• Any weird/stupid laws in your state/country?
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High schools are permitted to have one pound of uranium and one pound of thorium. They will be fined $1,000,000 if a nuclear explosion occurs.
[QUOTE=Luxuria;47421852]No airsoft guns allowed.[/QUOTE] I like how one of our only way out of this is to vote for the shooters and fishers party or the Liberal Democratic Party. Like, who the fuck votes for them anyway. [QUOTE=Animosus;47421906]You aren't allowed to drive motorized eskys on a road or pathway. You will get charged for driving an unlicensed vehicle and it will be impounded. [/QUOTE] IIRC the guy was even charged with driving and uninsured vehicle and driving without a valid license. Anyway, Back in Malaysia, Sodomy is illegal. Anime is borderline illegal, (for printing/production) but content is rarely checked and they almost instantaneously get licensed anyway. Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species is banned from sale. Pornography is illegal, the gov't promised they would not censor the internet but porn sites are blocked anyway. If a homosexual is depicted in a movie, the character must either repent or die in the movie.
In Singapore, gay buttsex is illegal but scissoring isn't.
Tom Scott has a few examples, mainly London based but it still counts [video=youtube;rJGifTou5FE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJGifTou5FE[/video]
Massachusetts: "At a wake, mourners may eat no more than three sandwiches."
some from switzerland: -on sundays it's illegal to hang up your washing. -Every house has to have a shelter room. we have shelter or bunker for 120% of the population. -In some regions it's illigal to go nacked hicking.
In mississippi, it's illegal to teach a person what polygamy is. [url]http://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/2013/title-97/chapter-29/in-general/section-97-29-43[/url] it's also illegal to have a refrigerator with a lock on it, because it "affects children" [url]http://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/2013/title-97/chapter-5/section-97-5-9/[/url] it's illegal for a government official to be an alcoholic [url]http://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/2013/title-97/chapter-11/section-97-11-23/[/url]
In Huntington, West Virginia, it is legal to beat your wife so long as it is done in public on Sunday, on the courthouse steps.
Denmark: If a swede crosses the Øresund (Öresund/The Sound) while it's completely frozen, from Sweden to Denmark, you are allowed to pick up a stick and beat the swede.
You're not allowed to die in Longyearbyen
I'm sure some of these were repealed, but- Virginia/DC: "It illegal to tickle a woman." "It is illegal to pretend that one's parents are rich." [B]"When two trains come to a crossing, neither shall go until the other has passed."[/B] Norfolk: "A man may face 60 days in jail for patting a woman's derriere." "Women must wear a corset after sundown and be in the company of male chaperone." "Spitting on a sea gull is not tolerated." Stafford County: "It is legal for a man to beat his wife on the courthouse steps so long as it is before 8:00 pm." Waynesboro: "It is illegal for a woman to drive a car up Main Street unless her husband is walking in front of the car waving a red flag." Auburn: "Men who deflower virgins, regardless of age or marital status, may face up to five years in jail."
also in New Hampshire you don't have the wear a helmet on a motorcycle or seat-belt in a car if you're over 18. also: You may not tap your feet, nod your head, or in any way keep time to the music in a tavern, restaurant, or cafe. You cannot sell the clothes you are wearing to pay off a gambling debt. On Sundays citizens may not relieve themselves while looking up. [b]In Vermont:[/b] It is illegal to deny the existence of God. Women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth. In Barre, Vermont, All residents shall bathe every Saturday night.
Wearing a snake as a scarf is illegal here in Canada.
My hometown has banned elephants to walk through the streets even with supervision by circus staff after an elephant stamped two frogs into the pavement and put a kiddie bike into a tree.
In Belgium, "Dogs and oxel can be requisitioned to propel army vehicles." So wait, if I understood anything : [quote][IMG]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/95081498/Useless/dogjet.jpg[/IMG][/quote] ??
[QUOTE=richard9311;47421774]California: It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.[/QUOTE] This sounds 100% out there, but I can sort of see some logic. Someone trying to hunt while driving as a stunt could possibly lead to accidents and the whale exception is probably for whalers who are in a moving boat while harpooning a whale.
Over here in Portugal, if you step in grass, or your dog goes into the grass, or you pitch a tent in the grass in Cascais, the fine goes from 20.000 to 37.000 euros. But going to Cascais should be enough of a punishment. All the rich assholes live there :v: For lack of a funny law, in Minnesota, you can't sleep naked, even if its in your own bed, in your own house, and apparently, bathtubs are required to have the 4 feet things under them.
[QUOTE=kweh;47432972] For lack of a funny law, in Minnesota, you can't sleep naked, even if its in your own bed, in your own house, and apparently, bathtubs are required to have the 4 feet things under them.[/QUOTE] Imagine police searching your house with you in there sleeping to check that out :v:
[QUOTE=matt000024;47432848]This sounds 100% out there, but I can sort of see some logic. Someone trying to hunt while driving as a stunt could possibly lead to accidents and the whale exception is probably for whalers who are in a moving boat while harpooning a whale.[/QUOTE] Or a drive-by shooting on a beached whale. Whales can be shifty creatures.
[QUOTE=matt000024;47432848]This sounds 100% out there, but I can sort of see some logic. Someone trying to hunt while driving as a stunt could possibly lead to accidents and the whale exception is probably for whalers who are in a moving boat while harpooning a whale.[/QUOTE] I'm pretty sure the shooting the whales part is so researchers can shoot tracking darts at migratory whales from boats.
Speaking of whales, did you know that it's against the law to hunt them in Ohio on Sundays?
Women can go topless in New York, provided its not for a bussiniues
[QUOTE=Nerokhan;47434317]Speaking of whales, did you know that it's against the law to hunt them in Ohio on Sundays?[/QUOTE] "It's not like there's a ton of whales in Akron." [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uj0W6oBzd4[/media]
In Sweden, its illegal to name your child Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116. Because, why not. Metallica is also banned.
Scotland.... It is illegal for a boy under the age of 10 to see a naked mannequin. The law obliges citizens to allow whoever knocks on their door to use their toilet. The head of any dead whale found on the Scottish coast automatically becomes the property of the king, and the tail of the queen. Any Scotsman found to be wearing underwear beneath his kilt can be fined two cans of beer. It is illegal in Scotland to be drunk and in charge of a cow. In York, it is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls, but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow.
In Alabama: Bear wrestling matches are prohibited. Incestuous marriages are legal. It is illegal to impersonate a person of the clergy. It is illegal to maim oneself to escape duty. Putting salt on a railroad track may be punishable by death. Boogers may not be flicked into the wind. It is legal to drive the wrong way down a one-way street if you have a lantern attached to the front of your automobile. You must have windshield wipers on your car. You may not have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at any time. Masks may not be worn in public. It is considered an offense to open an umbrella on a street, for fear of spooking horses. Women are able to retain all property they owned prior to marriage in the case of divorce. However, this provision does not apply to men. It is illegal to sell peanuts in Lee County after sundown on Wednesday. It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle. Dominoes may not be played on Sunday. It is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church.
It used to be illegal to live here and be black at the same time
I'm sure a few of these have been repealed since the turn of the 20th century, but here are a few from Wisconsin: One may not camp in a wagon on any public highway or risk a fine of up to ten dollars. It is illegal to kiss on a train. As people used to smuggle it in from Illinois, all yellow butter substitute is banned. Margarine may not be substituted for butter in restaurants unless it is requested by the customer. Butter substitutes are not allowed to be served in state prisons. Livestock have the right-of-way on public roads. It is a class A misdemeanor to wave a burning torch around in the air. I think the lesson here is use butter or get the hell out.
Lithuania: Its illegal to sell energy drinks for people younger than 18. They made this law just this year. Also if your ISP finds out that you've been pirating they can legally block your internet access for three days.
According to my law book, it's fucking illegal to swear near a police officer. Fuck off. DON'T TELL ME WHAT I CAN OR CAN'T DO! [sp]wot a bunch of dog cunts #Aussie #cunt #LostReference[/sp]
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