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- From: carasso@Turing.ORG (Roger Carasso)
- Subject: **BIZARRE LAWS***
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.015253.8426@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
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- Organization: The Turing Project, Charlottesville Virginia.
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 01:52:53 GMT
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- From the book "Loony Laws" by Robert Pelton...
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- In Ottumwa, Iowa, "It is unlawful for any male person, within the
- corporate limits of the (city), to wink at any female person with whom
- he is unaquainted."
-
- In Los Angeles, you cannot bathe two babies in the same tub at the same time.
-
- In Zion, Ill., it is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs,
- cats, and other domesticated animals kept as pets. Kibo.
-
- In Carmel, N.Y., a man can't go outside while wearing a jacket and
- pants that do not match. nj.
-
- Attention Gooley: In Clawson, Mich., there is a law that makes it
- LEGAL for a farmer to sleep with his pigs, cows, horses, goats, and
- chickens.
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- In Gary, Ind., persons are prohibited from attending a movie house or
- other theater and from riding a public streetcar within four hours of
- eating garlic.
-
- In Miami, it's illegal for men to be seen publicly in any kind of
- strapless gown. Blair!
-
- In St. Louis, it's illegal to sit on the curb of any city street and
- drink beer from a bucket. cj!
-
- In Detroit, couples are banned from making love in an automobile unless
- the act takes place while the vehicle is parked on the couple's own property.
- Jenine!
-
- In Hartford, Conn., you aren't allowed to cross a street while walking
- on your hands.
-
- In Michigan, a woman isn't allowed to cut her own hair without her
- husband's permission. Gypsy!
-
- In Baltimore, it's illegal to throw bales of hay from a second-story
- window within the city limits. It's also illegal to take a lion to
- the movies.
-
- In Oxford, Ohio, it's illegal for a woman to strip off her clothing
- while standing in front of a man's picture. Gypsy?
-
- In Nicholas County, W. Va., no member of the clergy is allowed to tell
- jokes or humerous stories from the pulpit during a church service.
-
- In California, animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500
- feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship. Gypsy.
-
- In Pennsylvania, "any motorist driving along a country road at night
- must stop every mile and send up a rocket signal, wait 10 minutes for
- the road to be cleared of livestock, and continue."
-
- In Carrizozo, N.M., it's forbidden for a female to appear unshaven in
- public (includes legs and face). Gypsy!
-
- In Los Angeles, a man is legally entitled to beat his wife with a
- leather belt or strap, but the belt can't be wider than 2 inches,
- unless he has his wife's consent to beat her with a wider strap.
- gypsy.
-
- In Kentucky, "No female shall appear in a bathing suit on any highway
- within this state unless she be escorted by at least two officers or
- unless she be armed with a club" gypsy
-
- An amendment to the above legislation: "The provisions of this statuate
- shall not apply to females weighing less than 90 pounds nor exceeding
- 200 pounds (gypsy), nor shall it apply to female horses."
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- carasso
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