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/a-woman-isnt-allowed-to-cut-her-own-hair-without-her-husbands-permission/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-woman-isnt-allowed-to-cut-her-own-hair-without-her-husbands-permission/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:02:28 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1773

A woman isn’t allowed to cut her own hair without her husband’s permission.

All married women must get their husband’s permission if they wish to have a job, they must live wherever the husband wishes to reside, and they must forfeit all jointly held assets upon divorce from her husband.

It is illegal to cut a woman’s hair.

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A woman isn’t allowed to cut her own hair without her husband’s permission.

All married women must get their husband’s permission if they wish to have a job, they must live wherever the husband wishes to reside, and they must forfeit all jointly held assets upon divorce from her husband.

It is illegal to cut a woman’s hair.

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A husband is responsible for every criminal act committed by his wife while she is in his presence.

All married women must get their husband’s permission if they wish to have a job, they must live wherever the husband wishes to reside, and they must forfeit all jointly held assets upon divorce from her husband.

It is illegal for a husband to beat his wife with a stick larger in diameter than his thumb.

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A husband is responsible for every criminal act committed by his wife while she is in his presence.

All married women must get their husband’s permission if they wish to have a job, they must live wherever the husband wishes to reside, and they must forfeit all jointly held assets upon divorce from her husband.

It is illegal for a husband to beat his wife with a stick larger in diameter than his thumb.

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It is a capital offense to inadvertently kill someone while attempting suicide.

It is illegal to kill “any living creature”.

It is illegal to kill a mouse unless for consumption.

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It is a capital offense to inadvertently kill someone while attempting suicide.

It is illegal to kill “any living creature”.

It is illegal to kill a mouse unless for consumption.

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It is perfectly legal to beat your wife on the court house steps on Sundays.

Prisoners who hurt themselves could serve an additional two years in jail.

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It is perfectly legal to beat your wife on the court house steps on Sundays.

Prisoners who hurt themselves could serve an additional two years in jail.

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A life sentence in prison is 200 years.

If an organization non registered as “non-profit” fails to register their raffle with the local sheriff, that group risks paying up to $10,000 in fines and spending five years in jail.

Old women must hide their faces when in the vicinity of virgins. The penalty for disobeying this law is 5 years in prison.

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A life sentence in prison is 200 years.

If an organization non registered as “non-profit” fails to register their raffle with the local sheriff, that group risks paying up to $10,000 in fines and spending five years in jail.

Old women must hide their faces when in the vicinity of virgins. The penalty for disobeying this law is 5 years in prison.

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Getting drunk on a playground is against the law.

It is illegal to be a drunk in possession of a cow.

It is illegal to get a fish drunk.

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Getting drunk on a playground is against the law.

It is illegal to be a drunk in possession of a cow.

It is illegal to get a fish drunk.

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Ice skating at the Riverside pond during the months of June and August is prohibited.

You may not own a log or paper mache cabin.

You may not take a picture of a rabbit during the month of June.

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Ice skating at the Riverside pond during the months of June and August is prohibited.

You may not own a log or paper mache cabin.

You may not take a picture of a rabbit during the month of June.

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A person may not cross state lines with a duck atop his head.

Can’t cut off a chicken’s head on Sunday.

Citizens may not enter Wisconsin with a chicken on their head.

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A person may not cross state lines with a duck atop his head.

Can’t cut off a chicken’s head on Sunday.

Citizens may not enter Wisconsin with a chicken on their head.

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Bees are not allowed to fly over the village or through any of Kirkland’s streets.

Rats have a 10 cent bounty.

Roosters may not crow in the city limits.

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Bees are not allowed to fly over the village or through any of Kirkland’s streets.

Rats have a 10 cent bounty.

Roosters may not crow in the city limits.

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At the age of thirty unmarried women become the property of the state.

In Montana, it is illegal for married women to go fishing alone on Sundays, and illegal for unmarried women to fish alone at all.

It is against the law to swear at your mother in public.

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At the age of thirty unmarried women become the property of the state.

In Montana, it is illegal for married women to go fishing alone on Sundays, and illegal for unmarried women to fish alone at all.

It is against the law to swear at your mother in public.

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