Top ten of most ridiculous laws in the U.K.

[Hagar]

If people just used a little of that rare commodity Common Sense then we wouldn't need 90% of these idiotic laws. I mean who takes a couple of tonnes of intellectually challenged burger meat on legs sky-diving?

This only applies to pushing a live moose from a moving aircraft. Presumably a dead one is OK?

[H]

I'm not sure which century, perhaps 18th or 19th Louisiana, but I read a file about someone sitting silent throughout his trial, not the slightest reaction when he was sentenced to being dragged naked down the main street for his crime: he'd successfully committed suicide.

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[TacitBlue]

http://www.dumblaws.com

For a few of the laws it has links to explanations or the full text of the law as it is written in the law books.

[eno]

In Washington DC it is illegal to carry a concelaed weapon over 8 feet in length

I've been giving this some thought. It sounds stupid but how about a bullwhip?

I'm sure there must have been good reasons for these laws when they were first introduced.

[drunken voice] Ociffer ...... hic ...... I have a howitzer concealed under my raincoat ....hic.... please be careful when you search me ..... hic .... I wouldn't want it to go off in your hand..... hic [/drunken voice]

[legoalex2000]

In Illinois:

>State Laws
You may be arrested for vagrancy if you do not have at least one dollar bill on your person.
now where did i leave my person

The English language is not to be spoken.
so i'll write it instead

>Carbondale
No one may stand on the sidewalk on the 500 block of Illinois Ave.
i'll stand near the sidewalk, on the road

>Champaign
One may not pee in his neighbor's mouth.
nope, not gonna ask...

>Chicago
All businesses entering into contracts with the city must sift through their records and report any business they had dealing with slaves during the era of slavery.
ahh yes, i see through your sifting that you were the boat insurance

You must contact the police before entering the city of Chicago in an automobile.
911... what is your emergency?  I'm entering chicago in my car

Law forbids eating in a place that is on fire.
whats wrong with smoked burger and burger joint?

It is illegal to give a dog whiskey.
thats ok, there's better drinks

It is forbidden to fish while sitting on a giraffe's neck.
but its so much easier to fish when your an extra 30 up...

Kites may not be flown within the city limits.
it got repealed in the 90's

In the Pullman area, it is illegal to drink beer out of a bucket while sitting on the curb.
who...?

It is legal to protest naked in front of city hall as long as you are under seventeen years of age and have legal permits.
and the teenager Nuists union is at it again at city hall...

>Cicero
Humming on public streets is prohibited on Sundays.
make me think of Shrek

>Crete
It is considered an offense to attempt to have sex with one's dog.
it said nothing about two's dog or three's dog

Cars may not be driven through the town.
you try pushing a 1.5 ton truck at 65mph, tell me the lesser of 2 evils

>Crystal Lake
If one wishes to plant new sod in his or her yard in the summer months, that person may not use the city's water to water it.
well then i'll just string a hose from barrington...

>Des Plaines
Wheelbarrows with For-Sale signs may not be chained to trees.
used to live in Des Plaines, Tried it, no ticket.

>Evanston
Bowling is forbidden.
[i]and disregard any of the 13 bowling alley's in town. they are NOT real

It is unlawful to change clothes in an automobile with the curtains drawn, except in case of fire.
got a light? need to change my clothes...


I did the Des Plaines wheelbarrow thing, the officer laughed.

Ramos

[H]

In Illinois:

You must contact the police before entering the city of Chicago in an automobile.

Cars may not be driven through the town.

These laws were once, sometimes yet, on the books elsewhere. While literal horsepower was still the mainstay, motor vehicles tended to spook horses and runaway carriages or bucked riders did not make for happy residents. There are other instances of (blue) laws never being removed from the books.

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[eno]

There was one law I read, I cant remember where, from a US city where you had to inform the police if you were about to commit an offence.

[H]

There was one law I read, I cant remember where, from a US city where you had to inform the police if you were about to commit an offence.

Mightn't the report be offensive?

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[TacitBlue]

LOL, that one was probably made so that they could add another charge when someone gets arrested.  :P