Stupid and Weird Laws

zeno · Aug 21st, 2003, 01:20 PM

Wacky laws on the books that are obviously not entirely enforced.

No black cars on Sunday!

Some interesting laws in my wonderful state of Colorado:

Colorado Crazy Law
* Tags may be ripped off of pillows and mattresses.
* It is illegal to ride a horse while under the influence.
* No liquor may be sold on Sundays or election days. (Repealed)
* It is illegal for liquor stores to sell food or grocery stores to sell any alcohol except beer that is at most 3.2% alcohol.
* Car dealers may not show cars on a Sunday.

Colorado Springs
* It is permissable to wear a holstered six-gun within city limits, except on Sunday, Election Day, or holidays.

Crippe Creek
* It is illegal to bring your horse or pack mule above the ground floor of any building.

Denver
* You may not drive a black car on Sundays.
* It is unlawful to lend your vacuum cleaner to your next-door neighbor.
* It is illegal to mistreat rats in Denver, Colorado.
* The dog catcher must notify dogs of impounding by posting, for three consecutive days, a notice on a tree in the city park and along a public road running through said park.

Durango
* It is illegal to go in public dressed in clothes "unbecoming" on one's sex.

Logan County
* It is illegal for a man to kiss a woman while she is asleep.

Pueblo
* It is illegal to let a dandelion grow within the city limits.

Sterling (MY FAVORITE)
* Cats may not run loose without having been fit with a taillight.

zeno · Aug 21st, 2003, 01:29 PM

Some of my favorites:

-It is considered an offense to push a live moose out of a moving airplane.

-Putting salt on a railraod track may be punishable by death.

-Bear wrestling matches are prohibited.

-It is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church.

-You may not have more than two dildos in a house.

-When being attacked by a criminal or burglar, you may only protect yourself with the same weapon that the other person posseses.

-Donkeys cannot sleep in bathtubs.

-Women may not wear pants.

-Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.

-No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour.

-Nobody is allowed to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool.

-Detonating a nuclear device within the city limits results in a $500 fine.

Toads may not be licked.

Exalta · Aug 21st, 2003, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Colorado Springs
* It is permissable to wear a holstered six-gun within city limits, except on Sunday, Election Day, or holidays.
* No liquor may be sold on Sundays or election days. (Repealed)

hahaha
Same laws in my country

Felonious Cat Stalker · Aug 21st, 2003, 01:35 PM

Quote:

-You may not have more than two dildos in a house.

-When being attacked by a criminal or burglar, you may only protect yourself with the same weapon that the other person posseses.

So if the burgular has one of your dildos...

alexburke21 · Aug 21st, 2003, 03:12 PM

I can't think of how many times I've driven my old black car on a Sunday in Denver. Good thing I don't have that illegal ride anymore. HAHA

fugiot · Aug 21st, 2003, 04:51 PM

Yeah, and good thing I decided not to set off my A-bomb. Damn, I wouldn't be able to afford my new exhaust!

UNISH25 · Aug 21st, 2003, 11:00 PM

The penalty for jumping off a building is death.

Women may go topless in public, providing it is not being used as a business.

Gotta love N.Y!!!

A man can't go outside while wearing a jacket and pants that do not match.

Dwntyme · Aug 21st, 2003, 11:15 PM

It is illegal to use a lasso to catch a fish

It is legal to gather and consume roadkill.
This one has been change 2 years ago, you now can gather and
consume roadkill...

Driving is not to be done while asleep.

You can't shoot any game other than whales from a moving auto

Lenoir City
When you pull up to a stop sign you must fire a gun out the window to warn horse carriages that you are coming.

In Memphis:
Illegal for a woman to drive a car unless there is a man either running or walking in front of it waving a red flag to warn approaching motorists and pedestrians.

It's illegal for frogs to croak after 11 PM.