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United States Weird Laws
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Alabama
* 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 mustache that causes laughter in church.
California
* Sunshine is guaranteed to the masses.
* Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.
* Bathhouses are against the law. [Get the full text of this law.]
* It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.
* Women may not drive in a house coat.
Florida
* Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as can the salon owner.
* A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing.
* If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.
* It is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit.
* Men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.
* Having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal.
* It is illegal to skateboard without a license.
* When having sex, only the missionary position is legal.
Kansas
* Prohibits shooting rabbits from a motorboat.
Louisiana
* It is illegal to rob a bank and then shoot at the bank teller with a water pistol.
Indiana
* It is illegal for a liquor store to sell cold soft drinks.
* Liquor stores may not sell milk.
Michigan
* You may not swear in front of women and children in the state of Michigan.
Nebraska
* It is illegal for bar owners to sell beer unless they are simultaneously brewing a kettle of soup.
New York
* A fine of $25 can be levied for flirting. This old law specifically prohibits men from turning around on any city street and looking "at a woman in that way." A second conviction for a crime of this magnitude calls for the violating male to be forced to wear a "pair of horse-blinders" wherever and whenever he goes outside for a stroll.
* It is against the law to throw a ball at someone's head for fun.
* A license must be purchased before hanging clothes on a clothesline.
* The penalty for jumping off a building is death.
North Dakota
* Beer and pretzels can't be served at the same time in any bar or restaurant.
* It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on.
Ohio
* It is illegal to fish for whales on Sunday.
* It is illegal to get a fish drunk.
Pennsylvania
* A person is not eligible to become Governor if he/she has participated in a duel.
Texas
* It is illegal to take more than three sips of beer at a time while standing.
* It is illegal to drive without windshield wipers. You don't need a windshield, but you must have the wipers.
* It is illegal for one to shoot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel.
* It is illegal to milk another person's cow.
* A recently passed anticrime law requires criminals to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed.
* The entire Encyclopedia Britannica is banned in Texas because it contains a formula for making beer at home.
Wisconsin
* You must manually flush all urinals in a building.
* Butter substitutes are not allowed to be served in state prisons.
Weird Laws Part II
(International Laws)
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Australia
* Children may not purchase cigarettes, but can smoke them.
* You may never leave your car keys in an unattended vehicle.
* It is illegal to roam the streets wearing black clothes, felt shoes and black shoe polish on your face as these items are the tools of a cat burglar.
* It is illegal to read someone's tarot, or give them a psychic reading as these are forms of witchcraft.
* Under Australian Communications Authority (ACA) regulations, your modem can't pick up on the first ring. If it does the ACA permit for your modem is invalid and there's a $12000 fine. - Telecommunications Act 1991.
England
* Those wishing to use a television must apply for a license.
* It is illegal to leave baggage unattended.
* Picking up abandoned baggage is as act of terrorism.
France
* Between the hours of 8AM and 8PM, 70% of the music in the radio must be by French composers.
Thailand
* It is illegal to leave your house if you are not wearing underwear.
* You must wear a shirt while driving a car.
* You must pay a fine of $600 in Thailand if you're caught throwing away chewed bubblegum on the sidewalk. If you do not pay the fine, you are jailed.
* No one may step on any of the nation's currency.
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