Stupid Laws

[isaiah40]

A permit must be obtained to fire a missile. South Carolina

Anyone under the age of 18 must have parental permission to throw a tear gas canister. Washington

Before proceeding through the intersection of Douglas and Broadway, a motorist is required to get out of their vehicle and fire three shot gun rounds into the air. Wichita Kansas

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

Bombs, grenades, rockets, and other large caliber weapons are banned from city council meetings Billings Montana

Catapults may not be fired at buildings. Aspen Colorado

My favorite - Detonating a nuclear device within the city limits results in a $500 fine. Chico California

Every head of household must possess a firearm of some kind. Kennesaw Georgia

It is illegal to detonate any nuclear weapon. You can have them, but you just can’t detonate them. Utah

Minors are not allowed to purchase cap pistols, however they may buy shotguns freely. Kansas City Missouri

It shall be unlawful to provide beer or other intoxicants to elephants. Natchez Missouri

[Phatscotty]

My opinion on it is that at some time in the past in these places, a person actually did the offense. And with gov't, as soon as something bad happens one time, they hurry up and make a law against it.

[tkr4lf]

My opinion on it is that at some time in the past in these places, a person actually did the offense. And with gov't, as soon as something bad happens one time, they hurry up and make a law against it.

So somebody detonated a nuclear device in Chico, California?

HOLY SHIT...

[HapSmo19]

Before proceeding through the interesection of Douglas and Broadway, a motorist is required to get out of their vehicle and fire three shot gun rounds into the air. Wichita Kansas

Finally a reason to go to Wichita

[targetman377]

Very complex, reasons for laws are, especially in small community. Way to much good, some time try to do. But end up looking dumb. Yes, hmmm.

[comic boy]

Talking of stupid laws , anybody read Leviticus or Dueteronomy recently

[isaiah40]

There's one other I can't seem to track down. I don't know how true it is but I've heard in Canada it is illegal to commit suicide. Like what are they going to do to do, put you 6 feet under!?

[The Bison King]

A permit must be obtained to fire a missile. South Carolina

Anyone under the age of 18 must have parental permission to throw a tear gas canister. Washington

Before proceeding through the intersection of Douglas and Broadway, a motorist is required to get out of their vehicle and fire three shot gun rounds into the air. Wichita Kansas

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

Bombs, grenades, rockets, and other large caliber weapons are banned from city council meetings Billings Montana

Catapults may not be fired at buildings. Aspen Colorado

My favorite - Detonating a nuclear device within the city limits results in a $500 fine. Chico California

Every head of household must possess a firearm of some kind. Kennesaw Georgia

It is illegal to detonate any nuclear weapon. You can have them, but you just can’t detonate them. Utah

Minors are not allowed to purchase cap pistols, however they may buy shotguns freely. Kansas City Missouri

It shall be unlawful to provide beer or other intoxicants to elephants. Natchez Missouri

Well most of these seem pretty reasonable to me. We wouldn't want people setting off catapults in buildings right?

[thegreekdog]

There's one other I can't seem to track down. I don't know how true it is but I've heard in Canada it is illegal to commit suicide. Like what are they going to do to do, put you 6 feet under!?

It's illegal to commit suicide in most jurisdictions in the United States.

[Mr_Adams]

In the 1930's the US government passed an edict that confiscated all privately owned precious metals. How's that for stupid?

[Mr_Adams]

But, seriously, here's a few from my great state of Arizona:


Hunting camels is prohibited.

Any misdemeanor committed while wearing a red mask is considered a felony.

Donkeys cannot sleep in bathtubs.

It is illegal to manufacture imitation cocaine.

You may not have more than two dildos in a house.

Cards may not be played in the street with a Native American. (in Globe)

No more than six girls may live in any house. (Maricopa)

It is illegal to smoke cigarettes within 15 feet of a public place unless you have a Class 12 liqueur license. (Mesa)

A decree declares that anyone caught stealing soap must wash himself with it until it is all used up. (Mohave, where I'm from)

No one is permitted to ride their horse up the stairs of the county court house. (Prescott, where I will be going to school next semester)

It is illegal for men and women over the age of 18 to have less than one missing tooth visible when smiling. (Tombstone)

And in my least favorite stat, New York:

Women may go topless in public, providing it is not being used as a business.

Citizens may not greet each other by “putting one’s thumb to the nose and wiggling the fingers”.

It is against the law to throw a ball at someone’s head for fun.

The penalty for jumping off a building is death.

cannot dissolve a marriage for irreconcilable differences, unless they both agree to it.

In Ocean City, New York:

A law from the early 1900′s prohibits men from going topless on the Boardwalk.
Eating while swimming in the ocean is prohibited.
People may not slurp their soup.
Pinball machines are not to be played on Sunday.
Raw hamburger may not be sold.
It is illegal for men to go topless in the center of town (but it says nothing about women).
It is illegal to eat in the street in residential neighborhoods, and the only beverage you can drink on the beach is water in a clear plastic bottle.


Check the idiocy of YOUR state here.

[PLAYER57832]

My favorite was that it was illegal to have a ice cream in your back pocket in one Maine town.

These are called "blue laws".. some made sense at one point, others.. one wonders about. Usually they stay on the books becuase its too costly/too much effort to rescind them.

On a serious note:

There's one other I can't seem to track down. I don't know how true it is but I've heard in Canada it is illegal to commit suicide. Like what are they going to do to do, put you 6 feet under!?

This allows police to aprehend someone attempting to, say jump off a bridge. The primary reason for it being illegal is not so much morality as just that these people tend to endanger others. Jumping off a bridge might seem innocuous, but is a hazard to navigation, etc.


On a lighter note, there is a team of volunteers that walk the Golden Gate Bridge to discourage potential suicides (in a far friendlier way than law enforcement). I found this out one day when I was "playing tourist" and stopped to watch the water movements. A nice man gently started asking me how I was doing and so forth. After a couple of questions, I caught on and broke into a smile. "Oh, I told him.. don't worry, I am not going to commit suicide, I am an oceanographer" Technically not true, but easier than going into a long, but truer explanation. (I am a fish biologist, though studying water & currents is a big part of that) Anyway, then he asked me if I was local. I has just accepted a job in another state, but I guess they like to recruit people who enjoy being on the bridge. (makes sense)

[saxitoxin]

You may not have more than two dildos in a house.

Trust me, there's an easy loophole on this one; zoning in Arizona allows a "shed" to be connected to a main building, it just can't share a foundation. So, if you build a spare room - but offset it from the main foundation in your home - you can legally store two additional dildos. I had to go through a whole big thing with a real estate lawyer on this one back when I lived in El Mirage to make sure all my T's were crossed and I's were dotted.

No more than six girls may live in any house.

That's why I moved out of Arizona, BTW.

[Mr_Adams]

No more than 6 girls was to prevent brothels from opening up. Still, as you mentioned with the zoning, partitioned foundations solves this problem. My question is what happens if you and your wife have 6 daughters? I mean, large families aren't that uncommon around here...

[PLAYER57832]

No more than 6 girls was to prevent brothels from opening up. Still, as you mentioned with the zoning, partitioned foundations solves this problem. My question is what happens if you and your wife have 6 daughters? I mean, large families aren't that uncommon around here...

Then you obviously have to sell one

Seriously, doesn't the law specify women?

[tkr4lf]

On that website it said there was a law in Dallas, Tx that said you may not own a realistic dildo. f*ck yeah, Texas.

Oh, also, in San Antonio, it's illegal to urinate on the Alamo. (Thanks, Ozzie.)

[BigBallinStalin]

You may not have more than two dildos in a house.

Trust me, there's an easy loophole on this one; zoning in Arizona allows a "shed" to be connected to a main building, it just can't share a foundation. So, if you build a spare room - but offset it from the main foundation in your home - you can legally store two additional dildos. I had to go through a whole big thing with a real estate lawyer on this one back when I lived in El Mirage to make sure all my T's were crossed and I's were dotted.

No more than six girls may live in any house.

That's why I moved out of Arizona, BTW.

Did Arizona count a double-dildo as one dildo or as two dildos?

This question is extremely important in relation to the 6 girls per house rule.

[natty dread]

I heard Australia banned small tits in porn.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/28 ... n_censors/

[Mr_Adams]

"No multiple accounts"- Conquer Club

[greenoaks]

I heard Australia banned small tits in porn.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/28 ... n_censors/

i'd not heard of that one but wouldn't it be commercial suicide to include them.

[Mr_Adams]

up until the mid- 90's there was a law in Maricopa county, Arizona that stated that when a prisoner was released from prison they were to be given a saddle and enough gold to buy a horse. Don't know what happened to that law. some inmate probably heard about it and requested his gold... would have been repealed quite quickly after that, no?

[isaiah40]

I forget where, but there is a law that basically says the same thing.

A released prisoner is to be given a horse and a gun so he could leave town.

In Charlotte North Carolina, women must have their bodies covered by at least 16 yards of cloth at all times.

Ironically, Hornytown North Carolina has banned all massage parlors.

[sempaispellcheck]

In Minnesota, it is illegal for a man to have sexual intercourse with a living fish.

The "crime" itself brings up some pretty disturbing images, but the potential loopholes are even worse.

[isaiah40]

In Minnesota, it is illegal for a man to have sexual intercourse with a living fish.

Kinda along these lines, in a lot of states it is illegal to have sex in any position except the missionary position.

[natty dread]

I heard Australia banned small tits in porn.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/28 ... n_censors/

i'd not heard of that one but wouldn't it be commercial suicide to include them.

There are men who like small tits.

Besides, what are the small-breasted pron actors supposed to do now? Will the government of australia pay for their implants due to making it illegal for them to practice their job? Isn't this discrimination that they can't work in their chosen profession just because of the way they were born? It's like outlawing all red-haired women from working as school teachers.

Australia is a fucked up place.