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[Benn]

People! have you heard that in an American state (sorry forgot which one) “cats are prohibited to appear on a bridge after 9 PM, if they don’t have a backlight”. Sure… the cat first ensures that the backlight is put on, and then it will go on the bridge to have a stroll. There are a lot of such examples, do you know any?

[Terry]

there is a law: "dogs must not breed closer than 400 feet from the church"

[M.Helen]

sure, dogs will take a tape measure and will assure that they are 400 meters away from the church. I also know that in Alaska it is forbidden to "look" at deers. I'm not joking - to look at deers

[Terry]

Prepare to laugh:

California: "No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour"

[Benn]

Minnesota: It is illegal to sleep naked; oral sex is prohibited

[M.Helen]

Texas: It is illegal to take more than three sips of beer at a time while standing; It is illegal to sell one's eye; When two trains meet each other at a railroad crossing, each shall come to a full stop, and neither shall proceed until the other has gone.

[Faw_Peter]

Mississippi: A man may not seduce a woman by lying, and claiming he will marry her.

[Terry]

New York: The penalty for jumping off a building is death; slippers are not to be worn after 10:00 PM; a person may not walk around on Sundays with an ice cream cone in his/her pocket.

[Terry]

Michigan: A woman isn’t allowed to cut her own hair without her husband’s permission; It is illegal to kill a dog using a decompression chamber.

[M.Helen]

Virginia: Not only is it illegal to have sex with the lights on, one may not have sex in any position other than missionary; If one is not married, it is illegal for him to have sexual relations.
I guess that's the reason it's called "Virginia"

[Faw_Peter]

Kansas: rabbits may not be shot from motorboats; If two trains meet on the same track, neither shall proceed until the other has passed.

[M.Helen]

Ohio: It is illegal to fish for whales on Sunday; it is illegal to get a fish drunk; it is illegal for more than five women to live in a house.

[Benn]

New Jersey: It is illegal to wear a bullet-proof vest while committing a murder; it is against the law to “frown” at a police officer.

[M.Helen]

Georgia (USA): all sex toys are banned; no one may carry an ice cream cone in their back pocket if it is Sunday.

[Steven]

Idaho: Illegal for a man to give his sweetheart a box of candy weighing less than fifty pounds; You may not fish on a camel’s back.

[Benn]

New Hampshire: it is illegal to pick seaweed up off of the beach; any cattle that crosses state roads must be fitted with a device to gather its feces; you cannot sell the clothes you are wearing to pay off a gambling debt.

[Faw_Peter]

Alabama: masks may not be worn in public; putting salt on a railroad track may be punishable by death ;It is illegal to maim oneself to escape duty.

[Benn]

Colorado: tags may be ripped off of pillows and mattresses; one may not mutilate a rock in a state park.

[Andrewz]

Nevada: It is illegal to drive a camel on the highway; it’s still “legal” to hang someone for shooting your dog on your property.

[Terry]

Arkansas: A law provides that school teachers who bob their hair will not get a raise; oral sex is considered to be sodomy; alligators may not be kept in bathtubs.

[Terry]

North Carolina: nobody may be a professional fortune-teller, and if one wishes to pursue the practice as an amateur, it must be practiced in a school or church; elephants may not be used to plow cotton fields. If a man and a woman who aren’t married go to a hotel/motel and register themselves as married then, according to state law, they are legally married.

[Steven]

Oklahoma: It is illegal for the owner of a bar to allow anyone inside to pretend to have sex with a buffalo; females are forbidden from doing their own hair without being licensed by the state.; it is illegal to have the hind legs of farm animals in your boots.

[Terry]

It is forbidden to wake up a bear for taking his picture in Alaska

[Faw_Peter]

Missouri: Minors are not allowed to purchase cap pistols, however they may buy shotguns freely; it is illegal for more than four unrelated persons to occupy the same dwelling

[M.Helen]

Iowa: kisses may last for no more than five minutes;one-armed piano players must perform for free; all boxes used to pick hops must be exactly 36 inches long;the fire department is required to practice fire fighting for fifteen minutes before attending a fire.