed by the mayor in order to congregate in groups of three or more on private property.
  • Saloonkeepers had to post the names of habitual drunkards if so requested by the local sheriff or members of the imbibers immediate families.
  • The mayor may not go on strike.
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  • Dogs must have a permit signed by the mayor in order to congregate in groups of three or more on private property.
  • Saloonkeepers had to post the names of habitual drunkards if so requested by the local sheriff or members of the imbibers immediate families.
  • The mayor may not go on strike.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/all-families-must-be-given-a-hog-from-the-town%e2%80%99s-mayor/feed/ 0     All men must carry a rifle to church on Sunday. (Repealed) http://www.stupidlaws.com/all-men-must-carry-a-rifle-to-church-on-sunday/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=all-men-must-carry-a-rifle-to-church-on-sunday http://www.stupidlaws.com/all-men-must-carry-a-rifle-to-church-on-sunday/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:57:15 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1734
  • Every adult male must bring a rifle to church on Sunday in order to ward off Indian attacks.
  • It is illegal to stutter on a Sunday during a church service.
  • No one may carry an ice cream cone in their back pocket if it is Sunday.
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  • Every adult male must bring a rifle to church on Sunday in order to ward off Indian attacks.
  • It is illegal to stutter on a Sunday during a church service.
  • No one may carry an ice cream cone in their back pocket if it is Sunday.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/all-men-must-carry-a-rifle-to-church-on-sunday/feed/ 0     An old law prohibits the taking of baths on Sunday. http://www.stupidlaws.com/an-old-law-prohibits-the-taking-of-baths-on-sunday/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=an-old-law-prohibits-the-taking-of-baths-on-sunday http://www.stupidlaws.com/an-old-law-prohibits-the-taking-of-baths-on-sunday/#comments Sat, 29 Jan 2011 16:56:20 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=3241
  • A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing.
  • No more than two baths may be taken within the confines of the city.
  • Baths may not be taken between the months of October and March.
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  • A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing.
  • No more than two baths may be taken within the confines of the city.
  • Baths may not be taken between the months of October and March.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/an-old-law-prohibits-the-taking-of-baths-on-sunday/feed/ 0     An old ordinance declares goatees illegal unless you first pay a special license fee for the privilege of wearing one in public. http://www.stupidlaws.com/an-old-ordinance-declares-goatees-illegal-unless-you-first-pay-a-special-license-fee-for-the-privilege-of-wearing-one-in-public/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=an-old-ordinance-declares-goatees-illegal-unless-you-first-pay-a-special-license-fee-for-the-privilege-of-wearing-one-in-public http://www.stupidlaws.com/an-old-ordinance-declares-goatees-illegal-unless-you-first-pay-a-special-license-fee-for-the-privilege-of-wearing-one-in-public/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:57:04 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1732
  • Women are prohibited from wearing corsets because “the privilege of admiring the curvaceous, unencumbered body of a young woman should not be denied to the normal, red-blooded American male.”
  • A special cleaning ordinance bans housewives from hiding dirt and dust under a rug in a dwelling.
  • A city ordinance states that a person cannot go barefoot without first obtaining a special five-dollar permit.
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  • Women are prohibited from wearing corsets because “the privilege of admiring the curvaceous, unencumbered body of a young woman should not be denied to the normal, red-blooded American male.”
  • A special cleaning ordinance bans housewives from hiding dirt and dust under a rug in a dwelling.
  • A city ordinance states that a person cannot go barefoot without first obtaining a special five-dollar permit.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/an-old-ordinance-declares-goatees-illegal-unless-you-first-pay-a-special-license-fee-for-the-privilege-of-wearing-one-in-public/feed/ 0     Anyone may let their sheep and cows graze in the public gardens/commons at any time except Sundays. http://www.stupidlaws.com/anyone-may-let-their-sheep-and-cows-graze-in-the-public-gardenscommons-at-any-time-except-sundays/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=anyone-may-let-their-sheep-and-cows-graze-in-the-public-gardenscommons-at-any-time-except-sundays http://www.stupidlaws.com/anyone-may-let-their-sheep-and-cows-graze-in-the-public-gardenscommons-at-any-time-except-sundays/#comments Sat, 29 Jan 2011 16:55:29 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=3237
  • It is illegal to eat grass from any area where sheep or cows are grazing.
  • It is illegal to drive more than two thousand sheep down Hollywood Boulevard at one time.
  • It is illegal to show affection in public on Sundays.
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  • It is illegal to eat grass from any area where sheep or cows are grazing.
  • It is illegal to drive more than two thousand sheep down Hollywood Boulevard at one time.
  • It is illegal to show affection in public on Sundays.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/anyone-may-let-their-sheep-and-cows-graze-in-the-public-gardenscommons-at-any-time-except-sundays/feed/ 0     At a wake, mourners may eat no more than three sandwiches. http://www.stupidlaws.com/at-a-wake-mourners-may-eat-no-more-than-three-sandwiches/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=at-a-wake-mourners-may-eat-no-more-than-three-sandwiches http://www.stupidlaws.com/at-a-wake-mourners-may-eat-no-more-than-three-sandwiches/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:55:33 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1713
  • It is illegal to wake a fireman when he is asleep.
  • At Nickajack Elementary School, all peanut products are banned, even peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
  • No person shall sound the horn on a vehicle at any place where cold drinks or sandwiches are served after 9:00 P.M. -Little Rock City Code Sec. 18-54
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  • It is illegal to wake a fireman when he is asleep.
  • At Nickajack Elementary School, all peanut products are banned, even peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
  • No person shall sound the horn on a vehicle at any place where cold drinks or sandwiches are served after 9:00 P.M. -Little Rock City Code Sec. 18-54
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/at-a-wake-mourners-may-eat-no-more-than-three-sandwiches/feed/ 0     Bullets may not be used as currency. http://www.stupidlaws.com/bullets-may-not-be-used-as-currency/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bullets-may-not-be-used-as-currency http://www.stupidlaws.com/bullets-may-not-be-used-as-currency/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:53:14 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1692
  • It is illegal to step on any piece of the nation’s currency.
  • If you are released from prison, it is required that you are given a handgun with bullets and a horse, so you can ride out of town.
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  • It is illegal to step on any piece of the nation’s currency.
  • If you are released from prison, it is required that you are given a handgun with bullets and a horse, so you can ride out of town.
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