Sometimes we just need a good laugh

Posted on June 15, 2010 by jackieinpdx

FIFTY BIZARRE U.S. LAWS

Alabama – It’s illegal to wear a fake mustache that causes laughter in church.
Alaska – Whispering in someone’s ear while he’s moose hunting is prohibited.
Arizona – Cutting down a cactus may earn you a twenty-five-year prison term.
Arkansas – It’s illegal to mispronounce the name of the state of Arkansas.
California – You may not eat an orange in your bathtub.
Colorado – It’s unlawful to lend your vacuum cleaner to your next-door neighbor (Denver).
Connecticut – A pickle cannot actually be a pickle unless it bounces.
Delaware – It’s illegal to get married on a dare.
Washington, D.C. – It’s against the law to post a public notice calling someone a coward for refusing to accept a challenge to duel.
Florida – If you tie an elephant to a parking meter, you must pay the same parking fee as you would for a vehicle.
Georgia – It’s illegal to change the clothes on a storefront mannequin unless you draw the shades first.
Hawaii – All residents may be fined for not owning a boat.
Idaho – A man must not give his sweetheart a box of candy weighing fewer than fifty pounds.
Illinois – It’s illegal to take a French poodle to the opera (Chicago).
Indiana – The value of pi is 4, and not 3.1415.
Iowa – One-armed piano players must perform for free.
Kansas – It’s illegal to throw knives at men wearing striped suits (Natoma).
Kentucky – Every citizen is required to take a shower once a year.
Louisiana – Biting someone with your natural teeth constitutes simple assault, but biting someone with your false teeth classifies as aggravated assault.
Maine – If you keep your Christmas decorations on display after January 14, you’ll be fined.
Maryland – It’s against the law to wash or scrub a sink, no matter how dirty it is (Baltimore).
Massachusetts – No gorilla is allowed in the backseat of any car.
Michigan – A woman may not cut her own hair without her husband’s permission.
Minnesota – It’s illegal to paint a sparrow with the intent of selling it as a parakeet (Harper Woods).
Mississippi – Walking a dog without dressing it in diapers is forbidden (Temperance).
Missouri – Children may buy shotguns in Kansas City, but not toy cap guns.
Montana – It’s a felony for a wife to open her husband’s mail.
Nebraska – Bar owners may not sell beer unless they brew a kettle of soup simultaneously.
Nevada – It’s illegal for men with mustaches to kiss women.
New Hampshire – It’s forbidden to sell the clothes you’re wearing to pay off a gambling debt.
New Jersey – It’s against the law for a man to knit during the fishing season.
New Mexico – Females may not appear unshaven in public.
New York – While riding in an elevator, you must talk to no one, fold your hands, and look toward the door.
North Carolina – It’s against the law to sing off-key.
North Dakota – It’s illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on.
Ohio – You must honk the horn whenever you pass another car, according to the state’s driver’s education manual.
Oklahoma – It’s forbidden to take a bite out of another person’s hamburger.
Oregon – State law requires dishes to be drip-dried.
Pennsylvania – It’s illegal to sleep on top of a refrigerator outdoors.
South Carolina – If a man promises to marry an unmarried woman, he is required by law to keep his promise.
South Dakota – It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep in a cheese factory.
Tennessee – Selling hollow logs is strictly forbidden.
Texas – You may not shoot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel.
Utah – It is illegal not to drink milk.
Vermont – Women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth.
Virginia – Tickling a woman is unlawful.
Washington – It’s illegal to pretend that one’s parents are wealthy.
West Virginia – If you make fun of someone who does not accept a challenge, you risk a six-month prison sentence.
Wisconsin – Unless a customer specifically requests it, margarine may not be substituted for butter in a restaurant.
Wyoming – Unless you have an official permit, you may not take a picture of a rabbit from January to April.