Some laws are made to protect people, while other laws are just simply ridiculous. Makes you wonder if someone was foolish enough to do something to make these kinda things illegal to do or pushed it to far that they had to make it more difficult for others. These laws actually still apply to this day...
Arizona-Glendale- its illegal for a car to back up
Arkansas-
its illegal to mispronounce Arkansas in you're in that state
California-
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.
Georgia-
Atlanta - It is illegal to tie giraffes to street lamps.
(why would you do that anyway?!)
Jonesboro - It is illegal to say "Oh, boy." (oh, boy!)
Illinois-
Chicago - it is illegal to eat in a place that is on fire. (well, i'd hope you'd leave?)
Kansas-
Natoma - it is agianst the law to practice knife throwing at men in
striped suits (i guess we can when they wear polka dots?)
Kentucky-
It is against the law to ask a girl in a bikini for a date.
Lexington - It is illegal to carry an ice cream cone in your pocket.
Owensboro - it is against the law for a woman to buy a new hat without
her husband first trying it on (but one if it fits her and not him?)
Louisana-
It is illegal to rob a bank and then shoot the teller with a water pistol.
(looks like u can do it with a revolver, i mean seriously?!)
Massachuetts-
It is illegal to put tomatoes in clam chowder. (uhh ok?)
It is illegal for anyone at a wake to eat more than three sandwiches. (weird...)
It is illegal to kiss in front of a church. (guess u cant get married there then!)
Boston - it is against the law to take more than 2 baths a month.
(thats not even once a week!!)
Nebraska-
It is illgeal to sell dougut holes (WHAT?!)
New York-
It is illegal to arrest a dead man (uhh who complained? the dead dude?)
It is illegal to eat peanuts and walk backwards during a concert
(walk backwards with popcorn instead)
It is illegal to water your lawn with a sprinkler
In Ohio they allow policemen to bite a dog to silence it
Oklahoma-
It is illegal to get a fish drunk
Tennessee-
Memphis - it is illegal for a woman to drive a car unless there is a man
running or walking in front of it, waving a red flag to warn approaching
motorists and pedestrians.
(thats just the craziest thing ive heard)
Some of these laws are just simply crazy! makes me curious towhy they would make them like this..i guess we will always wonder why. the big question mark, but if you're traveling out there be careful to not break these laws!
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Ashley, the best part of this posting is your own commentary. You're comments are fresh and funny. I think we need to see more of this. Maybe you could post some of the crazy laws and then talk more extensively about how/why they are so silly...or the purpose of laws in general. I want to hear even more Ashley!
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