ITS THE LAW! -
04-02-2007, 10:09 PM
[quote:cd01c]Alabama
* It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle.
California
* Community leaders passed an ordinance that makes it illegal for anyone to try to stop a child from playfully jumping over puddles of water.
Connecticut
* You can be stopped by the police for biking over 65 miles per hour.
* You are not allowed to walk across a street on your hands.
Florida
* Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as can the salon owner.
* A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or they risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing.
* If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.
* It is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit.
* Men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.
Illinois
* It is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, and other domesticated animals kept as pets.
Indiana
* Bathing is prohibited during the winter.
* Citizens are not allowed to attend a movie house or theater nor ride in a public streetcar within four hours after eating garlic.
Iowa
* Kisses may last for as much as, but no more than, five minutes.
Kentucky
* By law, anyone who has been drinking is "sober" until he or she "cannot hold onto the ground."
* It is illegal to transport an ice cream cone in your pocket.
Louisiana
* It is illegal to rob a bank and then shoot at the bank teller with a water pistol.
* Biting someone with your natural teeth is "simple assault," while biting someone with your false teeth is "aggravated assault."
Massachusetts
* Mourners at a wake may not eat more than three sandwiches.
* Snoring is prohibited unless all bedroom windows are closed and securely locked.
* An old ordinance declares goatees illegal unless you first pay a special license fee for the privilege of wearing one in public.
* Taxi drivers are prohibited from making love in the front seat of their taxi during their shifts.
Nebraska
* A parent can be arrested if her/his child cannot hold back a burp during a church service.
New Mexico
* Females are strictly forbidden to appear unshaven in public.
New York
* A fine of $25 can be levied for flirting. This old law specifically prohibits men from turning around on any city street and looking "at a woman in that way." A second conviction for a crime of this magnitude calls for the violating male to be forced to wear a "pair of horse-blinders" wherever and whenever he goes outside for a stroll.
North Dakota
* Beer and pretzels can't be served at the same time in any bar or restaurant.
Ohio
* Women are prohibited from wearing patent leather shoes in public.
Oklahoma
* Violators can be fined, arrested, or jailed for making ugly faces at a dog.
* Females are forbidden from doing their own hair without being licensed by the state.
* Dogs must have a permit signed by the mayor in order to congregate in groups of three or more on private property.
Pennsylvania
* A special cleaning ordinance bans homemakers from hiding dirt and dust under a rug in a dwelling.
* No man may purchase alcohol without written consent from his wife.
Texas
* A city ordinance states that a person cannot go barefoot without first obtaining a special five-dollar permit.
* It is illegal to take more than three sips of beer at a time while standing.
Vermont
* Lawmakers made it obligatory for everybody to take at least one bath each week- - on Saturday night.
Washington
* All lollipops are banned.
* A law to reduce crime states: "It is mandatory for a motorist with criminal intentions to stop at the city limits and telephone the chief of police as he is entering the town.
West Virginia
* No children may attend school with their breath smelling of "wild onions." [/quote:cd01c]
When I come to rule the world, these laws will be enforced - with EXTREME PREJUDICE!
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