Thread: Absurd Laws?

Originally Posted by RayMe

Had a silly law back in your place? share em here...

Ah, yes. Stupid laws . . .

In old England (and America), if you tried to commit suicide and failed, they would hang you.

In New York, you are not allowed to speak in elevators, nor are you allowed to conduct puppet shows in your window. How odd is that?!

reading this about silly laws, is quite amusing.
how can you be arrested if you are dead, like you said Rayme.
as for the others, I find them to be down right stupid.

as for any where I live...
I do not know of any.

Some rules from Ohio (where my roommate was born):

--It is illegal to fish for whales on Sunday.
--It is illegal to get a fish drunk.

In the city of Bexley,
-- prohibition of the installation and usage of slot machines in outhouses.

In Cleveland,
--Women are forbidden from wearing (black) patent leather shoes, lest men see reflections of their underwear.
--It is illegal to catch mice without a hunting license.

In the city of Strongsville,
--Catch 22 by Joseph Heller (awsome book) is banned.

In the state of Kentucky,
--Throwing eggs at a public speaker could result in up to one year in prison.

In the city of Lexington,
--By law, anyone who has been drinking is "sober" until he or she "cannot hold onto the ground."
--It is illegal to transport an ice cream cone in your pocket.

In the state of Indiana,
--A man over the age of 18 may be arrested for statutory rape if the passenger in his car is not wearing her socks and shoes, and is under the age of 17.
--It is illegal for a man to be sexually aroused in public.

In the city of Elkhart,
--It is illegal for barbers to threaten to cut off a child's ear.
South Bend
--It is illegal to make a monkey smoke a cigarette.

In the city of Globe, Arizona,
--It is illegal to play cards against a Native American.

In the city of Oxford, Mississippi,
--It is illegal to drive around the town square more than 100 times on a single occasion

In the city of Jonesborough, Georgia,
--It is illegal to say “oh boy.”

In the city of Albany, New York,
--It is illegal to play golf in the streets.

In the city of Zion, Illinois,
--It is illegal to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats and other pets

In the city of Baltimore, Maryland,
--It is illegal to take a lion to the cinema

In the city of Carmel, New York,
--A man cannot go outside while wearing a jacket and trousers that do not match.

In the city of Miami, Flordia,
--It is illegal for men to be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown

Lol ^^ Those are so cool Bhrett!!! It was a real pleasure to read that. Those really are silly laws, but all of them were created because of stupid people and some of them actually seem quite ok to be put up now.

I would gladly punnish all people who try to do suicide... suicide just creeps me out. I almost went mad because of such a happening once... I am fighting it with all four (sorry- latvian saying) ever since.

And I actually adore the fact that Britain still has laws that worked such a long time ago. It just shows how good the laws were... It's like one of those historical monuments

Hold on! There's more!

In Australia,
--People are not allowed to walk in the streets wearing black clothes, felt shoes, and a painted black face because this makes them look too much like a night thief.
--Paid carriers (like taxi drivers) must take hay with them.

In Switzerland,
--Discharging water loudly down the toilet after 10:00 p.m. (22:00) is forbidden for fear of disturbing the neighbours.

In Swaziland (Africa),
--Women are not allowed to wear pants. If they are caught wearing pants, soldiers are permitted to snatch them off the women and tear them to shreds.
--Women over ten years old are not permitted to wear over-knee skirts.

In Thailand,
--Nobody is allowed to step on money (for fear of showing contempt toward his or her monarch). This is punishable by imprisonment.

In France,
--It is forbidden to name a pig Napoleon.

Those laws actually exist? Wow...they're really really absurd!

--By law, anyone who has been drinking is "sober" until he or she "cannot hold onto the ground

does that means any crimes he did would result him guilty? and being drunk dont mean he did it accidently by law? @.@ holy...