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Tattoomom	Date: March 27, 2008 @ 2:35 PM In North Carolina the following are actual laws still on the books: It’s against the law to sing off key. Elephants may not be used to plow cotton fields. While having sex, you must stay in the missionary position and have the shades pulled. Oral sex is considered a crime against nature. Persons in possession of illegal substances must pay taxes on them. Organizations may not hold their meetings while the members present are in costume. It is a misdemeanor to urinate or defecate publicly. It is illegal to drive cars through city cemeteries for pleasure. Bill and I are DEFINITELY in trouble...I knew that elephant was a bad idea!!!!
Israfel	Date: March 27, 2008 @ 3:49 PM Here's some weird ones from Wisconsin... You must manually flush all urinals in a building. Butter substitutes are not allowed to be served in state prisons. Citizens may not murder their enemies. Whenever two trains meet at an intersection of said tracks, neither shall proceed until the other has. As people used to smuggle it in from Illinois, all yellow butter substitute is banned. At one time, margarine was illegal. State Law made it illegal to serve apple pie in public restaurants without cheese. While all cheese making requires a license, Limburger cheese making requires a master cheese maker’s license. It is illegal to kiss on a train. It is illegal to cut a woman’s hair. Car dealerships cannot sell cars on Sunday. Apparenlty murdering your friends is A-okay here in cheeseland!
victorsskull	Date: March 27, 2008 @ 4:49 PM minnesota The land of 10,000 lakes declares mosquitos a public nuisance. It is illegal to stand around any building without a good reason to be there. A person may not cross state lines with a duck atop his head. It is illegal to sleep naked. All men driving motorcycles must wear shirts. Citizens may not enter Wisconsin with a chicken on their head. Oral sex is prohibited. All bathtubs must have feet.
Cryxan	Date: March 27, 2008 @ 11:07 PM Wow, Wisconsin sure has some issues with butter-like substances
Alwex	Date: March 28, 2008 @ 12:59 AM For real, doesnt your dear congressmen (or what its called) ever go thru the law book? I cant think of a single old silly rule that we still have over here. The rules we have are silly for other reasons hehe
Cryxan	Date: March 28, 2008 @ 2:59 AM Nope. Every year, we add hundreds of new laws but no one ever tries to get old laws repealed. Unless it's a law that they have a big disagreement with, and I can think of one or two of those...
zedsalt	Date: March 28, 2008 @ 3:32 AM I'm sure Happy Hoosierland here has some doozies, but the first thing that lept to mind for me was a local ordinance. In the small town where I used to go to school, groups of "three or more young people" are prohibited by law. It's not an old law, either. It was recently passed when older folks complained about having to walk past the kids in the "sit park" (an area of about twenty feet by twenty feet at the town's one stoplight).
ShadowMom	Date: March 28, 2008 @ 6:35 AM I cry unconstitutional, Zed! I know Florida has some strange ones, but I'm sort of afraid to look. They might involve sea life and suntan oil...
ShadowMom	Date: March 28, 2008 @ 6:41 AM The state constitution allows for freedom of speech, a trial by jury, and pregnant pigs to not be confined in cages. One may not commit any “unnatural acts” with another person. Unmarried couples may not commit “lewd acts” and live together in the same residence. Corrupting the public morals is defined as a nuisance, and is declared a misdemeanor offense. Doors of all public buildings must open outwards. It is illegal to sell your children. 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 she shall 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. Having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal. It is illegal to skateboard without a license. When having sex, only the missionary position is legal. You may not fart in a public place after 6 P. It is considered an offense to shower naked. You are not allowed to break more than three dishes per day, or chip the edges of more than four cups and/or saucers. Oral sex is illegal. You may not kiss your wife’s breasts. Penalty for horse theft is death by hanging.
ShadowMom	Date: March 28, 2008 @ 6:45 AM So much for most of South Beach, and I am soooooo looking forward to selling someone else's children!
NickSawyer	Date: March 28, 2008 @ 3:26 PM Maine Shotguns are required to be taken to church in the event of a Native American attack. You may not step out of a plane in flight. After January 14th you will be charged a fine for having your Christmas decorations still up. To stroll down the street playing a violin is against the law. It is illegal for a tenant to bite his/her landlord. It is illegal to eat five potatoes in a meal without giving one to each of your pigs. It is illegal to push a live moose out of a plane. It is illegal to walk your alligator in public. Wow, I really glad there aren't many cops in my town. I would seriously be a lifer
Israfel	Date: March 28, 2008 @ 5:22 PM This is for Alwes...these are some strange laws I found for Sweden! A prince or princess who marries without the consent of the government, that person forfeits the right of succession for his/her children and all other descendants. While prostitution is legal, it is illegal to use the services of a prostitute. You may only own half a meter down in the ground of any land you own. It is illegal to repaint a house without a painting license and the government’s permission. If you release pigs into a acornwood (or a beechnutwood) mutually owned by you and at least one more, and exceeded your quota of allowed pigs, you will have to pay a fine for each each pig to the other owners and to restore any damages caused by the extra pigs. Okay...you're right...they're not all that strange.
Distilled1	Date: March 28, 2008 @ 9:47 PM Illinois • "Dwarf-tossing," the strange practice of hurling dwarfs in padded suits, is outlawed in the bars of Springfield, Ill., because it's dangerous and exploitative. The practice is apparently allowed elsewhere in town, with a special permit. • A law from the early 1900's prohibits men from going topless on the Boardwalk. (Repealed) • A state law in Illinois mandates that all bachelors should be called master, not mister, when addressed by their female counterparts. • According to state law, it is illegal to speak English. The officially recognized language is "American". • An Illinois state law requires that a man's female companion shall call him "master" while out on a date. The law does not apply to married couples. • Champaign: One may not pee in his neighbor's mouth. • Chicago: Law forbids eating in a place that is on fire; It is illegal to give a dog whiskey; Kites may not be flown within the city limits; Spitting is forbidden • Cicero: Humming on public streets is prohibited on Sundays. • Crete: It is considered an offense to attempt to have sex with one's dog; Cars may not be driven through the town. • Des Plaines: Wheelbarrows with For-Sale signs may not be chained to trees. • Eureka: A man with a moustache may not kiss a woman. • Evanston: Bowling is forbidden; It is illegal to go trick-or-treating on Halloween; It is unlawful to change clothes in an automobile with the curtains drawn, except in case of fire. • Fairfield: It is unlawful for "Negroes" to be within county boundaries from sundown to sunrise. • Freeport: It is illegal to expectorate from any second-story window. • Galesburg: There is a $1,000 dollar fine for beating rats with baseball bats. • Homer: It is against the law to use a slingshot unless your are a law enforcement officer. • If the Rushville, Ill., city council doesn't have a quorum, those sent can have the cops go out and arrest absent members and bring them to the meeting. • In Illinois it is illegal for barbers to use their fingers to apply shaving cream to a customer's face. • In Illinois, it is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, and other domesticated animal kept as pets. • In Chicago it is also illegal to take a French poodle to the opera, and for women over 200 pounds (90 kilos) to ride horses in shorts. • In Chicago, Illinois, it is illegal to fish in pajamas. • In Chicago, people who are diseased, maimed, mutilated, or "otherwise an unsightly or disgusting object" are banned from going out in public. • In Minoola, Ill., it's illegal to take your clothes off and "expose the naked • In Oblong, Illinois, it's punishable by law to make love while hunting or fishing on your wedding day. • In Zion, Ill., it is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, and other domesticated animals kept as pets. • It is against the law for a monster to enter the corporate limits of Urbana, Illinois. • It is considered an offense to attempt to have sex with one's dog. • It is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, and other domesticated animal kept as pets. • It is illegal to give a dog whiskey. • It is legal to protest naked in front of city hall as long as you are under seventeen years of age and have legal permits. • It is unlawful to change clothes in an automobile with the curtains drawn, except in case of fire. • It's not clear what this has done to the bar business, but a law in Chicago, Ill., makes it illegal to serve liquor to the feeble-minded. • Joliet: Town fathers, reflecting the pet peeve of hearing their town's name mispronounced 'Jolly-ETTE' when all local folk know it's pronounced 'Joe-lee-ETTE', made pronouncing it Jolly-ette a misdemeanor, punishable by a $5 fine. • Kenilworth: A rooster must step back three hundred feet from any residence if he wishes to crow; Hens that wish to cackle must step two hundred feet back from any residence. • Kirkland: Bees are not allowed to fly over the village or through any of Kirkland's streets. • Law forbids eating in a place that is on fire. • Moline: Ice skating at the Riverside pond during the months of June and August is prohibited; There is a ban on unnecessary repetitive driving on 23rd Avenue. • Morton Grove: You may not own a handgun • Normal: It is against the law to make faces at dogs. • Orland Park: No pool tables are allowed in a public establishment, because it supports gambling. • Ottawa: Spitting on the sidewalk is a criminal offense. • Park Ridge: Trucks may only park inside closed garages. • Peoria: Basketball hoops may not be installed on a driveway. • Pullman: It is illegal to drink beer out of a bucket while sitting on the curb; It is forbidden to fish while sitting on a giraffe's neck; It is legal to protest naked in front of city hall as long as you are under seventeen years of age and have legal permits. • The English language is not to be spoken. • Take some elocution lessons if you're going to Joliet, Ill., where it's against the law to mispronounce the city's name. Offenders can be fined up to $500. • The people in Manteno, Ill., do not want used facial tissue, period. Hence, you cannot "throw, drop or place" a used hankie "upon any public way or public place or upon the floor of any convenience or upon the floor of any theater, hall or assembly or public building or upon the surface or any lot or parcel of ground or on the roof on any building or in any light or air shaft, court or areaway." • Under a 1872 law still on the books, an alderman in Chicago can carry a gun. Some do. • You may be arrested for vagrancy if you do not have at least one dollar bill on your person. • You may be convicted of a Class 4 felony offense, punishable by up to three years in state prison, for the crime of "eavesdropping" on your own conversation. -720 ILCS 5/14-2. • You may be convicted of a Class 4 felony offense, punishable by up to three years in state prison, for the crime of "eavesdropping" on your own conversation. • You must contact the police before entering the city in an automobile. • Zion: It is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, or any other domesticated animals.
Distilled1	Date: March 28, 2008 @ 9:52 PM Indiana • "Spiteful Gossip" and "talking behind a person's back" are illegal. • A man over the age of 18 may be arrested for statutory rape if the passenger in his car is not wearing her socks and shoes, and is under the age of 17. • A person who dyes, stains, or otherwise alters the natural coloring of a bird or rabbit commits a Class B misdemeanor. (Ind. Code 15-2.1-21-13(b) • A sports agent is supposed to give a college 10 days notice before luring a star athlete into the professional ranks. • A three dollar fine per pack will be imposed on anyone playing cards in Indiana under the Act for the Prevention of Gaming. • All males 18 to 50 years old must work six days a year on public roads. • Anyone 14 or older who profanely curses, damns or swears by the name of God, Jesus Christ or the Holy Ghost, shall be fined one to three dollars for each offense, with a maximum fine of ten dollars per day. • Auburn: It is illegal to bike, roller-skate, skateboard, or inline skate in a commercially zoned area. For these offenses, there is a fine of no more than $5 or the impounding of one's bicycle for a period not to exceed 30 days. • Back in 1924, a monkey was convicted in South Bend of the crime of smoking a cigarette and sentenced to pay a 25 dollar fine and the trial costs. • Bathing is prohibited during the winter. • Baths may not be taken between the months of October and March. • Beech Grove: It is forbidden to eat watermelon in the park. • Check forgery can be punished with public flogging up to 100 stripes. • Citizens are not allowed to attend a cinema or theatre nor ride in a public streetcar within at least four hours after eating garlic. • Drinking from your own bottle in a bar can lead to your arrest. • Drinks on the house are illegal. • Due to a typographical error, a routine ordinance in Shelbyville, Ind., about charging for bad checks started out: "Whereas, the city of Shelbyville through its various governmental fascists receives numerous checks..." This was changed to "governmental facets." • Elkhart: It is illegal for barbers to threaten to cut off kid's ears. • Evansville: While driving on Main Street you may not have your lights on. • Fort Wayne: You may not sell or play on a radio broadcast, the record "It's In the Book". • Gary: Within four hours of eating garlic, a person may not enter a movie house, theater, or ride a public streetcar. • Grocery stores may not sell any type of cold liquor. • Hotel sheets must be exactly 99 inches long and 81 inches wide. • 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 Certain Immoral Practices. • In Gary, Ind., persons are prohibited from attending a movie house or other theater and from riding a public streetcar within four hours of eating garlic. • In Indiana it is illegal to sell laughing gas with the intent to induce laughter. • In South Bend, Indiana, it is illegal to make a monkey smoke a cigarette. • It is against the law to pass a horse on the street. • It is illegal in Elkhart, Indiana, for a barber to threaten to cut off a youngster's ears. • It is illegal for a liquor store to sell cold soft drinks. • It is illegal for a man to be sexually aroused in public. • It is illegal for barbers to threaten to cut off kid's ears. • It is illegal to sell cars on Sunday. • Liquor stores may not sell milk. • Men are prohibited from standing in a bar. • Monkeys are forbidden to smoke cigarettes in South Bend. • Mustaches are illegal if the bearer has a tendency to habitually kiss other humans. • No one may catch a fish with his bare hands. • One man may not back into a parking spot because it prevents police officers from seeing the license plate. • Oral sex is illegal. • Pedestrians crossing the highway at night are prohibited from wearing tail lights. • Smoking in the state legislature building is banned, except when the legislature is in session. • South Bend: It is illegal to make a monkey smoke a cigarette. • State government officials who engage in private duels can be dismissed from their post. • Taxpayers of Bainbridge, Ind., used to have to swear a solemn oath that the values they placed on their taxable property were the fair market values. • Terre Haute: No one may spit on the sidewalk. • The value of Pi is 4, and not 3.1415. • Within four hours of eating garlic, a person may not enter a movie house, theater, or ride a public streetcar. • You are not allowed to carry a cocktail from the bar to a table; the waiter or waitress has to do it. • You are required to pour your drink into a glass. • You can get out of paying for a dependent's medical care by praying for him/her.
zedsalt	Date: March 29, 2008 @ 3:43 AM Y'know, S'Mom, as I read the statute, it does render every class they're holding at Triton Elementary and Junior/Senior High schools illegal... Now, wait, the law allows for free-range pig farrowing or insists on it? I ask because sows will often crush their young or worse, eat them. That's the reason for the special pens and the heat lamps. I kinda like Maine's law about the Christmas decorations. I would've been an offender myself more than once, but then again, if there were a law like that here, maybe not! Whoa! I thought vicious gossip was the unofficial state pastime in Indiana! I remember when they passed the law against coloring birds and bunnies. That was actually a much-needed law, sad to say.
GTOriginal	Date: March 29, 2008 @ 5:26 AM Pennsylvania A special cleaning ordinance bans housewives from hiding dirt and dust under a rug in a dwelling. No man may purchase alcohol without written consent from his wife. Any motorist driving along a country road at night must stop every mile and send up a rocket signal, wait 10 minutes for the road to be cleared of livestock, and continue." When an automobile and a horse and rider meet on the road, the owner of the automobile must stop and dissemble his automobile so as to not frighten the animal. He may not assemble the auto until the animal is out of sight. In Harrisburg, it is illegal to have sex with a truck driver inside a toll booth. In Philadelphia, wrestlers could be fined if they tossed their opponents out of the ring.
NosmoKing	Date: March 29, 2008 @ 5:29 AM Does our State of mind count?
Veracohr	Date: March 29, 2008 @ 6:51 AM Oregon: An adult may not show a minor any piece of classical artwork which depicts sexual excitement. Dishes must drip dry. It is illegal to whisper “dirty” things in your lover’s ear during sex. Ice cream may not be eaten on Sundays. Canned corn is not to be used as bait for fishing. Klamath Falls: It’s illegal to walk down a sidewalk and knock a snakes head off with your cane. Marion: You cannot eat a doughnut and walk backwards on a city street. Hood River: Juggling is strictly prohibited without a license. In Salem, Oregon, it's illegal for patrons of establishments that feature nude dancing to be within two feet of the dancers. In Willowdale, Oregon, no man may curse while having sex with his wife. It is against the law for animals to have sex in the city limits. It's against the law for a wedding ceremony to be performed at a skating rink. Marion: Ministers are forbidden from eating garlic or onions before delivering a sermon. People may not whistle underwater. The "Peer Review Statute" prohibits you from finding out details of any written or oral discussion about your medical treatment. Not even a court of law can. All you can access is what the doctor or nurse voluntarily records in your chart. You may not pump your own gas in service stations. (that one is actually enforced)
GTOriginal	Date: March 29, 2008 @ 7:11 AM Hey New Jersey doesn't allow you to pump your own gas either. When I moved to PA in 2005 I had to learn how
GTOriginal	Date: March 29, 2008 @ 7:14 AM Which brings us to: New Jersey You cannot pump your own gas. All gas stations are full service only. In Liberty Corner, any couple making out inside a vehicle, and accidentally sounding the horn during their lustful act, may be taken to jail. In Newark, unless you have a doctor's note, it's illegal to buy ice cream after 6:00 P.M. In Ocean City, it is against the law to slurp your soup at a restaurant.
zedsalt	Date: March 30, 2008 @ 3:09 AM The neat thing about the prohibition of self-serve gas in Oregon is that all the attendants carry candy for the kids and doggie biscuits. I don't know if it's officially a law or not that at least three out of four vehicles must be trucks with at least one dog in the back, but that's the way it seemed to work out in Bend. They definitely made the distinction between hard and soft liquor there, too. When I was living there, the approx. 60,000 residents (probably a low guesstimate) were served by a total of two liquor stores which closed at nine every weeknight, and stayed closed through the weekend. By the same token, you could buy beer from virtually every public business.
sinai	Date: May 24, 2008 @ 3:10 PM "Persons in possession of illegal substances must pay taxes on them." i think that one is pretty clever. have an irs officer to show up at every possession arrest. "sir i understand you were in possession of a dime bag, i need 60 cents from you for applicable sales tax" great source of extra revenue if you ask me.
evansorchid	Date: May 24, 2008 @ 5:13 PM This list certainly wouldn't be complete without adding Texas... In Galveston - One needs permission from the director of parks and recreation before getting drunk in any city park. One must acknowledge a supreme being before being able to hold public office. It is illegal to take more than three sips of beer at a time while standing. Wire cutters can not be carried in your pocket. No person shall throw trash from an airplane. In Mesquite - It is illegal for children to have unusual haircuts. A recently passed anticrime law requires criminals to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed. The entire Encyclopedia Britannica is banned in Texas because it contains a formula for making beer at home.
TheElf	Date: May 25, 2008 @ 1:09 AM Some more from Pennsylvania: .It is contrary to Pennsylvania law to discharge a gun, cannon, revolver or other explosive weapon at a wedding. .It is illegal to have over 16 women live in a house together because that constitutes a brothel. However up to 120 men can live together, without breaking the law. .It it illegal to sleep on top of a refrigerator outdoors. .Any motorist driving along a country road at night must stop every mile and send up a rocket signal, wait 10 minutes for the road to be cleared of livestock, and continue. .A special cleaning ordinance bans housewives from hiding dirt and dust under a rug in a dwelling. .You may not sing in the bathtub. .Fireworks stores may not sell fireworks to Pennsylvania residents. .A person is not eligible to become Governor if he/she has participated in a duel. .Any motorist who sights a team of horses coming toward him must pull well off the road, cover his car with a blanket or canvas that blends with the countryside, and let the horses pass. If the horses appear skittish, the motorist must take his car apart, piece by piece, and hide it under the nearest bushes. .Ministers are forbidden from performing marriages when either the bride or groom is drunk. .No more than two packages of beer at a time may be purchased, unless you are buying from an official "beer distributor". .All liquor stores must be run by the state. .Motorized vehicles are not to be sold on Sundays. .You may not catch a fish with your hands. .You may not catch a fish by any body part except the mouth. .Dynamite is not to be used to catch fish. .Though you do not need a fishing license to fish on your own land, but a hunting license is required to hunt on your own land. . In Allentown, a man may not become aroused in public.
TheElf	Date: May 25, 2008 @ 1:10 AM Some more from Pennsylvania: .It is contrary to Pennsylvania law to discharge a gun, cannon, revolver or other explosive weapon at a wedding. .It is illegal to have over 16 women live in a house together because that constitutes a brothel. However up to 120 men can live together, without breaking the law. .It it illegal to sleep on top of a refrigerator outdoors. .Any motorist driving along a country road at night must stop every mile and send up a rocket signal, wait 10 minutes for the road to be cleared of livestock, and continue. .A special cleaning ordinance bans housewives from hiding dirt and dust under a rug in a dwelling. .You may not sing in the bathtub. .Fireworks stores may not sell fireworks to Pennsylvania residents. .A person is not eligible to become Governor if he/she has participated in a duel. .Any motorist who sights a team of horses coming toward him must pull well off the road, cover his car with a blanket or canvas that blends with the countryside, and let the horses pass. If the horses appear skittish, the motorist must take his car apart, piece by piece, and hide it under the nearest bushes. .Ministers are forbidden from performing marriages when either the bride or groom is drunk. .No more than two packages of beer at a time may be purchased, unless you are buying from an official "beer distributor". .All liquor stores must be run by the state. .Motorized vehicles are not to be sold on Sundays. .You may not catch a fish with your hands. .You may not catch a fish by any body part except the mouth. .Dynamite is not to be used to catch fish. .Though you do not need a fishing license to fish on your own land, but a hunting license is required to hunt on your own land. . In Allentown, a man may not become aroused in public.
TheElf	Date: May 25, 2008 @ 1:10 AM Damn double posts....
JasonJSmoke	Date: May 28, 2008 @ 3:40 PM Sodomy is illegal here in good ole Alabama.
zedsalt	Date: May 29, 2008 @ 3:49 AM I got one for ya- did you realize that smoking hemp is still illegal in most of the U.S. for most people?!? Crazy, inexplicable, wacky, silly, anachronistic stuff...
TameasDust	Date: May 29, 2008 @ 8:31 AM New Brunswick Provincial Laws · Driving on the roads is not allowed.
mudshadow	Date: May 29, 2008 @ 12:20 PM On 28th May 2012, JasonJSmoke said: Sodomy is illegal here in good ole Alabama. If butt sex is outlawed...only outlaws will have butt sex
zedsalt	Date: May 30, 2008 @ 3:25 AM It's worse than you think! Back in the good(?) ol' days, "sodomy" referred to anything outside of kissing, "petting", and missionary position intercourse for the purpose of making babies. Even plain old vanilla oral sex is against the law in places where anti-sodomy statutes still stand! Then again, maybe that's not such a bad thing. After all, even during "low risk behaviors", a fella could think to himself, "Hey, lookit me! I'm like freakin' James Dean here! What am I rebelling against? Whattaya got?!?"
aflunky	Date: June 1, 2008 @ 1:46 PM California It is against the law for women to drive while wearing a bathrobe. It is against the law for animals to mate publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship. In some small community, a law was passed that forbid anyone from trying to stop a child from playfully jumping over water puddles. Apple Valley - it is illegal for ducks to quack after 10:00 PM within the city limits. Bellflower - the law states that "a drunken man has as much right to a sidewalk as a sober man since he needs it a great deal more." Bonsall - it is against the law to read the Sunday paper while sitting in a rocking chair on the front porch while church services are in session. Berkeley - it is illegal to whistle for a lost canary before 7:00 A.M. Beverly Hills - the law states that "no male person shall make remarks to or concerning, or cough or whistle at, or do any other act to attract the attention of any woman upon or traveling along any of the sidewalks." Buena Park - the law prohibits males from "turning and looking at a woman in that way" on the Sabbath. If a second offense occurs, the assailant is required to "wear horse blinders for a 24-hour period in public." Camirillo - it is illegal for any man to purchase liquor without the written consent of his wife. Carmel - it is against the law to eat ice cream while standing on the sidewalk. Castaic - the law states that if a dentist accidentally pulls the wrong tooth, then the patient has the right to pull one of the dentist's teeth. Compton - it is against the law to have hip pockets in pants "since that is a good place to hide liquor." Costa Mesa - it is illegal to enter a movie theatre within four hours of eating garlic. Covina - according to this local law, a husband is not guilty of desertion if his wife rents his room to a boarder and "crowds him out of his house." El Monte - it is against the law for a horse to fall asleep in a bathtub unless the rider is sleeping with the horse. Gardena - it is illegal for any woman to chew tobacco without having the permission of her husband. Glendale - the law allows horror films to be shown only on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays. Hesperia - the law states that "no one is allowed to duel if the opponent selects water pistols as weapons." Inglewood - it is unlawful "for any male person, within the corporate limits of the city of Inglewood, to wink at any female person with whom he is unacquainted." Long Beach - any female attending a dance "must be found wearing a corset. A physician is required to inspect each female at the dance." Los Angeles - it is against the law to bathe two babies in the same bathtub at the same time. Los Angeles - a man can legally beat his wife with a leather belt or strap, as long as the strap is no wider than 2 inches. The wife must give her consent in order for him to legally beat her with a wider strap. Los Angeles - it is illegal for the customer of a meat market to poke turkey to see how tender it is. Malibu - it is against the law to laugh out loud in a movie theatre. Monrovia - the law states that in order to get married, a man must "prove his manhood" by shooting six blackbirds or three crows and bringing them to his prospective father-in-law. Ojai - it is against the law for a woman to stand within five feet of a bar when she takes a drink in any public establishment serving alcoholic beverages. Ontario - rooster crowing is outlawed within the city limits. Pacific Grove - bothering the butterflies carries a $500 fine. Pico River - it is against the law for women weighing over 200 pounds that are attired in shorts to ride a horse. Pomona - the law states that "no person shall hallo, shout, bawl, scream, use profane language, dance, sing, whoop, quarrel, or make any unusual noise or sound in any house in such a manner as to disturb the peace and quiet of the neighborhood." Prunedale - it is illegal to have two indoor bathtubs in your house. Rosemead - it is against the law to eat ice cream in public with a fork. Riverside - it is illegal to carry a lunchbucket on the street. Riverside - it is illegal to stick your tongue out "in the direction of" a dog. San Francisco - there is a law that guarantees sunshine for the people. Santa Ana - it is illegal to swim on dry land. Santa Ana - it is against the law for a horse to sleep in a bakery. Santa Monica - the law states that "any person who shall in the city of Santa Monica use or carry a concealed or unconcealed any bean snapper or like article, shall, upon conviction, be fined." Temecula - it is illegal to play cards with children or pregnant women on the curb of a street. Upland - it is unlawful for the owner or keeper of horses, mules, cattle, sheep, goats, and hogs to "run at large." Ventura - it is illegal to make "ugly faces" at dogs that are found "freely roaming the community". Victorville - it is against the law to shoot open canned goods with a revolver. Whittier - the law states "two vehicles which are passing each other in opposite directions shall have the right of way."
aflunky	Date: June 1, 2008 @ 3:23 PM From Where I'm From: San Diego: It is illegal to shoot jackrabbits from the back of a streetcar; The owners of houses with Christmas lights on them past February second may be fined up to $250.

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