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[jacfalcon]

Mattie (minamala) sent me this email. It's pretty funny. It's a bunch of stupid laws that are real. I researched a bunch of the strangest ones and they exist.

Alabama – it is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle.
Alaska – it is considered an offense to push a live moose out of a moving airplane.
Arizona – any misdemeanor committed while wearing a red mask is considered a felony.
Arizona – when being attacked by a criminal or burglar, you may only protect yourself with the same weapon that the other person possesses.
Augusta, Maine – to stroll down the street playing a violin is against the law.
Baltimore, Maryland – it is illegal to take a lion to the movies.
Baltimore, Maryland – it is a violation of city code to sell chicks or ducklings to a minor within one week of the Easter holiday.
Barber, North Carolina – fights between cats and dogs are prohibited.
Bexley, Ohio – the installation and usage of slot machines in outhouses is prohibited.
Boise, Idaho – residents may not fish from a giraffe's back.
Chicago, Illinois – it is forbidden to eat in a place that is on fire.
Chico, California – detonating a nuclear device within the city limits results in a $500 fine.
Everett, Washington – it is illegal to display a hypnotized or allegedly hypnotized person in a store window.
Fargo, North Dakota – one may be jailed for wearing a hat while dancing, or even for wearing a hat to a function where dancing is taking place.
Georgia – it is illegal to use profanity in front of a dead body which lies in a funeral home or in a coroner’s office.
Klamath Falls, Oregon – it is illegal to walk down a sidewalk and knock a snakes head off with your cane.
La Crosse, Wisconsin – you may not worry a squirrel.
Memphis, Tennessee – it is illegal to give any pie to fellow diners. It is also illegal to take unfinished pie home. All pie must be eaten on the premises.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin – it is against the law to play a flute and drums on the streets to attract attention.
Minnesota – a person may not cross state lines with a duck atop his head.
Montana – it is illegal to have a sheep in the cab of your truck without a chaperone.
Nebraska – it is illegal for bar owners to sell beer unless they are simultaneously brewing a kettle of soup.
New Hampshire – you cannot sell the clothes you are wearing to pay off a gambling debt.
Oklahoma – it is illegal to have the hind legs of farm animals in your boots.
Pennsylvania – ministers are forbidden from performing marriages when either the bride or groom is drunk.
Rhode Island – any marriage where either of the parties is an idiot or lunatic is null and void.
San Francisco, California – it is illegal to pile horse manure more than six feet high on a street corner.
Seattle, Washington – you may not carry a concealed weapon that is over six feet in length.
Tennessee – driving is not to be done while asleep.
Trout Creek, Utah – pharmacists may not sell gunpowder to cure headaches.
Vermont – women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth.
Washington – 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.
West Virginia – roadkill may be taken home for supper.
Wilbur, Washington – you may not ride an ugly horse.