On this site http://www.dumblaws.com/ some humorous person has collected the silliest laws world-wide.
So let’s see if we can find what must be the dumbest law anywhere?
Browsing the site I found for my country:
Denmark:
If your vehicle stalls and you leave it on the side of the road, you must mark the vehicle with a red, reflecting triangle. This equipment is only mandatory when the car stalls, not at any other times, however.
Attempt to escape from prison is not illegal. However, if one he is caught he is required to serve out the remainder of his term.
When driving, you must have someone in front of your car with a flag to warn horse drawn carriages that a motorcar is coming. (Jydske lov= law of Jutland, a very old one).
The last one is pure gold.
__________________ "Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities."
-Voltaire
"That includes ruining Halloween because someone swallowed a Bible."
"I just thought you were a guy."
"... Most guys do."
Yers> No, we're ALL breaking that law.
And where are you from?
Alabama law:
It is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church.
__________________ "Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities."
-Voltaire
"That includes ruining Halloween because someone swallowed a Bible."
"I just thought you were a guy."
"... Most guys do."
Alabama:
It is legal to drive the wrong way down a one-way street if you have a lantern attached to the front of your automobile.
Nebraska:
If a child burps during church, his parent may be arrested.
It is Illegal to go whale fishing.
(Can someone refresh my memory? Which ocean does Nebraska border? )
It is illegal for bar owners to sell beer unless they are simultaneously brewing a kettle of soup.
Switzerland:
Though it is illegal to produce, store, sell and trade absinth (special alcohol), it is legal to consume it.
UK:
It is illegal to be a drunk in possession of a cow.
With the exception of carrots, most goods may not be sold on Sunday.
China:
To go to college you must be intelligent. (A dumb law???)
Israel:
Raising a pig on Israeli soil will result in the murder of said pig.
Germany:
It is illegal for ones car to run out of gas on the Autobahn.
__________________ "Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities."
-Voltaire
"That includes ruining Halloween because someone swallowed a Bible."
"I just thought you were a guy."
"... Most guys do."
Illinois's got some good ones...no funny laws in Brookfield (the town I live it), though...
Illinois Laws
You may be arrested for vagrancy if you do not have at least one dollar bill on your person.
You must contact the police before entering the city in an automobile.
The English language is not to be spoken.
Champaign Laws: One may not pee in his neighbor's mouth. (Champaign's a college town...)
Chicago Laws: It is forbidden to fish while sitting on a giraffe's neck.
Spitting is forbidden
It is legal to protest naked in front of city hall as long as you are under seventeen years of age and have legal permits.
Des Plaines Laws: Wheelbarrows with For-Sale signs may not be chained to trees
Joliet Laws: Town fathers, reflecting the pet peeve of hearing their town's name mispronounced 'Jolly-ETTE' when all local folk know it's pronounced 'Joe-lee-ETTE', made pronouncing it Jolly-ette a misdemeanor, punishable by a $5 fine.
Carbondale Laws: No one may stand on the sidewalk on the 500 block of Illinois Ave
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Jul 19th, 2004 08:16 PM
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it wasnt my church, but it was one down the street
