{"id":3668,"date":"2011-07-09T11:30:15","date_gmt":"2011-07-09T19:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/?p=3668"},"modified":"2025-08-23T12:01:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T19:01:05","slug":"weird-laws-in-the-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/weird-laws-in-the-united-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Weird Laws in the United States"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Alabama<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle.<\/li>\n<li>Dominoes may not be played on Sunday.<\/li>\n<li>It is illegal to wear a fake mustache that causes laughter in church.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3672 alignright\" style=\"float:right\" title=\"Law\" src=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Law-220x220.png\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/p>\n<h3>California<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Sunshine is guaranteed to the masses.<\/li>\n<li>Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.<\/li>\n<li>Bathhouses are against the law. [Get the full text of this law.]<\/li>\n<li>It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.<\/li>\n<li>Women may not drive in a house coat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Florida<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as can the salon owner.<\/li>\n<li>A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and\/or jailing.<\/li>\n<li>If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.<\/li>\n<li>It is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit.<\/li>\n<li>Men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.<\/li>\n<li>Having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal.<\/li>\n<li>It is illegal to skateboard without a license.<\/li>\n<li>When having sex, only the missionary position is legal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><!--more-->Indiana<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>It is illegal for a liquor store to sell cold soft drinks.<\/li>\n<li>Liquor stores may not sell milk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Michigan<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>You may not swear in front of women and children in the state of Michigan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>New York<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A fine of $25 can be levied for flirting. This old law specifically prohibits men from turning around on any city street and looking &#8220;at a woman in that way.&#8221; A second conviction for a crime of this magnitude calls for the violating male to be forced to wear a &#8220;pair of horse-blinders&#8221; wherever and whenever he goes outside for a stroll.<\/li>\n<li>It is against the law to throw a ball at someone&#8217;s head for fun.<\/li>\n<li>A license must be purchased before hanging clothes on a clothesline.<\/li>\n<li>The penalty for jumping off a building is death.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>North Dakota<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Beer and pretzels can&#8217;t be served at the same time in any bar or restaurant.<\/li>\n<li>It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Ohio<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>It is illegal to fish for whales on Sunday.<\/li>\n<li>It is illegal to get a fish drunk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Texas<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>It is illegal to take more than three sips of beer at a time while standing.<\/li>\n<li>It is illegal to drive without windshield wipers. You don&#8217;t need a windshield, but you must have the wipers.<\/li>\n<li>It is illegal for one to shoot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel.<\/li>\n<li>It is illegal to milk another person&#8217;s cow.<\/li>\n<li>A recently passed anticrime 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.<\/li>\n<li>The entire Encyclopedia Britannica is banned in Texas because it contains a formula for making beer at home.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Wisconsin<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>You must manually flush all urinals in a building.<\/li>\n<li>Butter substitutes are not allowed to be served in state prisons.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alabama It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle. Dominoes may not be played on Sunday. 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