Thoughts 07 Nov 2007 01:54 am

Dumb Laws

In Nevada it’s illegal to drive a camel on the highway.

In Alaska it’s an offense to push a live moose out of a moving airplane.
In Anchorage AK it’s illegal to tie your dog to the roof of your car.

In California no vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour.
In Blythe Ca it’s illegal to wear cowboy boots unless you already own at least two cows.

In Colorado it’s illegal to ride a horse while under the influence.
In Cripple Creek Co it’s illegal to bring your horse or pack mule above the ground floor of any building.
In Denver Co it’s illegal to lend your vacuum cleaner to your next-door neighbor.

In Maine shotguns are required to be taken to church in the event of an Indian attack.
You may not step out of a plane in flight.
In Augusta strolling down the street while playing a violin is against the law.

In Montana it is illegal to have a sheep in the cab of your truck without a chaperon.
It is illegal for a man and a woman to have sex in any other position other than missionary style.
Seven or more Indians are considered a raiding or war party and it is legal to shoot them.

In New Mexico state officials ordered 400 words of “sexually explicit material” to be cut from Romeo and Juliet.

In New York citizens may not greet each other by “putting one’s thumb to the nose and wiggling the fingers”.
The penalty for jumping off a building is death.
In Carmel NY It is illegal for a man to go outside while wearing a jacket and pants that do not match.

In Washington State 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.
It’s illegal to pretend that one’s parents are rich.
In Seattle Wa you may not carry a concealed weapon that is over six feet in length.

In Tennessee more than 8 women may not live in the same house because that would constitute a brothel.
It is illegal to gather and consume roadkill.
The definition of “dumb animal” includes every living creature.

One Response to “Dumb Laws”

  1. on 09 Nov 2007 at 6:18 pm 1.jr said …

    Wow- where do you find these crazy facts…I can’t even find law about a field that I work in, much less..odd facts for half the USA…jr

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