Everyone knows about the american dream and its meaning, everyone knows how great USA is and how stupid most of the people are. Also everyone knows that obesity and brain inactivity is a problem overthere…but what about their laws? Well…some of the US laws are as dumb as some of the american people who are not able to locate USA on a globe map.
I’ve been reading recently about some of the stupidest laws from different US states and believe me I had a good, well deserved laugh! While I do agree that many countries still have pretty old laws which are not aplicable in our actual society still USA have not only outdated laws but silly and funny at the same time! Here is a top 25 of the stupidest laws I always heard of (and all of them from US states)!
1. In Alabama you may not have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at any time!
2. It seems that slavery is still legal in Decatur, Alabama.
3. A law in Fairbanks, Alaska does not allow moose to have sex on city streets.
4. In Arizona a man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month and also oral sex is considered to be sodomy.
5. San Jose: It is illegal to have more than two cats or dogs. -Ord. 7.08.595
6. In California it’s against regulations to let phones ring more than nine times in state offices.
7. Pasadena: It is illegal for a secretary to be alone in a room with her boss.
8. A local ordinance in Atwoodville, Connecticut prohibits people from playing Scrabble while waiting for a politician to speak.
9. Delaware prohibits horse racing of any kind on Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
10. The only acceptable sexual position in Washington D.C. is the missionary position. Any other sexual position is considered illegal.
11. In Florida it is illegal to fart in a public place after 6:00pm on a Thursday.
12. Women can be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer. The salon owner can also be fined for this horrible crime.
13. In Georgia it is against the law to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or street lamp.
14. Marietta: Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus, citizens may spit from a truck.
15. It’s safe to make love while parked in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Police officers aren’t allowed to walk up and knock on the window. Any suspicious officer who thinks that sex is taking place must drive up from behind, honk his horn three times and wait approximately two minutes before getting out of his car to investigate.
16. Galesburg: There is a $1,000 dollar fine for beating rats with baseball bats.
17. In Chicago it is illegal to take a French poodle to the opera, and for women over 200 pounds (90 kilos) to ride horses in shorts.
18. Law forbids eating in a place that is on fire.
19. In Zion, Illinois, it is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, and other domesticated animals kept as pets.
20. “Spiteful Gossip” and “talking behind a person’s back” are illegal in Indiana.
21. Ottumwa: Within the city limits, a man may not wink at any woman he does not know.
22. Snoring is prohibited unless all bedroom windows are closed and securely locked.
23. In Maine, you may not step out of a plane in flight.
24. A Michigan law states that a wife’s hair legally belongs to her husband and she might not be allowed to cut her hair without husband’s permission.
25. No woman may have sex with a man while riding in an ambulance within the boundaries of Tremonton, Utah. If caught, the woman can be charged with a sexual misdemeanor and “her name is to be published in the local newspaper.” The man isn’t charged nor is his name revealed.
I have no idea if any of these laws are still in place but anyway it was funny to read them.
