Ludicrous Laws

KAPLAN ^ | September 13, 2002

[FreedominJesusChrist]

Ping!

[Slainte]

I can hear the outraged masses engaged in spontaneous protest- and their anguished cries demanding justice ring in my ears. "When keeping a rat as a pet is illegal, only outlaws will keep rats as pets!" Or something like that...

[FreedominJesusChrist]

PING!

[FreedominJesusChrist]

LoL.

[headsonpikes]

You're just saying that because you're grandfathered under the Rat laws. ;^)

[ladylib]

"LAW: It is against the law to shoot a fish." I'd like to amend this law to: "It is against the law to shoot a fish in a toilet bowl." Whenever the state legislature is in session, we are in trouble. Perhaps state legislatures could meet once every two or three years, instead of in most cases, every year. I would also like to propose that state legislators purge laws from their books that are just silly, redundant, unconstitutional, or irrelevant -- say every other year.

[RobRoy]

I was flying a kite in the Seattle area once - using fishing line - and the police told me I had to bring it down.

'Course, I was at a park about 200 yards (laterally) from an airport and with fishing line, that kite went almost straight up about 300 yards.
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It made sense, although I wasn't in the flight path. It gave the pilots something to look at, though.

[Poohbah]

Didja notice how many of these laws (a) cover really stupid behavior and (b) are in the South?

[another cricket]

It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, store, or have in his possession, any green hide or any hide giving off an offensive odor.

Does that include the one keeping your insides from leaking out?

a.cricket

[Paleo Conservative]

LAW: It is illegal to taunt someone for refusing to participate in a duel.

COUNTRY: USA / STATE: West Virginia

CITATION: §61-2-24. Taunting for nonparticipation in duel; penalty.

ACTUAL: If any person post another, or in writing or in print use any reproachful or contemptuous language to or concerning another, for not fighting a duel, or for not sending or accepting a challenge, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be confined in jail not more than six months, or fined not exceeding one hundred dollars.

This might be a more civilized society if people faced the threat of having to fight duels. I can imagine if Bill Clinton lived in the 19th century, he would have had to be an excellent shot considering the kinds of provocation he would have engaged in.

[SES1066]

I protest, there is not one stupid law from Florida! Based on current news I'm going to have to propose that my local reps try to pass the following;

It shall be illegal to have an unchallengable election in the State of Florida ...

[farmfriend]

In Grass Valley, it is illegal to ride an elephant faster than 5 miles an hour on main street.

[FreedominJesusChrist]

"Didja notice how many of these laws (a) cover really stupid behavior and (b) are in the South?"

LOL, I wonder why...

In all fairness, many of these laws also came from A. California and B. Wisconsin (Yankee Territory).

I think I only saw one from Illinois.

[FreedominJesusChrist]

Well, for a while, many people were calling it Floriduh.

[FreedominJesusChrist]

Correct, the likes of Bill Clinton wouldn't survive long if he was left to fend for himself.

[FreedominJesusChrist]

Nice to hear from you again.

[FreedominJesusChrist]

I am pretty sure that out of all 50 states, the Texas legislature wins for convening the least amount of times per year.

Texas didn't make the list here.

[Conagher]

LAW: It is illegal to stage a protest at someone's funeral.

COUNTRY: USA / STATE: Kansas / CITY: Overland Park

I have a funny feeling that Fred Phelps is the reason for this law. He has a tendency to picket the funerals of homosexuals and AIDS victims. His most notable picketing was of Matthew Shepard's funeral.

[FreedominJesusChrist]

Seattle is a wacky town. In Wisconsin (where I go to school), our "Seattle" is a town called Madison. UW Madison is a very liberal university and is a haven for all sorts of wacky peaceniks and tree-huggers.