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In Alaska it is illegal to wake a sleeping bear to take a photograph.

In Providance Rhode Island you may not sell a toothbrush and toothpaste to the same customer on a sunday.

In Salt Lake City, It is illegal to walk down a street carrying a paper bag containing a violin

In Tampa Bay, FL It is illegal to eat cottage cheese on Sunday after 6pm.

In Blythe, California, You are not permitted to wear Cowboy boots unless you own at least 2 cows.

In Arizona, It's Illegal for donkies to sleep in swimming pools.

In San Fransisco It's illegal to wipe one's car with used underwear.

In Pocatello, Idaho A person may not be seen in public without a smile on his or her face. Now if this law was in every state, city, town and village, wouldn't this world be a nicer place :D

In Marrietta, Georga it's ilegal to spit from a car or a bus. However spitting from a truck is allowed.
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In Canada it's illegal to throw a dead moose out of a plane but a living one is okay.

What's that all aboot, ey?
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Sugami wrote:In Canada it's illegal to throw a dead moose out of a plane but a living one is okay.

What's that all aboot, ey?
- Alaska law says that you can't look at a moose from an airplane.
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Hey Shirai, what about some dumb laws where you live? Anything good?
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KarouKaniyashia wrote:Hey Shirai, what about some dumb laws where you live? Anything good?
I shall come back to you about that soon.
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In Minnesota, it is illegal to enter Wisconsin with a duck on your head.
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Washington state is famous for stupid, but enforceable liquor laws.

A few months ago our Governor got carded and refused service for not having her ID. This made news around the country.

To be served in this state you must have your ID, even if you are in your 50s like the Gov, or 60s like me. If you don't have ID and get served the bar and bartender can get stiff fines.

But for the truly side splitting funny laws, one has to go east from here.

In Boston it is illegal to serve any culinary dish containing both clams and tomatoes. This is a dig at New York clam chowder.

New Jersey has some old anti automobile laws on its books starting with a Red Flag law. The best one: if you meet a horse who will not pass your car you must successively until it will pass; pull over off the road, cover the car with a tarp (which must be carried according to the law), disassemble the car and hide its pieces behind local scenery.
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Post by Shirai »

I have found one for Holland!!

It is prohibited to lock up a burgular in your toilet because you will be restricting him from his freedom to move around freely. (Netherlands)

And trust me, I've been googling to find more of them.
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When entering the Chicago City Limites, you must sound your horn to warn all horse and carriages. Now mind you this was turn of the century, and the only horse's we have are on State Street and Michigan avenue and they have designated Horse Lanes. Those streets are not city limits :3

In Illinois, it is ilegal to eavesdrop on your own phone conversation

In California it is Illegal to molest butterflies
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Netherlands have legalized prostitution and drugs, so it's ultimately one of the best places to live :lol:

In England it's illegal to be French. You get arrested on the spot :P

I found a couple of good ones from England :lol:
In Chester - You can only shoot a Welsh person with a bow and arrow inside the city walls and after midnight.
In Hereford - You can shoot a Welsh person all day, but only on Sunday, with a Longbow, in the Cathedral Close.
In York - Upon sight of a Scotsman, it is still legal to shoot him with a bow and arrow, except on Sundays.

:lol: :lol: :lol: I'm off to find my bow and take a trip to Chester :lol:
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