 | In Tennessee, it is illegal to drive a car while you are asleep. |
| In Memphis, Tennessee, no woman may operate a car unless a man is
running or walking in front of the car waving a red flag to warn approaching
pedestrians and motorists. |
| In Connecticut, bicyclists traveling in excess of 65 miles per hour can
be stopped by the police. |
| It is prohibited to walk backward after sunset in Devon, Connecticut. |
| Belvedere California's Municipal Code has a section which reads as
follows: "No dog shall be in a public place without its master on a leash." |
| In Florida, you may not hunt or kill deer while swimming. |
| In Kentucky, women weighing between 90 and 200 pounds, appearing in a
bathing suit on a public highway, must be escorted by at least two officers
or armed with a club. |
| Infants are forbidden to dance in public halls in Los Angeles,
California. |
| It is unlawful in Dyersburg, Tennessee for a woman to call a man and ask
him out. |
| In Idaho, it is illegal for a man to give his sweetheart a box of candy
weighing less than 50 pounds. |
| In Lexington, Kentucky, it is illegal to carry an ice cream cone in your
pocket. |
| It is illegal in Hawaii to insert pennies in your ear. |
| Maine has a law that calls for a legal hunting season on all attorneys. |
| Baltimore, Maryland's Municipal Code has a section which reads: "Any
services performed by a jackass must be recorded." |
| "Intoxicated persons are prohibited from operating a vehicle on any
public highway or street, except for a wheelbarrow." Utah Ordinance. |
| In Pennsylvania, "Any motorist driving along a country road at night
must stop every mile and send up a rocket signal, wait ten minutes for the
road to be cleared of livestock, and then continue." This same statute
goes on to say: "Any motorist who sights a team of horses coming towards him
must pull well off the road, cover his car with a blanket or canvas that
blends with the countryside, and let the horses pass. If the horses
appear skittish, the motorist must take his car apart, piece by piece, and
hide it under the nearest bushes." |
| A Newburgh, New York ordinance states that no one is allowed to eat
popcorn or peanuts while walking backward when there is a concert in
progress. |
| "Any vehicles meeting at an intersection must stop. Each must wait
for the other to pass. Neither can proceed until the other is gone."
New Hampshire traffic ordinance. |
| In Alabama, it is a crime to put salt on railroad tracks. The
offense is punishable by death. |
| "No person shall knowingly keep or harbor at his house or her house
within the city any woman of ill-repute, lewd character or a common
prostitute, other than wife, mother or sister." Ashland, Kentucky
ordinance. |
| In Washington State, it is against the law to pretend your parents are
rich. |
| "It is mandatory for a motorist with criminal intentions to stop at the
city limits and telephone the chief of police as he is entering the town."
Tacoma, Washington ordinance. |
| In South Carolina, if you inadvertently kill someone while attempting
suicide, you have committed an offense which is punishable by death. |
| The best, however, comes from New York. In New York, it is illegal to do anything illegal. |
