The
Worlds Stupidest Laws (or some of them!)
I don't know if these are true, but they are supposed to be........
- All english men over the age of
14 are to practice 2 or so hours of longbow a week supervised by
the local clergy. - ENGLAND
- Hackney carriages (taxis) must carry
a bale of hay and a sack of oates - LONDON - ENGLAND.
- The severest penalties will be suffered
by any commoner who doth permit his animal to have cardinal knowledge
of a pet of the Royal House - enacted by George I - ENGLAND.
- While it is legal to shoot bears
- waking a bear for the purpose of taking a photograph is prohibited
- ALASKA.
- It is illegal to stand within a
100 yards of the reigning monarch when not wearing socks - enacted
by Edward IV - ENGLAND.
- It is legal for a male to urinate
in public as long as it's on the rear wheel of his motor vehicle
and his right hand is on the vehicle - ENGLAND.
- You can only shoot a Welsh person
with a bow and arrow inside the city walls and after midnight -
CHESTER - ENGLAND.
- It is illegal for a woman to be
topless in public except as a clerk in a tropical fish store - LIVERPOOL
- ENGLAND.
- Any boy under the age of 10 may
not see a naked mannequin - ENGLAND.
- No pig may be addressed as Napoleon
by it's owner - FRANCE.
- A man may be arrested for wearing
a skirt - ITALY.
- Having sexual relations with a porcupine
is illegal - FLORIDA.
- It is illegal to be drunk in possession
of a cow - SCOTLAND - UK.
- If someone knocks at your door and
requires use of your commode you must let them enter - SCOTLAND
- UK.
- Moose may not be viewed from an
aeroplane - ALASKA.
- Anyone who breaks a boiled egg at
the sharp end will be sentanced to 24 hours in the village stocks
- enacted by Edward VI - ENGLAND.
- A special law prohibits unmarried
woman from parachuting on a Sunday. If caught she shall face arrest,
a fine and/or jailing - FLORIDA.
- Oral sex is considered to be sodomy
- ARKANSAS.
- It is illegal to drive more than
2000 sheep down Hollywood Boulevard at one time - HOLLYWOOD.
- It is illegal to wear pants that
are "firm fitting" around the waist - LEWES - DELAWARE.
- Women may be fined for falling asleep
under a hair dryer, as can the salon owner - FLORIDA.
- No children can attend school with
their breath smelling of 'wild onions' - WEST VIRGINIA.