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WEIRD LAWS
Alabama
It
is illegal to be blindfolded while driving.
Dominoes
may not be played on Sunday.
It
is illegal to wear a fake mustache that causes laughter in church.
California
Sunshine
is guaranteed to the masses.
Animals
are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school,
or place of worship.
It
is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless
the target is a whale.
Women
may not drive in a house coat.
Florida
Women
may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as can the salon owner.
A
special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she
shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing.
If
an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be
paid just as it would for a vehicle.
It
is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit.
Men
may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.
Having
sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal.
It
is illegal to skateboard without a license.
When
having sex, only the missionary position is legal.
Ohio
It
is illegal to fish for whales on Sunday.
It
is illegal to get a fish drunk.
Pennsylvania
A
person is not eligible to become Governor if he/she has participated in
a duel.
Louisiana
It
is illegal to rob a bank and then shoot at the bank teller with a water
pistol.
Indiana
It
is illegal for a liquor store to sell cold soft drinks.
Liquor
stores may not sell milk.
Michigan
You
may not swear in front of women and children in the state of Michigan.
Nebraska
It
is illegal for bar owners to sell beer unless they are simultaneously brewing
a kettle of soup.
Kansas
Prohibits
shooting rabbits from a motorboat.
New
York
A
fine of $25 can be levied for flirting. This old law specifically prohibits
men from turning around on any city street and looking "at a woman in that
way." A second conviction for a crime of this magnitude calls for the violating
male to be forced to wear a "pair of horse blinders" wherever and whenever
he goes outside for a stroll.
It
is against the law to throw a ball at someone's head for fun.
The
penalty for jumping off a building is death.
Texas
It
is illegal to drive without windshield wipers. You don't need a windshield,
but must have the wipers.
It
is illegal for one to shoot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel.
It
is illegal to milk another person's cow.
A
recently passed anti crime law requires criminals to give their victims
24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature
of the crime to be committed.
Australia
Children
may not purchase cigarettes, but can smoke them.
You
may never leave your car keys in an unattended vehicle.
It
is illegal to roam the streets wearing black clothes, felt shoes and black
shoe polish on your face as these items are the tools of a cat burglar.
It
is illegal to read someone's tarot, or give them a psychic reading as these
are forms of witchcraft.
England
Those
wishing to use a television must apply for a license.
It
is illegal to leave baggage unattended.
Picking
up abandoned baggage is as act of terrorism.
France
Between
the hours of 8 AM and 8 PM, 70% of the music in the radio must be by French
composers.
Thailand
It
is illegal to leave your house if you are not wearing underwear.
You
must wear a shirt while driving a car.
You
must pay a fine of $600 in Thailand if you're caught throwing away chewed
bubble gum on the sidewalk. If you do not pay the fine, you are jailed.
No
one may step on any of the nation's currency.
Funny
Things Said During Actual Courtroom Testimony
Q:
Are you sexually active?
A:
No, I just lie there.
Q:
What is your date of birth?
A:
July 15th.
Q:
What year?
A:
Every year.
Q:
What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?
A:
Gucci sweats and Reeboks.
Q:
This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all?
A:
Yes.
Q:
And in what ways does it affect your memory?
A:
I forget.
Q:
You forget. Can you give us an example of something that you've forgotten?
Q:
How old is your son, the one living with you?
A:
Thirty-eight or thirty-five, I can't remember which.
Q:
How long has he lived with you?
A:
Forty-five years.
Q:
What was the first thing your husband said to you when he woke up that
morning?
A:
He said, "Where am I, Cathy?"
Q:
And why did that upset you?
A:
My name is Susan.
Q:
Do you know if your daughter has ever been involved in voodoo or the occult?
A:
We both do.
Q:
Voodoo?
A:
We do.
Q:
You do?
A:
Yes, voodoo.
Q:
Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn't
know about it until the next morning?
Q:
The youngest son, the twenty-year old, how old is he?
Q:
Were you present when your picture was taken?
Q:
So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th?
A:
Yes.
Q:
And what were you doing at that time?
Q:
She had three children, right?
A:
Yes.
Q:
How many were boys?
A:
None.
Q:
Were there any girls?
Q:
How was your first marriage terminated?
A:
By death.
Q:
And by whose death was it terminated?
Q:
Can you describe the individual?
A:
He was about medium height and had a beard.
Q:
Was this a male, or a female?
Q:
Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a
deposition
notice that I sent to your attorney?
A:
No, this is how I dress when I go to work.
Q:
Doctor, how many autopsies have you performed on dead people?
A:
All my autopsies are performed on dead people.
Q:
All your responses must be oral, OK? What school did you go to?
A:
Oral.
Q:
Do you recall the time that you examined the body?
A:
The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m.
Q:
And Mr.. Dennington was dead at the time?
A:
No, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing
an
autopsy.
Q:
Are you qualified to give a urine sample?
Q:
Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check
for
a pulse?
A:
No.
Q:
Did you check for blood pressure?
A:
No.
Q:
Did you check for breathing?
A:
No.
Q:
So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when
you
began the autopsy?
A:
No.
Q:
How can you be so sure, Doctor?
A:
Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.
Q:
But could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless?
A:
Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law somewhere.
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