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kingofjokers January 16th, 2009 8:30 PM

If you're an unmarried female in Chicago you must be careful how you address any bachelors you might meet. The proper title to use is "Master," not Mister.
Drivers are required to contact the Chicago Police Department before entering the city in one of those dangerous, life-threatening contraptions known as an automobile.
A hat pin is considered a concealed weapon in Chicago. It is part of the same law that makes it illegal for people to carry switchblades.
In Chicago, it is a criminal offense for anyone except a police officer to use a slingshot.
It is illegal in Illinois for a human being to give a lighted cigar to a cat, a dog, or any other domesticated animal kept as a pet.
Illinois has a law that forbids citizens from giving whiskey to dogs.
There is a Chicago law that makes it illegal for male Chicagoans to fish in their pajamas.
It is illegal for Chicago residents to take their French poodles to the opera.
There is an Oak Park ordinance prohibiting them from crowing before six in the morning.
Illinoisians are forbidden by law to speak English. You wanna talk to da neighbors? Speak American.
Illinois cities and towns are allowed by law to force all their citizens between the ages of 21 and 50 to labor in the streets for free two days each year.
Chicago city law gives police the right to arrest for vagrancy anyone who does not carry a minimum of one dollar in his/her person.
If you ever decide to go to a dance in Chicago, make sure you don't take a nap on the dance floor, or you could get arrested.
Flying kites within Chicago city limits is forbidden by law.
It is LEGAL for anyone seventeen and under to protest naked in front of City Hall.
Illinois law prohibits people from dancing barefoot? It is also illegal for state residents to take a bath during the winter.
thats what i copied from my text book

>Feelings< January 17th, 2009 5:42 AM

Oh man, all these are too downright stupid and ancient, but funny anyways XD.

AuraAshley January 17th, 2009 7:23 AM

In Philippines, cars whose license plates end with a 1 or 2 are not allowed on the roads on Monday, 3 or 4 on Tuesday, 5 or 6 on Wednesday, 7 or 8 on Thursday, and 9 or 0 on Friday from 7:00 AM onwards to keep roads free of traffic jams.
In Singapore, it is illegal to come within 50 meters of a pedestrian crossing marker on any street.
In South Korea, traffic policemen are required to report all bribes that they receive from motorists.
In Sweden, prostitution is legal but it is illegal to use the services of a prostitute.
In Switzerland, it is illegal to flush the toilet after 10 PM.
In Thailand, it is illegal to leave your house without wearing underwear.

Idiot! January 18th, 2009 2:47 AM

All these nonsense made me think: why are they there in the first place?

The Post Count January 18th, 2009 6:04 AM

Quote:

In Hartford, Conn., you aren't allowed to cross a street while walking on your hands.

XD How the hell did they come up with that one? XD

Trap-Eds January 18th, 2009 11:14 AM

In Arizona:

There is a possible 25 years in prison for cutting down a cactus.

Donkeys cannot sleep in bathtubs.

It is unlawful to refuse a person a glass of water. <<kinda funny, Arizona's a desert xD

You may not have more than two dildos in a house. <<What the heck is a dildo?!

If you bother the cottontails or bullfrogs, you will be fined.

A decree declares that anyone caught stealing soap must wash himself with it until it is all used up.

It is illegal for men and women over the age of 18 to have less than one missing tooth visible when smiling.

Women may not wear pants. [in Tuscon] <<What the heck?? This isn't the 1800's!!

In New York:

Women may go topless in public, providing it is not being used as a business.

It is against the law to throw a ball at someone’s head for fun.

The penalty for jumping off a building is death. << xDDDDD

A person may not walk around on Sundays with an ice cream cone in his/her pocket. << What if it's an ice cream sundae?

During a concert, it is illegal to eat peanuts and walk backwards on the sidewalks.

Websites: http://www.dumblaws.com/laws/united-states/new-york http://www.dumblaws.com/laws/united-states/arizona

Aokiji January 18th, 2009 12:32 PM

Those are some stupid laws. xD

Ceilidh January 25th, 2009 11:47 AM

lmfao =)) =)) it makes me wonder who actually thought these laws up.


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