Does anyone know any FUNNY laws or any funny bits of trivia?

Question

I love funny, random facts. Anyone know of any? or where i can find some?

Answer 1

the net is full of them!

Happy hunting!

Answer 2

No chewing gums in Singapore.

Fine if you did not flush the public toilet.

Answer 3

Here some good ones:

http://www.dumblaws.com/

Answer 4

Alabama - It is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church.

Alaska- One may not roam the city with a bow and arrows.

Arizona- Donkeys cannot sleep in bathtubs.

Arkansas- Flirting between men and women on the streets of Little Rock may result in a 30-day jail term.

Californa- Peacocks have the right of way to cross any street, including driveways.

Colorado- Couches may not be placed on outside porches.

Conneticut- It is unlawful to walk backwards after sunset.

Delaware- R” rated movies shall not be shown at drive-in theaters.

Florida- If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.

Georgia- No one may carry an ice cream cone in their pockets if it is Sunday.

Hawaii- Coins are not allowed to be placed in one’s ears.

Idaho- You may not fish on a camel’s back.

Illinois- Wheelbarrows with For-Sale signs may not be chained to trees.

Indiana- Hotel sheets must be exactly 99 inches long and 81 inches wide.

Iowa- Kisses may last for no more than five minutes.

Kansas- Rabbits may not be shot from motorboats.

Kentucky- Throwing eggs at a public speaker could result in up to one year in prison.

Louisiana- It is illegal to rob a bank and then shoot at the bank teller with a water pistol.

Maine- After January 14th you will be charged a fine for having your Christmas decorations still up.

Maryland- It’s illegal to throw bales of hay from a second-story window within the city limits.

Massachusetts- Children may smoke, but they may not purchase cigarettes.

Michigan- Putt-putt golf courses must close by 1:00 AM.

Minnesota- Red cars may not drive down Lake Street.

Mississippi- No one may bribe any athlete to “rig” a game, match, tournament, etc.

Missouri- It’s illegal to sit on the curb of any city street and drink beer from a bucket.

Montana- Seven or more indians are considered a raiding or war party and it is legal to shoot them.

Nebraska- It is illegal for a mother to give her daughter a perm without a state license.

Nevada- It is illegal to drive a camel on the highway.

New Hampshire- You cannot sell the clothes you are wearing to pay off a gambling debt.

New Jersey- It is against the law for a man to knit during the fishing season.

New Mexico- Persons may not spit on the steps of the opera house in Deming.

New York- Citizens may not greet each other by “putting one’s thumb to the nose and wiggling the fingers”.

North Carolina- Bingo games may not last over 5 hours unless it is held at a fair.

North Dakota- It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on.

Ohio- It is illegal to get a fish drunk.

Oklahoma- Females are forbidden from doing their own hair without being licensed by the state.

Oregon- It’s illegal to walk down a sidewalk and knock a snakes head off with your cane.

Pennsylvania- It it illegal to sleep on top of a refrigerator outdoors.

Rhode Island- Cap guns are illegal.

South Carolina- Fortune tellers are required to obtain a special permit from the state.

South Dakota- No horses are allowed into Fountain Inn unless they are wearing pants.

Tennessee- Skunks may not be carried into the state.

Texas- In Clarendon, Texas it’s illegal to dust any public building with a feather duster.

Utah- It is against the law to fish from horseback.

Vermont- At one time it was illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole

Virginia- Driving while not wearing shoes is prohibited.

Washington- It is illegal to attach a vending machine to a utility pole without prior consent from the utility company.

West Virginia- A person may be placed in jail for up to six months for making fun of someone who does not accept a challege.

Wisconsin- One may not camp in a wagon on any public highway or risk a fine of up to ten dollars.

Wyoming- Using a firearm to fish is strictly forbidden.

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Answer 5

www.funtrivia.com

Answer 6

The sentence: (The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog) uses every letter in the alphabet.

Answer 7

Your not allowed to toss a midget (small person) in one state i cant remember what it was called though but made me chuckle! x*x

Answer 8

go to bored.com seriously lol i knooo

click bored or wierd tab =]

they have really cool stuff like for real

but heres some dumb laws i found there:

It's legal for couples to have s*x in a parked vehicle during their lunch break from work, as long as the car or van has drawn curtains to stop strangers from peeking in New Mexico.

In Canada, It is illegal for a teen to walk down main street for Fort Qu'Appelle with their shoes untied.

In Canada, It is illegal to leave your horse in front of the Country Squire without hitching it securely to the hitching post.

In Alabama, it is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle.

In Norfolk, Virginia, a woman can't go out without wearing a corset. (There was a civil-service job- for men only- called a corset inspector.)

In Connecticut, You can be stopped by the police for biking over 65 miles per hour.

It is unlawful to lend your vacuum cleaner to your next-door neighbor in Denver.

In Woodstock, NY it is illegal to walk your bear on the street without a leash.

In Merryville, Missouri, women are prohibited from wearing corsets because "the privilege of admiring the curvaceous, unencumbered body of a young woman should not be denied to the normal, red-blooded American male."

It's safe to make love while parked in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Police officers aren't allowed to walk up and knock on the window. Any suspicious officer who thinks that s*x is taking place must drive up from behind, honk his horn three times and wait approximately two minutes before getting out of his car to investigate.

In California, community leaders passed an ordinance that makes it illegal for anyone to try and stop a child from playfully jumping over puddles of water.

In Connecticut, you are not allowed to walk across a street on your hands.

In Florida, women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as can the salon owner.

No man is allowed to make love to his wife with the smell of garlic, onions, or sardines on his breath in Alexandria, Minnesota. If his wife so requests, law mandates that he must brush his teeth.

In Florida, a special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing.

In 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.

An ordinance in Newcastle, Wyoming, specifically bans couples from having s*x while standing inside a store's walk-in-meat freezer!

In Florida, 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 in Sarasota Florida.

The owner of every hotel in Hastings, Nebraska, is required to provide each guest with a clean and pressed nightshirt. No couple, even if they are married, may sleep together in the nude. Nor may they have s*x unless they are wearing one of these clean, white cotton nightshirts.

Citizens are not allowed to attend a movie house or theater nor ride in a public streetcar within at least four hours after eating garlic in Indiana.

In New Mexico, females are strictly forbidden to appear unshaven in public.

Men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown in Florida.

Females are forbidden from doing their own hair without being licensed by the state in Ohio.

In Florida, any form of sexual contact other than missionary position is a misdomeanor. (This is still a law. There have been several cases of people being brought up on these charges in the past 5 years alone. If the police enter a home with a warrent for some other crime and catch the 'culprits' in action, they can, and are, brought up on those charges.)

In fire-sensitive Chicago, it is against the law to eat in an establishment that is on fire.

In Michigan, a man legally owns his wife's hair.

In Illinois, it is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, and other domesticated animal kept as pets.

Women in Joliet, Illinois, can be arrested for trying on more than six dresses in one store.

Anyone interupting a meeting of the British Columbia Grasshopper Control Committee can be arrested.

In Indiana, bathing is prohibited during the winter.

Winnetka, Illinois theater managers can kick out any patron who has "odoriferous feet."

We're not sure what led to this one: In Natoma, Kansas it's against the law to practice knife throwing at men wearing striped suits.

It is illegal for a man to drink with a woman in an Edmonton beer parlour in Alberta.

Biting someone with your natural teeth is "simple assault," while biting someone with your false teeth is "aggravated assault" in Louisiana.

In Iowa, kisses may last for as much as, but no more than, five minutes.

In Kentucky, by law, anyone who has been drinking is "sober" until he or she "cannot hold onto the ground."

It is illegal to transport an ice cream cone in your pocket in Kentucky.

An ordinance in Lawrence, Kansas, forbids anyone to carry bees in his hat while on the city streets.

In Louisiana, it is illegal to rob a bank and then shoot at the bank teller with a water pistol.

In Winnipeg, it is against the law to go naked in your own home if you leave the blinds up.

In Nebraska, a parent can be arrested if his child cannot hold back a burp during a church service.

In Owensboro, Kentucky, it is illegal for a woman to buy a new hat without her husband trying it on first.

As late as 1932, jail-breaking in Texas was not a crime if the prisoner escaped without using a gun.

In West Virginia, no children may attend school with their breath smelling of "wild onions."

In Seattle, goldfish can ride the city buses in bowls only if they keep still.

In Illinois, animals can be sent to jail. A monkey served five days in a Chicago jail for shoplifting. Similarly, in South Bend, Indiana, a monkey was convicted of the crime of smoking a cigarette and sentenced to pay a fine of $25 plus the cost of the trial.

Another law in Helena, Montana, mandates that a woman can't dance on a table in a saloon or bar unless she has on at least three pounds, two ounces of clothing.

In Burnaby all dogs must be under control by 10 pm or the owners will be penalized.

A Florida s*x law: If you're a single, divorced, or widowed woman, you can't parachute on Sunday afternoons.

The Georgia town of Conyers ventures to curb speech by prohibiting utterances of the phrase "Two fried eggs and a fritter for a quarter."

Snoring is prohibited unless all bedroom windows are closed and securely locked in Massachusetts.

In Hawaii it is against the law for you to insert pennies in your ear.

Women are prohibited from wearing patent leather shoes in public in Ohio.

An old ordinance in Massachusetts declares goatees illegal unless you first pay a special license fee for the privilege of wearing one in public.

Women aren't allowed to wear patent-leather shoes in Cleveland, Ohio - a man might see the reflection of something "he oughtn't!"

In Massachusetts mourners at a wake may not eat more than three sandwiches.

It's against the law in Willowdale, Oregon, for a husband to curse during s*x.

In Massachusetts taxi drivers are prohibited from making love in the front seat of their taxi during their shifts.

In New Jersey it's illegal to buy ice cream after 6 pm unless you have a written note from your doctor.

In Calgary, it is unlawful to throw snowballs or set off firecrackers within the city, without the authorization of the mayor or City Council.

Georgia has a law prohibiting people from saying "Oh boy" in public.

Warn your hubby that after lovemaking in Ames, Iowa, he isn't allowed to take more than three gulps of beer while lying in bed with you or holding you in his arms.

No woman may have s*x with a man while riding in an ambulance within the boundaries of Tremonton, Utah. If caught, the woman can be charged with a sexual misdemeanor and "her name is to be published in the local newspaper." The man isn't charged nor is his name revealed.

It is illegal to mispronounce the name of the state of Arkansas.

You can't use elephants to plow cotton fields in North Carolina.

A by-law forbids anyone from striking the sidewalk with a metal object in Winnipeg.

In Los Angeles, customers in meat markets are prohibited from poking a turkey to see how tender it is.

Under California state law, it is illegal to peel an orange in a hotel room.

Connecticut has a lot of ordinances about walking: A law in Northfield forbids eating while walking along the streets. In Hartford, you aren't allowed to cross the street walking on your hands. And in Devon it's unlawful to walk backwards after sunset.

Violators can be fined, arrested or jailed for making ugly faces at a dog in Oklahoma.

Any city in Missouri can levy a tax to support a band, as long as the mayor plays piccolo and each band member can eat peas with a knife.

In hotels in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, every room is required to have twin beds. And the beds must always be a minimum of two feet apart when a couple rents a room for only one night. And it's illegal to make love on the floor between the beds!

In Quitman, Georgia, it is against the law for a chicken to cross any road within the city limits.

It's against the law to get a fish drunk in Oklahoma.

No man may purchase alcohol without written consent from his wife in Pennsylvania.

It is illegal for women to

Answer 9

1. "Sheep" is the longest one sylable word in the english

2. Millard Fillmore was the first president to have running water in the white house

3. Modern day Germany was created to protect Europe from Napolian

4. Lenin's real name was Vladamir Ulanov

5. Ben Franklin is the only figure on a U.S. bill never to hold a political office

6. The country's three largest cities by land area are Juneau, Anchorage and Fairbanks

7. The world's northernmost capital is Reykjavik, Iceland

8. Other than Pearl Harbor, Alaska was the only state to be bombed by the Japanese during World War II

9. More American's died of disease during the Spanish-American War than in combat

10. Toronto was occupied by the U.S. for four days during the War of 1812

Answer 10

In Minnesota, where I live, it's illegal to shoot rabbits from a moving trolley car... and no we don't even have trolley cars anymore.

Answer 11

what about  this

ignore this sign

Answer 12

In Auburn Washington, it is illegal for a man to deflower a virgin no matter her age or marital status!

In Idaho it is illegal for a man t give his sweet heat a box of chocolates that weighs less than 50 lbs

In Florida it is illegal for single women to parachute in sundays

Answer 13

I remember hearing one time that there's some law involving ice cream in either Alabama or Arizona (i don't know, some A state).

Answer 14

sure I know one.

In West Virginia, only babies can ride in a baby carriage.

Answer 15

I think it is funny how in the UK you can have s*x at 16 but cant watch a p**n movie till your 18. lol. Where the logic in that?

Answer 16

Murphys Military law no.1 states that your chances of being shot during a major offensive is directly and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between you and person who ordered the offensive

They say that if you laid all the Ipods in the world end to end, then by the time you got halfway around the world, you'd be pretty F****ing sick of it...

Answer 17

i believe that in rhode island, it is still illegal for a woman to walk on the INSIDE of the street, closest to the building. it came about because the buildings in providence were in such bad repair that pieces of them would fall off, and it was more dangerous to walk closer to the buildings than the street. i learned this in an introduction to law class that i took at rhode island college, but never verified.

Answer 18

The UK's top 10 most ridiculous British laws were listed as:

1. It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament

2. It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British king or queen's image upside-down  

3. It is illegal for a woman to be topless in Liverpool except as a clerk in a tropical fish store

4. Eating mince pies on Christmas Day is banned

5. If someone knocks on your door in Scotland and requires the use of your toilet, you are required to let them enter  

6. In the UK a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants, including in a policeman's helmet

7. The head of any dead whale found on the British coast automatically becomes the property of the King, and the tail of the Queen

8. It is illegal not to tell the tax man anything you do not want him to know, but legal not to tell him information you do not mind him knowing

9. It is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament wearing a suit of armour

10. It is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls of York, but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow

Answer 19

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Answer 20

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Answer 21

the statue of liberty's index finger is 8 ft long

in the Atacama desert in Chile there has never been rain

footprints on the moon left by astronauts will remain visible for atleast ten million years

a person of the age of 75 will have slept about 23 years

a Boeing 747's wingspan is longer than the wright brothers' first flight

in japan there are square watermelons

there are drivable sofas

there are as many chickens as humans

the person who played Bugs bunny was allergic to carrots

some hummingbirds weigh less than a penny

"set" has the most different meanings in the dictionary

slugs have 4 noses

sharks can live up to 100 years

tigers also have striped skin

the california state flag was supposed to have a pear not a bear

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Answer 22

in alabama it used to be if you put salt on a railway track you will be sentenced to death

Answer 23

i think it's north carolina or west virginia that you cannot send your child to school if their breath smells like wild onions

Answer 24

in reno you can not put a bench in the middle of a street,in virginia city you can not tie your horse or burro outside of a tavern if the street is asphalt

Answer 25

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Answer 26

It is still illegal to keep water from boiled potatoes in some states because you can make moon shine

Answer 27

IT IS LEGAL TO SPEED ON ELECTION DAY IF YOU CAN PROVE YOU ARE ON YOUR WAY TO VOTE

Answer 28

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