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Crosby
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Dumb Laws in Pennsylvania:

A special cleaning ordinance bans housewives from hiding dirt and dust under a rug in a dwelling.

No more than two packages of beer at a time may be purchased, unless you are buying from an official “beer distributor”.

Allentown:

There is a ban on men becoming aroused in public.
Crosby
Dumb Laws in Florida:

Unmarried couples may not commit “lewd acts” and live together in the same residence

Men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.

Having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal.

When having sex, only the missionary position is legal.

Oral sex is illegal.

You may not kiss your wife’s breasts.

A.B. Normal
It's a damn good thing I don't live in Reno:

It is illegal to lie down on the sidewalk.

Sex toys are outlawed.
A.B. Normal
In Arizona:

It is unlawful to refuse a person a glass of water.

I actually knew that law when I moved to town. My mom had a book.

I was a a bar once where they had no "tap" water and wanted to charge me $2 for a bottle. I cited that law and got my cup o' tap.
jaded prol
In Virginia:

Not only is it illegal to have sex with the lights on, one may not have sex in any position other than missionary.

There is a state law prohibiting “corrupt practices of bribery by any person other than candidates.

You may not engage in business on Sundays, with the exception of almost every industry.

If one is not married, it is illegal for him to have sexual relations.

You may not have oral or anal sex.

Driving while not wearing shoes is prohibited.

Police radar detectors are illegal.

Citizens must honk their horn while passing other cars.

Children are not to go trick-or-treating on Halloween.

It is illegal to tickle women.

No animal may be hunted for on Sunday with the exception of raccoons, which may be hunted until 2:00 AM.
Kirk
No cursing or abusive language,
a person who is in your home, destroying it, can have you arrested for cursing at him.
G&C
"You cannot buy meat of any kind on Sunday."

"When two trains come to a crossing, neither shall go until the other has passed."

“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."

"All lollipops are banned."

My personal favorite.
"It is illegal to entice girls away from the Maple Lane School for girls."


This one isn't so dumb.
"Destroying a beer cask or bottle of another is illegal."


Bognoz
This New Mexico law ain't
dumb at all. In fact, it ought
to be passed at the nat'l level:

"Idiots may not vote."
absinthist
Have ya checked Switzerland:
QUOTE
Though it is illegal to produce, store, sell and trade absinthe (special alcohol), it is legal to consume it.

Looks like there has been uplifting of the ban, after all.
or France:
QUOTE

An ashtray is considered to be a deadly weapon.

And ciggy is a weapon of mass destruction, ain't it?
TheGreenOne
QUOTE(Crosby @ May 30 2008, 02:56 AM) *

A special cleaning ordinance bans housewives from hiding dirt and dust under a rug in a dwelling.

Could the same ban be applied to politicians?
Le Gimp
TN - It is legal to gather and consume roadkill.

So what's wrong with that?
Absinthe_1900
Texas


It is illegal to sell one's eye.

It is illegal for one to shoot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel.

It is illegal to idle or loiter anyplace within the corporate limits of the city for the purpose of flirting or mashing.

Appearing in public places wearing a “lewd dress” is prohibited.

It is illegal to take more than three sips of beer at a time while standing.

The entire Encyclopedia Britannica is banned in Texas because it contains a formula for making beer at home.

Up to a felony charge can be levied for promoting the use of, or owning more than six dildos.



The next TXLF™ could be in legal jeopardy.
elfnmagik
South Carolina

It is perfectly legal to beat your wife on the court house steps on Sundays.

With yer stick.
Selmac
As a Minnesotan I'm not allowed to sleep naked. That's bad enough. But I'm also prohibited from crossing state lines with a duck on my head. I was going to change and walk around with a chicken on my head but I see that won't fly either. Land of the Free my ass.
Bognoz
Lotta people be in trouble
iffen it wuz illegal
to walk around wiff their heads
up their asses.
G&C
Poor asses.
Bognoz
Another thread successfully
shafted by the thrill of
anal rape and the innuendo
of ingracious bestiality.
Rho
in west by god it's illegal to whistle under water.
beastiallity is legal, but who cares when you can't whistle under water?!
Bognoz
If you whistle under water
no one can hear you. Yr safe.
Go on and try. A half hour
of practice should do it.
Bognoz
Just don't come
up for air, or
they'll catch you.
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