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Most ridiculous law where you live

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RudyGarmisch
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I wanna hear some crazy ones, if you say weed I'mma slap yous.

http://www.dumblaws.com/laws/united-states/

OREGON:

Drivers must yield to pedestrians who are standing on the sidewalk. (????)

One may not test their physical endurance while driving a car on a highway. (Applies to road head?)

Drivers may not pump their own gas. (RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGE)



Best ones from your state, province or country, gogogogo.
Apr 28 2011 4:53AM
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akarlsen
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+nrk
Apr 28 2011 10:27AM
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SeanTom
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It is illegal to stroll down the sidewalk playing violin. Well fuck my weekend.

oh and WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED
Apr 28 2011 10:41AM
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skithesprings
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FUCK YEAH 'MURRICAH

as for PA

Any motorist who sights a team of horses coming toward him must pull well off the road, cover his car with a blanket or canvas that blends with the countryside, and let the horses pass.

It it illegal to sleep on top of a refrigerator outdoors.

and the only one that really affects me, since i live on a college campus, It is illegal to have over 16 women live in a house together because that constitutes a brothel, so there can be no sorority houses besides dorm floors.
Apr 28 2011 10:43AM
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BMB
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts:
-It is illegal to give beer to hospital patients
-Candy may not contain more than 1% of alcohol.
-At a wake, mourners may eat no more than three sandwiches.
-Quakers and witches are banned

I have no idea how legitimate those laws are.
Apr 28 2011 11:05AM
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PASKIINGSUCKS
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haha we got some good ones


Any motorist driving along a country road at night must stop every mile and send up a rocket signal, wait 10 minutes for the road to be cleared of livestock, and continue.


A special cleaning ordinance bans housewives from hiding dirt and dust under a rug in a dwelling.





This one REALLY sucks though and it is true cause I've tried, and it's booming now cause fireworks stores are popping up all over just inside the PA border. Hey technopotamus wanna help me out here.

Fireworks stores may not sell fireworks to Pennsylvania residents. WTF???



And some other gems


All liquor stores must be run by the state.

You may not sing in the bathtub.
Apr 28 2011 11:07AM
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monkatizer
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the most ridiculous law where i ski is NO INVERTS!!....its fucked up
Apr 28 2011 11:11AM
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snowdon
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Utah has a whole bunch. Some of the funnier ones:

It's illegal NOT to drink milk. So stay out of Utah, all you lactose intolerant degenerates.

A husband is responsible for every criminal act committed by his wife in his presence. Fuck yeah, this sounds like a get out of jail free card if I've ever heard one!

No whale hunting (in this land locked state).

And the sex laws...well, if they were enforced, most of the UT dwelling NS'ers should be considered criminals. Even plain old missionary sex is a class B misdemeanor and can technically get you 6 months in jail and a $1000 fine if it occurs before marriage. And yet, sex with an animal is legal.

Go figure.
Apr 28 2011 11:41AM
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Jane6
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hahahaha

I cant think of any weird ones for Sweden, but my friend was fined with like $80 for being caught peeing in the bushes on her way to the train.

she: but why can dogs pee outside and I cant?
cop: uhmm well now, you're not a dog arent you?
she: ......


Its weird though that you can go clubbing and buy (really expensive) alcohol at clubs and restaurants when you're 18, but cant go to the store and buy alcohol yourself until you're 20.
Apr 28 2011 11:44AM
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MANDER
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Im not from Alberta but found this hilarious:

It is illegal to set fire to the wooden leg of a wooden legged man
Apr 28 2011 11:47AM
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michelle
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More funny Mass laws

- Tomatoes may not be used in the production of clam chowder.
- A woman can not be on top in sexual activities.
- All men must carry a rifle to church on Sunday.
- No gorilla is allowed in the back seat of any car.
Apr 28 2011 11:48AM
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T.DUB
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alberta bench bi-law, it is a provincial offence to stand on a bench, also supposedly people have been done for spitting

Apr 28 2011 11:53AM
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pmsnow
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When I went to defensive driving, there was a guy in there that got a ticket for accelerating at a fast rate to the posted speed limit. Meaning he never sped. He just gunned it to the speed limit.
Apr 28 2011 12:03PM
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TechnoPotamus
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haha you summoned?



Yes you're correct. Fireworks stores located in PA, MAY NOT sell fireworks to PA residents. They CAN however sell them to residents of other states, like NJ and NY for example. Strange but true!
Apr 28 2011 12:07PM
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Ben.
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It is forbidden to fish while sitting on a giraffe’s neck.
Apr 28 2011 12:18PM
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The_Future
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In Wisconsin it is illegal for a restaurant to substitute margarine for real butter, unless the customer asks for it. Oh and it's illegal to serve apple pie in a restaurant without cheese.

What can I say?... We like our cheese and butter here in WI.
Apr 28 2011 12:30PM
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mseward
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I started loling in the middle of health class. Lawl.
Apr 28 2011 12:56PM
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GILLSKI
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Ive never been IDed buying fireworks in PA  Im from NY
Apr 28 2011 12:57PM
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PASKIINGSUCKS
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I know it's a fact, we stopped at one and the lady IDed all four of us and since we were all PA residents none of us could purchase. which is lame cause they are all like glorified sparklers anyway. What a shit law.

Apr 28 2011 1:08PM
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samsquamch
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where am i supposed to chop wood now??
Apr 28 2011 1:27PM
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tommyp1ckles
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also you have to wear a helmet when skateboarding
Apr 28 2011 1:34PM
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Squid.
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In Carmel, CA high heels are illegal and eating in the street is illegal. Weird
Apr 28 2011 1:35PM
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Balto
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WA

No person may walk about in public if he or she has the common cold.


um................................
Apr 28 2011 1:38PM
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Flying~Squirrel
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in hatford you cant cross the street backwards on your hands, and you cant walk on your hands and eat a pickle at the same time.

in virginia, i think, you cannot eat peanuts in church

in alaska it is illegal to push a moose out of an airplane

whaling is illegal in nebraska
Apr 28 2011 1:58PM
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malonius_funk
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yeah but it says that they may not be inside or outside the city limits. so where the fuck are they supposed to be? i guess this is just an old racist law from the civil war era or something.
Apr 28 2011 2:00PM
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Shenanigans
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"At one time it was illegal to to tie a giraffe to a telephone in Vermont"
Apr 28 2011 2:02PM
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Steezy_IN_KC
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Lawrence, Kansas. When entering the county line you have to honk to warn the horses that your car is coming.
Apr 28 2011 2:03PM
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.Annydrew.
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All English males over the age 14 are to carry out 2 or so hours of longbow practice a week supervised by the local clergy.

Apr 28 2011 2:13PM
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hoodratz47
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what do you have wrong with not pumping your gas.,... its awesome. and gives people jobs

and if your on a motorcycle you can pump your own.
Apr 28 2011 2:14PM
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RudyGarmisch
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Well then where are you supposed to get all the rocket's to clear livestock every mile you drive?
Apr 28 2011 2:16PM
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Daoust
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~In Toronto, you can't drag a dead horse down Yonge on a Sunday.
Apr 28 2011 2:17PM
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Toasty.
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no, im happy i can go to bars and drink and smoke hookah at 16
Apr 28 2011 2:24PM
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PASKIINGSUCKS
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My thoughts exactly, I'm totally gonna start launching rockets every mile on the backroads to test this law. First technopotamus has to come purchase them for me though.

Imagine how fucking great it would be of a day in court if you could get away with a stunt like that because of some antiquated law. Hahaha "no actually officer I'm just clearing the road of livestock, I'll see you in court".
Apr 28 2011 2:31PM
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californiagrown
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where i live it is the lack of a law that is rediculous...or awesome; it depends how drunk you are.

public urination is 100% legal, ive pissed on walls while cops were right by me. but it also sucks because the law was put into place for the homeless people so we didnt have to arrest them constantly, so early morning downtown is fucking disgusting.
Apr 28 2011 2:36PM
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Mr.Huck
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No, this is the dumbest Colorado law:

It is illegal to ride a bicycle on the sidewalk in Colorado. So that's probably not a bad thing, but you can drive one of these on the sidewalk at 65 MPH and there is no law prohibiting it.

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I bike my kids to school every day, and I don't ride on the sidewalk as a rule, but there are a few places where the only way you can get to a safe place to cross a major street is to ride on the sidewalk. 2 years ago I was doing our normal route which goes in front of this gated community. They have maintenance people who drive around in these mega golf cart/pick-up truck things. The maintenance guy comes flying around a corner, on the sidewalk, talking to his buddy in the passenger seat. He wasn't looking ahead of him at all and he ran over me folding me and my bike in half.

I thought my leg was broken and had to get Xrayed, and I was trying to get their insurance to cover it. I was just trying to get them to wise up before they ran over and killed a pedestrian, and I wanted them to pay to get my bike fixed. This is how I learned about the law. Even though I had almost come to a complete stop and he ran over me, the fact that I was on the sidewalk on a bike made me at fault. The law does not prohibit driving non licensed motorized vehicles on the sidewalk. So basically you could be hauling ass in a go cart, golf cart or scooter and the cops can't write you a ticket, but they can if you are riding a bike.
Apr 28 2011 2:55PM
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zerospinskier
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Haha that is a funny site, but there are too many joke ones mixed in. If they only put in real ones it would be better.
Apr 28 2011 2:59PM
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gr4
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straight off of utah.gov

Is it against the law to "get drunk" in the State of Utah?

Yes, it is. Utah Code Annotated 76-9-701(1) states, "A person is guilty of intoxication if he is under the influence of intoxicating liquor, a controlled substance, or any substance having the property of releasing toxic vapors, to a degree that the person may endanger himself or another, in a public place or in a private place where he unreasonably disturbs another person."

A violation of this law is a class 'C' misdemeanor.

its also illegal to offer drink specials like happy hour.
Apr 28 2011 2:59PM
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zerospinskier
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That makes sense though. That way they are allowed to punish you if you are wasted and harming/disturbing others.
Apr 28 2011 3:02PM
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Kratotalaga
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if you get attacked you cant use more force than what you were attacked with, so u cant arm yourself if someone is threatening to hit you with their fist, you can only use your fist, did 70 days bc some kid wanted to fight and I pulled a knife and told him to leave
Apr 28 2011 3:04PM
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gr4
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i just think its weird that the rule applies to private residences as well. you technically cant even get drunk in your own house by yourself.
Apr 28 2011 3:05PM
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zerospinskier
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You can, but if you are drunk and being so loud that your neighbors complain, you can get punished with this law.
Apr 28 2011 3:06PM
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Mr.Huck
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That's pretty much true for any state, and the law doesn't say that you can't get drunk. It says you can't get drunk and be a nuisance to others, even if you are in your own house.
Apr 28 2011 3:10PM
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TechnoPotamus
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i'm definitely down to support your cause
Apr 28 2011 3:11PM
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bromigo
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well in michigan it is illegal to...

The last Sunday in June of every year was named log cabin day.

Cars may not be sold on Sunday.

A woman isn’t allowed to cut her own hair without her husband’s permission.

It is legal for a robber to file a law suit, if he or she got hurt in your house

In detroit.....

Couples are banned from making love in an automobile unless the act takes place while the vehicle is parked on the couple’s own property.

It is illegal to let your pig run free in Detroit unless it has a ring in its nose.

Apr 28 2011 3:13PM
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PASKIINGSUCKS
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meet ya in Hoboken STAT
Apr 28 2011 3:15PM
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TechnoPotamus
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at the cake boss place? washington street, cupcakes first?
Apr 28 2011 3:16PM
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Gondaire
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In Vermont: it is illegal to whistlw undetwater.
Apr 28 2011 3:18PM
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SteezyasPie
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Thats a safety thing, in case theres a fire/emergency. If theres a lot of people pushing to get out (crowd crush), the doors may not be able to open inwards.
Apr 28 2011 3:21PM
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RudyGarmisch
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The Oregon law is stupid though, its not like its a highly technical job that requires years of training, its a convenience job that teaches no skills and gives no relevant work experience. It would be more useful for the state to hire people to go out and pick fucking daisys and daffodils and make flower arrangements for every street corner, that would at least be a profession that could lead to a career.

If I'm driving through god-knows where in WA, I know that even at 4am on Sunday that if theres a shell station that takes credit cards at the pump, I'll never run out of gas. Here I have to make plans around the availability and open hours of gas stations, which frankly, are insane. Theres a Shell station three blocks from the shop here, middle of SE Portland, that closes at 6PM EVERY NIGHT. The fuck, seriously.
Apr 28 2011 3:21PM
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Mr.Huck
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That's hilarious.

The ironic thing is that they wouldn't be able to change them even if they wanted to. It is really hard for state laws to get changed, even if they were written over 100 years ago. I bet there are laws on the books in some states that still reference slavery. No one enforces these laws, and racial discrimination has nothing to do with why they can't get rid of them. Whenever you try to make changes to written legislation it is always hard to get it passed.
Apr 28 2011 3:22PM
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PASKIINGSUCKS
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are you allowed to purchase cupcakes there what with being a nj resident and all??

shoulda figured that guy was from jersey, his moms a total bitch.
Apr 28 2011 3:25PM
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