Dumb law

[Frank_Sinatra_]

If you go to Arkansas and pronounce that name Ar-kansas(like the state) you will be fined $25.

Id call that one the people of Arkansas having too much home pride.
No assumptions.

 

[Frank_Sinatra_]

What's a stupid law you've discovered? I've got a few. They all come from Lawrence, Kansas.
1) It's illegal to cross Massachusetts Street with a beehive under your hat.
2) Upon entering Lawrence, KS, you must honk your car horn to warn the horses.
3) A woman who is driving must have a male escort walk in front of her with a broom to alert everyone a woman is driving.

EDIT: All are still in effect.

3. In London, it is illegal to flag down a taxi if you have the plague.

No Shit? Id hope they would prevent you from spreading the plague.

 

[Nazulu]

The law saying it is alright saying you can hunt whales to extinction!

 

[curlycrouton]

What's a stupid law you've discovered? I've got a few. They all come from Lawrence, Kansas.
1) It's illegal to cross Massachusetts Street with a beehive under your hat.
2) Upon entering Lawrence, KS, you must honk your car horn to warn the horses.
3) A woman who is driving must have a male escort walk in front of her with a broom to alert everyone a woman is driving.

EDIT: All are still in effect.

3. In London, it is illegal to flag down a taxi if you have the plague.

No Shit? Id hope they would prevent you from spreading the plague.

Well considering the plague no longer exists I don't think it matters either way.

 

[rokudan]

I used to run a liquor store in Indiana. Some of the Beverage laws I had to follow were:

It is illegal to sell milk (no idea why)
It is illegal to sell cold soft drinks (warm is just fine)
If alcohol is in a car, the driver must be 21 or over.
anything bought in the store must be bought by someone who is 21 or over

 

[curlycrouton]

It is completely legal to shoot a Scotsman with a longbow within the walls of the Viking city of York, but only if he is carrying a longbow himself.

 

[VoleurdeThym]

Singapore wins the crappy laws award-

1. "Pornography is illegal."
2. "As it is considered pornographic, you may not walk around your home nude."
3. "Homosexuals are not allowed to live in the country."

http://www.dumblaws.com/

Enjoy, everyone.

 

[jacobschndr]

What's a stupid law you've discovered? I've got a few. They all come from Lawrence, Kansas.
1) It's illegal to cross Massachusetts Street with a beehive under your hat.
2) Upon entering Lawrence, KS, you must honk your car horn to warn the horses.
3) A woman who is driving must have a male escort walk in front of her with a broom to alert everyone a woman is driving.

EDIT: All are still in effect.

Well I live in Lawrence and I have to say I've already broken some of those laws.

But How about in Emporia, Kansas

1) where before entering city limits, you must exit your vehicle, and fire a shotgun or another firearm into the air three times to let citizens know your there.

and,

2)It is against the law to mock squirrals (I am not making that up)

 

[xXyZaThEx]

Here's a few from Germany

Every office must have a view of the sky, however small.

A pillow can be considered a ?passive? weapon.

It is illegal to wear a mask.

It is illegal for ones car to run out of gas on the Autobahn.

I can think of good reasons for all of them.

The view of the sky one... HMMM, wonder if there ever was a time when people in Germany needed to view the skies for imminent threats. It also probably starts with a B and ends with omber planes.

Pillows can be used to kill people. Ever heard of smothering someone with one?

Okay, I lied, I can't think of one off the top of my head fr the mask one, but I'm sure twenty minutes of bored Googling will tell you why.

And cars running out of gas on a no-speed limit zone?

I WONDER.

I guess the German government is just a little overhyped about security threats.

 

[Frank_Sinatra_]

What's a stupid law you've discovered? I've got a few. They all come from Lawrence, Kansas.
1) It's illegal to cross Massachusetts Street with a beehive under your hat.
2) Upon entering Lawrence, KS, you must honk your car horn to warn the horses.
3) A woman who is driving must have a male escort walk in front of her with a broom to alert everyone a woman is driving.

EDIT: All are still in effect.

3. In London, it is illegal to flag down a taxi if you have the plague.

No Shit? Id hope they would prevent you from spreading the plague.

Well considering the plague no longer exists I don't think it matters either way.

Sarcasm up the arse.

 

[Xpwn3ntial]

All of these are from Utah.

It is illegal to detonate any nuclear weapon. You can have them, but you just can't detonate them.

Birds have the right of way on all highways.

You're not allowed to sell beverages containing more than 3.2% alcohol.

It is a felony to persistently tread on the cracks between paving stones on the sidewalk of a state highway.

It's legal for restaurants to serve wine with meals, but only if you ask for the wine list.

No one may have sex in the back of an ambulance if it is responding to an emergency call.

 

[Xpwn3ntial]

Another one from Utah!

It's illegal to sell alcohol during an emergency.

 

[Xpwn3ntial]

2)It is against the law to mock squirrals (I am not making that up)

Ortmann would love that one.

 

[Xpwn3ntial]

Last one. It's illegal to not drink milk in Utah.

 

[Mr. Squirrel]

2)It is against the law to mock squirrals (I am not making that up)

That is one good law.

 

[irrelevantnugget]

in Australia a life sentence is 25 years damn...

Not only there.

In Belgium this is the case as well... or at least it comes down to 25 years.

Death sentence automatically gets redirected to life sentence (though they simply do not 'hand out' death sentences anymore).
Life sentence automatically calls in the king's grace, lowering the effective sentence to 25 years.

 

[CptCamoPants]

In Houston, it is required to notify the police 24 hours before you commit any crime. Thought this is really just an excuse to hit criminals with tougher punishments.

 

[CrazyNick]

In York, it is legal to shoot a Scotsman with a bow and arrow if he is inside the city walls before 10am.
Also it is still mandatory for each man in the UK to practice with a bow and arrow for an hour every Sunday.

 

[CptCamoPants]

In some Middle Eastern and Islamic countries, women who are raped are stoned to death.
The punishment of many crimes is to have a sister/female relative raped, and then stoned to death, as being raped brings shame upon the family...

 

[BlueTomfoolery]

Trying to suicide in some places can give death sentence.