Stupid Laws » games 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 A person must be eighteen years old to play a pinball machine. http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-person-must-be-eighteen-years-old-to-play-a-pinball-machine/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-person-must-be-eighteen-years-old-to-play-a-pinball-machine/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:00:47 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=2314
  • A person can be sent to jail for five years for merely sending a bottle of beer, wine or spirits as a gift to a friend in Kentucky.
  • A person must be 18 years old to buy a wax container.
  • Persons under the age of 16 may not play pinball after 11:00 PM.
    • ]]>
  • A person can be sent to jail for five years for merely sending a bottle of beer, wine or spirits as a gift to a friend in Kentucky.
  • A person must be 18 years old to buy a wax container.
  • Persons under the age of 16 may not play pinball after 11:00 PM.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-person-must-be-eighteen-years-old-to-play-a-pinball-machine/feed/ 0     A three dollar fine per pack will be imposed on anyone playing cards in Indiana under the Act for the Prevention of Gaming. http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-three-dollar-fine-per-pack-will-be-imposed-on-anyone-playing-cards-in-indiana-under-the-act-for-the-prevention-of-gaming/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-three-dollar-fine-per-pack-will-be-imposed-on-anyone-playing-cards-in-indiana-under-the-act-for-the-prevention-of-gaming/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:24:35 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1502
  • Cards may not be played in the street with a Native American.
  • If any person has a puppet show, wire dancing or tumbling act in the state of Indiana and receives money for it, they will be fined $3 under the Act to Prevent Immoral Practices.
  • It is illegal to bring your horse or pack mule above the ground floor of any building.
    • ]]>
  • Cards may not be played in the street with a Native American.
  • If any person has a puppet show, wire dancing or tumbling act in the state of Indiana and receives money for it, they will be fined $3 under the Act to Prevent Immoral Practices.
  • It is illegal to bring your horse or pack mule above the ground floor of any building.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-three-dollar-fine-per-pack-will-be-imposed-on-anyone-playing-cards-in-indiana-under-the-act-for-the-prevention-of-gaming/feed/ 0     Bingo games may not last over 5 hours unless it is held at a fair. http://www.stupidlaws.com/bingo-games-may-not-last-over-5-hours-unless-it-is-held-at-a-fair/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/bingo-games-may-not-last-over-5-hours-unless-it-is-held-at-a-fair/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:33:24 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=2051
  • Goldfish may not be given away to entice someone to enter a game of bingo.
  • It is against the law to hold a private bingo game.
  • It is illegal for one to make a disturbing sound at a fair.
    • ]]>
  • Goldfish may not be given away to entice someone to enter a game of bingo.
  • It is against the law to hold a private bingo game.
  • It is illegal for one to make a disturbing sound at a fair.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/bingo-games-may-not-last-over-5-hours-unless-it-is-held-at-a-fair/feed/ 0     Bowling on the sidewalk is illegal. http://www.stupidlaws.com/bowling-on-the-sidewalk-is-illegal/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/bowling-on-the-sidewalk-is-illegal/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:58:12 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1039
  • Bowling is forbidden.
  • It is illegal to spit on sidewalk.
  • It is illegal to spit orange peels out on to the sidewalk.
    • ]]>
  • Bowling is forbidden.
  • It is illegal to spit on sidewalk.
  • It is illegal to spit orange peels out on to the sidewalk.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/bowling-on-the-sidewalk-is-illegal/feed/ 0     Cap guns are illegal. http://www.stupidlaws.com/cap-guns-are-illegal/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/cap-guns-are-illegal/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:53:12 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=2242
  • Blow guns are not allowed to be used within the city limits.
    • ]]>

    Picture thanks to: skand

    Related laws:

    1. Blow guns are not allowed to be used within the city limits.

    ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/cap-guns-are-illegal/feed/ 0     Cards may not be played in the street with a Native American. http://www.stupidlaws.com/cards-may-not-be-played-in-the-street-with-a-native-american/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/cards-may-not-be-played-in-the-street-with-a-native-american/#comments Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:23:57 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=66
  • A three dollar fine per pack will be imposed on anyone playing cards in Indiana under the Act for the Prevention of Gaming.
  • Between the hours of 8AM and 8PM, 70% of music played a radio station must be by French artists.
  • Shotguns are required to be taken to church in the event of a Native American attack.
    • ]]>
  • A three dollar fine per pack will be imposed on anyone playing cards in Indiana under the Act for the Prevention of Gaming.
  • Between the hours of 8AM and 8PM, 70% of music played a radio station must be by French artists.
  • Shotguns are required to be taken to church in the event of a Native American attack.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/cards-may-not-be-played-in-the-street-with-a-native-american/feed/ 0     Elementary schools may not host poker tournaments. http://www.stupidlaws.com/elementary-schools-may-not-host-poker-tournaments/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/elementary-schools-may-not-host-poker-tournaments/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:04:29 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1069
  • All schools must prepare a suitable program for Francis Willard Day.
  • At Nickajack Elementary School, all peanut products are banned, even peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
    • ]]>
  • All schools must prepare a suitable program for Francis Willard Day.
  • At Nickajack Elementary School, all peanut products are banned, even peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/elementary-schools-may-not-host-poker-tournaments/feed/ 0     Exercising any labor, business, or work, or using any game, sport, play, or recreation, or causing any of the above to be done to or by your children, servants, or apprentices on the first day of the week (Sunday) results in a penalty of $5 for the first offense and $10 for the second. http://www.stupidlaws.com/exercising-any-labor-business-or-work-or-using-any-game-sport-play-or-recreation-or-causing-any-of-the-above-to-be-done-to-or-by-your-children-servants-or-apprentices-on-the-first-day-of-the-week/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/exercising-any-labor-business-or-work-or-using-any-game-sport-play-or-recreation-or-causing-any-of-the-above-to-be-done-to-or-by-your-children-servants-or-apprentices-on-the-first-day-of-the-week/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:51:11 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=2220
  • No one may practice the business of tattooing on Sunday.
  • No work may be done on Sunday.
  • Professional sports, except ice polo and hockey, must obtain a license to play games on Sunday.
    • ]]>
  • No one may practice the business of tattooing on Sunday.
  • No work may be done on Sunday.
  • Professional sports, except ice polo and hockey, must obtain a license to play games on Sunday.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/exercising-any-labor-business-or-work-or-using-any-game-sport-play-or-recreation-or-causing-any-of-the-above-to-be-done-to-or-by-your-children-servants-or-apprentices-on-the-first-day-of-the-week/feed/ 0     Goldfish may not be given away to entice someone to enter a game of bingo. http://www.stupidlaws.com/goldfish-may-not-be-given-away-to-entice-someone-to-enter-a-game-of-bingo/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/goldfish-may-not-be-given-away-to-entice-someone-to-enter-a-game-of-bingo/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:17:28 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=2570
  • Bingo games may not last over 5 hours unless it is held at a fair.
  • Citizens may not enter Wisconsin with a chicken on their head.
  • It is against the law to hold a private bingo game.
    • ]]>
  • Bingo games may not last over 5 hours unless it is held at a fair.
  • Citizens may not enter Wisconsin with a chicken on their head.
  • It is against the law to hold a private bingo game.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/goldfish-may-not-be-given-away-to-entice-someone-to-enter-a-game-of-bingo/feed/ 0     In Ohio, if you ignore an orator on Decoration day to such an extent as to publicly play croquet or pitch horseshoes within one mile of the speaker’s stand, you can be fined $25.00. http://www.stupidlaws.com/in-ohio-if-you-ignore-an-orator-on-decoration-day-to-such-an-extent-as-to-publicly-play-croquet-or-pitch-horseshoes-within-one-mile-of-the-speakers-stand-you-can-be-fined-25/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/in-ohio-if-you-ignore-an-orator-on-decoration-day-to-such-an-extent-as-to-publicly-play-croquet-or-pitch-horseshoes-within-one-mile-of-the-speakers-stand-you-can-be-fined-25/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:36:33 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=2091
  • It is against the law to stand around any building without a good reason.
  • It is illegal to cry on the witness stand.
  • It’s illegal to fish in the Ohio River in Kentucky without an Indiana Fishing License.
    • ]]>
  • It is against the law to stand around any building without a good reason.
  • It is illegal to cry on the witness stand.
  • It’s illegal to fish in the Ohio River in Kentucky without an Indiana Fishing License.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/in-ohio-if-you-ignore-an-orator-on-decoration-day-to-such-an-extent-as-to-publicly-play-croquet-or-pitch-horseshoes-within-one-mile-of-the-speakers-stand-you-can-be-fined-25/feed/ 0