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I have this book on current, existing laws that are still in the books. from a book titled "Donkey's Can't Sleep in Bathtubs - and other crazy laws" written by Susan Dach ... have to get credit where it's due
Some of these laws effect some of you... so in honor of Stupidity of politicians, that WE put into power I hereby Cristen the Stupid law of the day thread. A new law will be posted every day until I run out of them.
remember ALL THESE LAWS ARE REAL
quote:"In New York State, you have to have a license to hang a clothesline in your front yard
This means all of you that live in the state of New York... need a permit to have a clothesline in their front yard ... yup that means you too Sneezy
here is the history behind the law (this is the only law I have history on)... remember this law is real, and on the books!
In 1956, a Mr. and Mrs. Stover placed a clothesline in the front yard of their home. They filled it with old clothes and rags. They did this because they felt city taxes were too high. It was a protest. During each of the next 5 years, they added another clothesline, this time hanging old uniforms, underwear, and even a scarecrow.
The city fathers were upset. They did not like the Stovers’ way of showing that high taxes were making them poor. So the city fathers passed a law forbidding clotheslines in front yards unless you had a permit. Mr. and Mrs. Stover applied for one . Do you think they got it?
No, they were refused. They kept their clotheslines up anyway, and they were hauled into court. You may think the Stovers should have won their case.
The Judge said the city had a right to keep the Stovers’ neighborhood looking tidy. The clotheslines had to go, and Mr. and Mrs. Stover had to put their old clothes back in the attic.
you should see some of the laws that come from New Jersey
Here is another one !!
quote:In the city limits of Mount Dora, Florida a pet rooster cannot say cock-a-doodle-do.
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LOL, those are odd. so what happens to the rooster if it does say anything? chop its head off?
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Those are funny, sad but funny. Can't wait till tomorrow. Don't ya think that only giving us one or two is cruel and unusual punishment? How about 3 tomorrow. Posts: 41 | From: York, Pa | Registered: Sep 2003
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Craziness! Here are two laws that I posted over in the other section:
Just had a guest speaker in my one class last night. A guy who owns a lobbying firm. Was telling us about some crazy laws and how they come about: 1. In Pittsburgh, it is illegal to spit out of a trolley car. This is becasue one day, a congressman actually had this happen to him. 2. Another state senator was driving in the turnpike and traffic was moving slower in the left lane and was stuck with no way to pass. When he got to work, he wrote up a proposed bill that the left lane is only for passing and you can only use it for up to 2 miles!! Otherwise, you can get ticketed and a min. fine of $175
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Here are some. Not sure how facutal they are, but funny nevertheless:
*It's illegal to throw snowballs in Belton, Mo. *Flying a kite is illegal in Schaumburg, Ill. *In Oregon and New Jersey it's illegal to pump your own gas. *Kern County, Calif., they've made it illegal to play Bingo while drunk. *In Illinois you may not hunt bullfrogs with a firearm. *In Tuscaloosa, Fla. you can't give animals any alcoholic drink. *In Honolulu it's illegal to annoy a bird. *Arkansas actually has a law against pronouncing their state name as "Ar-Kansas. *You can't use a pogo stick on a city bus in Fairfax County, Va. *It's illegal to deface a milk carton in Massachusetts. *A man with a moustache may not kiss a woman in Eureka, Ill. *In PA, husbands must have written consent from their wives to purchase alcohol!
EDIT: Some more.... *Hunting camels is prohibited in Arizona. *In Marshalltown, Iowa, horses are forbidden to eat fire hydrants. *In Ohio, if you ignore an orator on Decoration day to such an extent as to publicly play croquet or pitch horseshoes within one mile of the speaker's stand, you can be fined $25.00. *It is illegal for a man to give his sweetheart a box of candy weighing less than fifty pounds in Idaho. (LMAO) *There is a law on the books of TENNESSEE that says a man must run in front of a vehicle that a woman is driving, and, that the car may not go faster than five miles an hour! *There is in fact an Illinois law that prohibits a number of things, one of which is a public erection, and another one of which is nude dancing. The prohibition against the public erection has never been challenged in the Supreme Court, but the prohibition against nude dancing has. *In Devon, Connecticut, it is unlawful to walk backwards after sunset. *In Denver it is unlawful to lend your vacuum cleaner to your next-door neighbor.
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LOL, Rhode Island Red, I dont vote, although i prob should vote against all the idiots Posts: 146 | From: Galloway, NJ | Registered: Aug 2003
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