[Aptorian]

AMERICA... FUCK NO.

[HoosierDaddy]

Fantasy law-land is just that. Murder is murder, despite the status of the person being shot.

The law is ever flexible.

[MTS]

I don't know how many weird laws we have, but here are a few I know of.

1) It is illegal to own a bullet-proof vest without police approval.

2) It is illegal to crush a beer can between your breasts in a pub (Western Australia).

3) In the early 1900s it used to be illegal to swim at Bondi in daylight.

4) In August 2005 it became illegal for security guards to address politicians and the general public as 'mates'. The ban lasted 24 hours.

5) It used to be illegal to paint your house purple in Wagga Wagga.

This post has been edited by MTS: 07 August 2010 - 06:50 AM

[Shinrei]

Not surprisingly, some of the silly laws of my home state of Wisconsin have to do with dairy products:

As people used to smuggle it in from Illinois, all yellow butter substitute is banned.
Butter substitutes are not allowed to be served in state prisons.
At one time, margarine was illegal.
Margarine may not be substituted for butter in restaurants unless it is requested by the customer.
It was illegal to serve apple pie in public restaurants without cheese.
While all cheese making requires a license, Limburger cheese making requires a master cheese maker’s license.

And some non-dairy laws:

It is illegal to kiss on a train.
The government may not prohibit manual flushed urinals.

[Harvester]

Click here for some stupid laws

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It is illegal to put ice cream on cherry pie in Kansas.

In North Carolina elephants may not be used to plough cotton fields.

In Washington all lollipops are banned.

In West Virginia it is illegal to put an ice cream cone in your pocket on sundays and no children may attend school with their breath smelling of "wild onions".

Alaska

• Even though it is legal to hunt a bear, it is illegal to wake a bear and take a picture for photo opportunities.
• It is an offence to push a live moose out of a moving aeroplane.

This post has been edited by Harvester: 07 August 2010 - 11:11 AM

[Thelomen Toblerone]

The moose one seems pretty sensible to me. It simply wouldn't do to have them raining down from the sky now, would it?

[Harvester]

The question is: Would it be an offence if the moose was already dead?

[Slow Ben]

From the great state of Illinois.


You must contact the police before entering the cityin an automobile.

Wheelbarrows with for-sale sign may not be chained to trees.

And my favorite- It is illegal to pee in your neighbors mouth.


Oh, and bear wrestling is illegal in Alabama.

This post has been edited by Slow Ben: 08 August 2010 - 01:26 AM

[Darkwatch]

Are you hoping to go skydiving during your next trip to Florida? Are you a single woman? Will you want to jump on a Sunday? Sorry, but that's illegal! In this U.S. state, single women who go skydiving on a Sunday can be thrown in prison.

In New Orleans, La., and Memphis, Tenn., a woman is only allowed to drive if her husband walks or runs in front waving a red flag warning pedestrians and other vehicles.

In Moscow, it is forbidden to drive a dirty car. Deciding what qualifies as dirty, we're sure, would stir quite the debate.

A 1760 law made in Philadelphia, Pa., ruled it illegal to put pretzels in a bag.

Are you a pregnant woman in need of a vacation? Consider Great Britain, where it is perfectly legal for pregnant women to relieve themselves anywhere, even in public. You can even borrow a police bobby hat to do your business. Yup, that's legal too!

Chewing gum is illegal in Singapore.

In Miami, Fla., it's illegal for someone to imitate an animal. Apparently furries are a real problem.

In Texas, it's illegal to walk around with a pair of pliers in your hands. Apparently having one hand occupied with something other than an ol' Colt .45 is considered dangerous to yourself since pliers can't protect you as well as a gun.

[Bauchelain the Evil]

Here are some from Italy

It is forbidden for a man to wear a skirt. They can go to prison.

Keeping goldfish as pets is banned.

In Eraclea you're fined if you build sandcastles on the beach.

In Turin you're fined if you don't walk your dog three times a week.

Apparently the death penalty still applies if you throw more than three coins in the Trevi Fountain.

[MTS]

An Australian taxi driver can be penalized if he does not have an armload of hay in his vehicle.

In Australian cities it is forbidden to appear out on the street in dark clothing, rubber-soled shoes, and with shoe polish on your face.

There is a prohibition against walking on the right side instead of the left on all roads, including on the rural pedestrian paths.

Only licensed electricians can change a light-bulb in Victoria (there's an actual fine of $20). It is also forbidden to walk in pink trousers after noon on Sundays.

In Melbourne a man can be penalized if he appears out on the street in a dress without straps.

[Soulessdreamer]

Darkwatch, on 01 August 2010 - 06:48 PM, said:

I think it's in Halifax that you can't kiss anyone on Sunday, not even your partner.
In Ottawa you're not allowed to walk backwards on Bank street while eating ice cream.
In Alberta a cow must maintain a minimum speed limit of 5 kph on a highway.

yes becuase my first thought seeing a cow driving down the highway would be what speed are the doing

TTFN

[Darkwatch]

It's Alberta, try not to think about it too much.

[Thelomen Toblerone]

Wasn't Brett "the Hitman" Hart (or, as he's known globally, the most famous ever Canadian) from Alberta?

[RodeoRanch]

Yup, he's from Calgary. Same hometown as me!