Anyone know if these laws are true?

[.jrauck]

Check this site out about stupid laws. I dont think these are true though they may be. http://www.crazylaws.com/

[AKA_RA]

this might sound weird, but at one point in time i actually had a small paperback book listing a lot of laws like that. some of the ones i read were actually listed in the book with a short explanation. i think the one about taking pictures of rabbits in wyoming during the month of June has something to do with mating season for a common species of rabbit there. basically, its easy for someone to make all those up, but considering its the US, i wouldnt be suprised if every last one of them was true at one point in time, even if it was never really enforced.

EDIT: upon further investigation, i am realizing that whoever posted all those laws just copied them from another source. its pretty dumb when you copy and paste from at least two differant sources and paste the same information only several lines apart, and the only differance is how it is worded. so i doubt theyre all true. but im still willing to bet that most are. BTW, the first law listed under california is true. i know because i live in the town to which they are refering, lol

[Omega]

D.C.
• A D.C. federal judge has ruled that begging is a form of free speech protected by the Constitution. That means that mugging is free speech too, only more persuasive.
• In Washington D.C. it is illegal to post a notice in public which calls another person a 'coward' for refusing to accept a challenge to duel.
• It is unlawful for small boys to throw stones, at any time, at any place in the District of Columbia.
• The only acceptable sexual position in Washington D.C. is the missionary position. Any other sexual position is considered illegal.
• The U.S. government says it's a crime to give false weather reports.


I lolled.

[Scotty]

• A city ordinance states that a $500 fine will be given to anyone who detonates a nuclear device within city limits.


yes of course if you detonate a nuclear device your going to survive...


• It is illegal to pile horse manure more than six feet high on a street corner.

Why would someone have that much crap to pile in a steert?


• You can be fined $500 if you bother a butterfly in Pacific Grove, Ca.

You can't take me to jail, the darn thing flew into me i did nothing!


• In Florida failure to tell your neighbor his house is on fire is illegal.

Wouldn't they know?


Indiana: • The value of Pi is 4, and not 3.1415.

How do they pass tests?


• It is illegal to jump off the Empire State building.

Eh..? How may i ask is someone going to survive that?

Virginia

• You cannot buy hardware of any kind on Sunday.

• You may not work on Sunday.

Hang on how will you buy it if its illegal to work on Sundays?

[AKA_RA]

i just remembered something kinda scarey, i think its where they got the nuke law for where i live. i live no more than 2 or 3 miles from missle silos. theyve been empty for a long time, but, i also found out that, because of those silos, im living in a city that may still be marked as one of the cities that will be blown to hell in the off chance that russia fires nukes at the US. lol

[nil8]

The Horse Manure law has been commonplace is multiple cities from the 1800's. When populations boom, so do horses.
Companies were commonly hired by the city to do nothing but clean feces off the roads. They treated it the same way we treat snow, push it off to the side. It would decompose and slowly dissapear. In busier cities(NYC turn of the century) decompisition was too slow and the manure started piling up.

That's where the law comes from.

There are a few books with crazy outdated laws. In Chicago it was illegal to drive over 4 mph in a motor vehicle until 2003 when they removed the antiquated law.

If you like this stuff, spend a few bucks, find a book and have a good laugh.

[Airbozo]

I personally know someone who was ticketed for the no dandilions in Peublo, Co.

Also have read of someone getting fined for the butterfly statute in P.G.,CA. They were trying to setup a picture and shooed away a butterfly that got in the way, right in front of a cop. (sure glad our peace officers have important things to do.)

Almost forgot about the liquor laws in colorado. Was there in january for business/pleasure trip and REALLY wanted a beer after getting back to the hotel from a HUGE day of snowboarding with the wife. Was all the way up to the doors of the store, quite confused as to why they were closed, when it hit me. (funny thing is I grew up there...) Had to inform my wife that we would have to go to the bar for a drink and she suggested we go to the supermarket. I had to inform her they do not sell anything but 3.2% beer in the markets. (not like in california where all the markets have a wine asile and another for spirits and mixers).

She still does not believe me about the car sales on sunday either...

[d_stilgar]

Washington

• A law to reduce crime states: "It is mandatory for a motorist with criminal intentions to stop at the city limits and telephone the chief of police as he is entering the town."
(My favorite)

• Auburn: Men who deflower virgins, regardless of age or marital status, may face up to five years in jail.
(So much for the honeymoon)

• Everett: It is illegal to display a hypnotized or allegedly hypnotized person in a store window.

• Seattle: You may not carry a concealed weapon that is over six feet in length. Women who sit on men's laps on buses or trains without placing a pillow between them face an automatic six-month jail term. No one may set fire to another person's property without prior permission. It is illegal to carry a fishbowl or aquarium onto a bus because the sound of the water sloshing may disturb other passengers.

• In Spokane, Wash., it used to be illegal to interrupt a religious meeting by having a horse race.

• In the state of Washington it's illegal to catch a fish by throwing a rock at it.

• In Washington it's illegal to pretend you're the child of a rich person and entitled to his estate.

• In Washington, anyone under the age of 18 must have parental permission to throw a tear gas canister.

• It's illegal in Wilbur, Washington, to ride an ugly horse.
(No 80s Mustangs)

• When two trains come to a crossing, neither shall go until the other has passed.

• You are not allowed to breast feed in public.

• You need a license to sell condoms in Washington state.
(But the birth control clinic gives them away for free)

[d_stilgar]

Idaho

• Boise: Residents may not fish from a giraffe's back.

• Coeur d' Alene: If a police officer approaches a vehicle and suspects that the occupants are engaging in sex, he must either honk, or flash his lights and wait for three minutes before approaching the car.
(Even if he suspects rape?)

• Idaho Falls, Idaho: If you're 88 years of age or older, it's illegal for you to ride your motorcycle.

• Idaho state law makes it illegal for a man to give his sweetheart a box of candy weighing less than fifty pounds.

• In Idaho walking along the street with a red-tipped cane is strictly prohibited.

• In Pocatello, Idaho, a law passed in 1912 provided that "The carrying of concealed weapons is forbidden, unless same are exhibited to public view."

• Non-married couples in Idaho who engage in sexual intercourse can be jailed for up to six months.
(When I get to jail and become someone's girlfriend, does my time increase?)