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MaineWriter:
What is it with laws and violins?
In Salt Lake County, Utah, it's illegal to walk down the street carrying a violin in a paper bag.
and keep this in mind:
In Devon, Texas, it is against the law to make furniture while you are nude.
In Florida men seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown can be fined.
and don't tease your friends in Pennsylvania:
In Pennsylvania, it's against the law to tie a dollar bill on a string on the ground and pull it away when someone tries to pick it up.
Brokeback_Dev:
lol crazy weirds laws!
MaineWriter:
--- Quote from: Susiebell on October 04, 2007, 09:55:38 am ---Where are you from Brokeback_Dev? I bet we could find some daft ones from around your home town!
--- End quote ---
Dev is in Florida. She needs to worry about her husband and the strapless gown law!
L
Brokeback_Dev:
--- Quote from: MaineWriter on October 04, 2007, 09:57:27 am ---Dev is in Florida. She needs to worry about her husband and the strapless gown law!
L
--- End quote ---
:laugh: that would be a site to see!
David In Indy:
In Indiana:
Bathing is prohibited during the winter.
Citizens are not allowed to attend a movie house or theater nor ride in a public streetcar within at least four hours after eating garlic.
Mustaches are illegal if the bearer has a tendency to habitually kiss other humans.
Hotel sheets must be exactly 99 inches long and 81 inches wide.
State government officials who engage in private duels can be dismissed from their post.
Drinking from your own bottle in a bar can lead to your arrest.
A person who dyes, stains, or otherwise alters the natural coloring of a bird or rabbit commits a Class B misdemeanor. (Ind. Code 15-2.1-21-13(b)
Pedestrians crossing the highway at night are prohibited from wearing tail lights. ::)
It is against the law to pass a horse on the street.
If any person has a puppet show, wire dancing or tumbling act in the state of Indiana and receives money for it, they will be fined $3 under the Act to Prevent Immoral Practices.
No one may catch a fish with his bare hands.
In Elkhart, Indiana it is illegal for barbers to threaten to cut off kid's ears.
In Beech Grove, Indiana it is forbidden to eat watermelon in the park.
In South Bend, Indiana it is illegal to make a monkey smoke a cigarette.
In Evansville, Indiana you may not have your lights on while driving on Main Street.
(The above text was copied directly from other websites as indicated below...)
Sources:
The Stupid Laws Website: http://www.eldar.org/~ben/funny/html/180.html
Dumb Indiana Laws Website: http://www.ahajokes.com/laws014.html
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