25 Crazy Laws From Around the World
We have all heard of some pretty silly laws. Here are twenty-five of the
craziest I have ever heard of. (With the exception of #25, I think it is an
unwritten law everywhere…)
- In Bozeman, Montana, a law prohibits all sexual activity from the front yard of a home after sundown.
- In Salt Lake County, Utah, it’s illegal to walk down the street carrying a violin in a paper bag.
- In San Francisco, it’s illegal to pile horse manure more than six feet high on a street corner.
- In Devon, Texas, it is against the law to make furniture while you are nude.
- In Oklahoma, you can be arrested for making ugly faces at a dog. ( What if it’s an ugly dog…?)
- In California it is illegal for a vehicle without a driver to exceed 60 miles per hour.
- In Florida men seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown can be fined.
- In South Carolina it is legal to beat your wife on the court house steps on Sundays.
- In Tennessee, you are breaking the law if you drive while sleeping…
- In New York, the penalty for jumping off a building is: Death. ( Go figure…)
- In Danville, Pennsylvania, all fire hydrants must be checked one hour before all fires.
- In Pennsylvania, it’s against the law to tie a dollar bill on a string on the ground and pull it away when someone tries to pick it up.
- In New York City, it’s illegal for a restaurant to call a sandwich a “corned beef sandwich” if it’s made with white bread and mayonnaise. ( I agree 100%! )
- In California it is illegal to set a mouse trap without a hunting license.
- In France, it is against the law to sell an “E.T” doll. They have a law forbidding the sale of dolls that do not have human faces.
- In Athens, Greece, a driver’s license can be taken away if the driver is thought to be either “poorly dressed” or “unbathed”
- In Calgary Alberta, there is still a by-law that requires businesses within the city to provide rails for tying up horses.
- In Wilbur, Washington, it is illegal to ride an ugly horse. ( but can you make faces at him? )
- In Louisiana, biting someone with your natural teeth is considered “simple assault,” but biting someone with your dentures is “aggravated assault.”
- In the state of Washington, it is illegal to have sex with a virgin under any circumstances. (Including the wedding night.)
- In Switzerland, it is illegal for a man to relieve himself while standing up after 10pm.( even with the light on? )
- In Florida, it is illegal to fart in a public place after 6 P.M. on Thursdays.
- In Massachusetts, it is illegal to go to bed without first having a bath. (However, another law prohibits bathing on Sunday)
- In Jidda, Saudi Arabia, women were banned from using hotel swimming pools in 1979.
- In Samoa, it’s a crime to forget your own wife’s birthday…
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Darlene McFarlane
On August 12, 2007 at 3:08 pm
Against the law to make furniture in the nude?? I would think it’s a good way to work without getting your clothes dirty. teehee
Interesting article and fun to read.
francie
On August 15, 2007 at 1:40 am
This is some amazing stuff! Interesting and I did
have a good time reading it. Good one
Noreen Ann Jenkins
On August 16, 2007 at 1:01 pm
I think that this is a very good article and very interesting.
Lucy Lockett
On August 16, 2007 at 4:33 pm
The ‘law’ can be hilarious! That was interesting and funny.Thanks for making me smile!
omg
On October 8, 2007 at 8:28 pm
this article made me roflmfao
f
On October 8, 2007 at 8:30 pm
In Salt Lake County, Utah, it’s illegal to walk down the street carrying a violin in a paper bag. Umm, what about a plastic bag?
In Oklahoma, you can be arrested for making ugly faces at a dog. ( What if it’s an ugly dog…?) Umm what if ur just ugly (like me..)
Big Bird
On October 10, 2007 at 12:14 pm
I love your page this is about the best sight i have been on in about forever so how is everything???
Cowboy Chad from Calgary
On October 10, 2007 at 3:57 pm
“In Calgary Alberta, there is still a by-law that requires businesses within the city to provide rails for tying up horses.”
I live in Calgary, I have horses, and yet, I did not know this! I guess if I ride Dakota to 7-11 to buy a slurpee, if there is nowhere to tie her, I’ll call the cops! LMAO!
Cowboy Chad from Calgary
On October 10, 2007 at 4:06 pm
Page 5 of Bylaw Number 52M87 “
Cowboy Chad from Calgary
On October 10, 2007 at 4:07 pm
Oops, lets try this…
Page 5 of Bylaw Number 52M87 “
ciara
On October 17, 2007 at 2:07 pm
i think these laws are crazy and hilarious at the same time but there is no such as an ugly horse
Brytta
On November 1, 2007 at 9:03 am
You have to have a hunting license to set a mouse trap in California?! What if the home is full of mouses?
??????????
On November 30, 2007 at 6:43 am
massachusetts laws kind of crazy
Samantha
On December 2, 2007 at 2:20 pm
I want to know who gets to choose if the horse is ugly or not?
marissa m
On December 9, 2007 at 9:39 pm
who comes up with this stuff… geez and i dont get the ugly horse thing =/
anni
On December 28, 2007 at 12:42 pm
hello everybody!
i have to make a presentation about hilarious laws and their origins – does anyone now where and how to find out about the origins????
wold help me a lot…
Blake
On January 1, 2008 at 12:36 pm
uh oh I live in florida and I fart alot. I may have broken the no farting on thursays after 6 law. =[
IndySyberg
On January 15, 2008 at 8:10 pm
Great Page! So if I jump off a building in New York I want to make sure I get the job done the first time right?
Tall Building: check
Gravity: check
Non-cushioned ground:check
I think I’m good to go!
Alexa Gates
On January 31, 2008 at 3:05 pm
those are some of the stupidest laws imaginable! I wonder who came up with them
Dee Huff
On January 31, 2008 at 3:09 pm
These are really funny Lanne. No. 14 in particular perplexed me. What are you supposed to do if you have an infestation of mice? I’d love to know the origin of some of these laws.
Kathleen
On February 13, 2008 at 5:30 am
This is great reading. I love the hunting license need for setting a mouse trap. These are all priceless.
Tammie
On February 18, 2008 at 11:11 pm
Some of these are hilarious; others are just plain scary! That driving while sleeping thing? Probably not a bad idea to outlaw that one!
Bill Gates
On February 26, 2008 at 6:01 pm
Wow, that is very interesting.
DingaHingaDergin
On March 16, 2008 at 11:52 pm
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Ann
On March 18, 2008 at 4:51 pm
All I can say is CRAZY, CRAZY, CRAZY……………
Anonymous
On April 2, 2008 at 2:36 am
why would you make furniture on the nude anyway?
imagine slipping while using the saw or hammer or something…!!!
OUCH!!! there goes ur manhood…
heh
:L
S Smith
On April 11, 2008 at 5:54 pm
Haha. man these were funny. I can’t help it if my horse is ugly. lol. And i always mke furniture naked. Ha. Why not?
lanne
On April 17, 2008 at 11:07 pm
watever,
Good luck with the chickens.
Ray
On April 25, 2008 at 12:20 pm
why the hell is it illegal to fart in florida after 6pm on thursdays. I should probaly have a life sentence right now!
Ray
On April 25, 2008 at 12:24 pm
in a public place that is
Locomotion15
On April 28, 2008 at 10:53 pm
IN Alabama, it is illegal to have an unmanned car driving over 60 MPH
bob
On May 15, 2008 at 7:40 pm
some weird laws=))!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bobiena
On May 15, 2008 at 9:37 pm
haha funny
chris
On May 19, 2008 at 4:51 pm
who would want to make furniture naked?? o wait i would!!!
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chris
On May 19, 2008 at 4:53 pm
no farting after six?? how do some ppl hold it in??
Kate, Texas
On May 22, 2008 at 9:15 pm
i think the faces at a dog is almost as finny as the furnature one but i think theese are stupid
kate texas
On May 22, 2008 at 9:15 pm
i meant to typed funny not finny
PWNER
On June 3, 2008 at 10:00 am
WOW THIS IS TOOOOO HEALARIOUS WOW SOOOO FUNNY I CANT GET OVER THIS RIDICULOUS MATTER WOW
Leonard Kenya
On June 17, 2008 at 5:57 am
now am sure am not going to America
Juggalette
On June 17, 2008 at 6:33 am
Are these really real? .. its hard to believe that they would be lol they are just to crazy lol … Who thinks up these laws hahahah
person
On June 30, 2008 at 3:34 pm
most of the laws that are like this with the possible exception of the hitching post one come into existence due to a certain situation. i.e.: (this is how I’m imagining this one went down)
Person (rides into town on ugly horse)
Person 2 (has prominent position in town) (takes offense, chews out other person)
Officer (comes over to break up fight, sees that it’s Person vs. Person 2 (who, remember, has a prominent position and no one wants to mess with him))
Person 2 (tells his side)
Officer (creates law to keep Person 2 in his good graces…)
BostonEd
On July 10, 2008 at 11:46 am
LOL THATS GREAT !!!
farty mcfart fart
On July 13, 2008 at 9:42 pm
oh i was arrested and put in jail for #22…….. wat a night
dingdong
On July 23, 2008 at 10:51 pm
i dont know is it just me?
because i don’t understand #20 at all, because to me it would seem you would have to lose your virginity in another state for it to be legal…
Nothing Nobo
On August 7, 2008 at 2:56 pm
In Massachusetts, it is legal for two men to get married, and for two women.
new york building jumper
On August 8, 2008 at 4:46 pm
i jumped a inch high building in nyc and now the cops are after me
me
On August 22, 2008 at 5:40 pm
americans are craaazy
dude
On September 11, 2008 at 3:44 pm
sweet site hahahahahaahahahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahaha…………………sorry that was kinda abnoxious..!
Crazy Girl
On September 13, 2008 at 8:57 pm
Lol. I live in Alaska, and its illegal to drop a moose from a flying plane here.
Vince
On September 17, 2008 at 11:32 am
What the Hell!!
Me...
On September 28, 2008 at 1:23 pm
But…but… I don’t bathe every time before I got to bed and I live in Mass…I’m going to jail o_O
someone
On October 23, 2008 at 9:40 pm
who carries a violin in a paper bag anyway!
Mrsfuturedoughnuthole
On October 27, 2008 at 3:34 pm
in ohio it is illeagal to put an ice cream cone in your pocket, and to walk a cow on center ridge road!!! lol who would walk a cow on center ridge road anyway, in a major cty?!?!?!?
Tyler from Washington state
On October 31, 2008 at 11:44 pm
I want to know if you can own an ugly horse cus it just says you can’t ride it
Dieter Hentz
On November 11, 2008 at 1:40 pm
funny
albereeeeeeeeta
On December 1, 2008 at 5:54 pm
you cant have sex with a virgin? then how do virgins becomee uh, well, not virgins? then no one has sex. ever. thats stupid and confusing especially for a blonde!
alota8394809283
On December 13, 2008 at 1:04 am
i like #19 haaaaaaaaaaaaaa haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa haaaaaaaaaaaaa
sahvdhvgasvgd
On December 13, 2008 at 1:05 am
weird stuff
Fifi
On December 13, 2008 at 7:07 pm
In Pennsylvania, it’s against the law to tie a dollar bill on a string on the ground and pull it away when someone tries to pick it up…..
Well what about sticking a penny to the floor with glue/chewing gum? you get the same amount of pleasure out of the victims suffering so would that be the same thing!?
blayde hemmings
On December 29, 2008 at 2:01 am
that is some extremely interesting information. i will definately be using these facts when playing trivial pursuit with my buddies on saturday. its going to be fantastic. thank you so much.
kind regards,
Blayde Hemmnings
Canada
On January 3, 2009 at 8:19 pm
Oh, well then I guess I can’t go to Devon, Texas I always make furniture naked!
Sabrina
On January 13, 2009 at 7:11 pm
ROTFFLMTHFSSAO
ledzep330
On January 15, 2009 at 5:34 am
if i lived in america i would have broken most of them already
juggalotus
On February 10, 2009 at 6:34 pm
these are some funny laws!!!
:)
On February 10, 2009 at 6:43 pm
are these real?
donkey man
On February 14, 2009 at 8:23 pm
these laws probably dont even exist they are so rediculous!!! some of them are pretty funny though
cheesey
On March 1, 2009 at 11:39 pm
they’re real, thats how common law works
srawberry555
On March 5, 2009 at 6:10 pm
o.m.g. these are the most hilarious laws i have EVER seen please find more and put them on tour website!
strawberry555
On March 5, 2009 at 6:17 pm
COOL those are super interesting i really hope that you find more so you can put them on http://www.socyberty.com because you only have 25 . . . no offense. anyway gotta go, hope you find more , good luck!
person
On March 15, 2009 at 1:35 pm
these were sooooo funny. i just don’t get # 20????
anonymous
On March 29, 2009 at 11:59 pm
Thanx 4 that. I have to do an informative speech and im going to do it on crazy laws.
mando
On April 21, 2009 at 3:30 pm
i live in mass, and i took a shower on sunday
ted
On May 1, 2009 at 8:46 pm
who made these laws?
luis
On May 9, 2009 at 10:07 pm
ppl if you like this go here
http://www.idiotlaws.com/
Liam
On May 20, 2009 at 9:33 pm
great stuff i really like it i will reserch more on it KAPI (means awesome in MOARI)
Sharlette
On May 20, 2009 at 9:36 pm
iz that for real so funny LOL (laugh out loud)
horse
On May 20, 2009 at 9:39 pm
with the one that says its illeagle to ride an ulgy horse, it maby is ulgy to some people but it might not be ulgy to them
another
On May 20, 2009 at 9:41 pm
its illeagel to fly with a rooster in a hot air balloon in new zealand
Bob
On May 22, 2009 at 9:41 pm
These laws are stupid but hilarious!!!
mike
On May 25, 2009 at 10:03 pm
uh oh…i was in new york and i jumped off of a lego built building, im in trouuuble
jackie
On May 29, 2009 at 4:02 am
Washington is weird..
bowknutt
On June 9, 2009 at 5:06 am
this is so wierd funny lol
hahha
On June 9, 2009 at 8:06 pm
i think these are rocking cool im so gonna put these in my presentation!!!
roger
On June 21, 2009 at 2:09 am
it is illegal to have sex with a virgin? haha! then how do deflower them? LOL!
Cheryl Butler
On June 24, 2009 at 6:00 am
In Memphis Tn its a law that any man, when his wife is driving, must run in front of her waving a red flag in warning to other drivers. Sexist much? Funny too, tho so I thought I’d share. Men, plz don’t make me regret it….
steve
On June 24, 2009 at 8:22 am
For #21, urinating while standing makes too much noise and will wake the neighbor in the apartment next door.
mtrader
On June 24, 2009 at 12:20 pm
These are great. I suppose that when these laws were passed they seemed OK, but now they are just fun to read. Be careful someone will try to make trouble for you with one of these old-out-dated laws.
Mitch from Calgary
On July 26, 2009 at 11:33 pm
Wow I have never seen a horse pole in Calgary LOL that’s so weird xD
Leanna
On August 26, 2009 at 7:37 pm
these are all crazy laws. if i was living in any of these states and i brokw ine of thise laws it would be funny….
Lil
On September 22, 2009 at 12:46 pm
It amazes me how stupid laws can get. Who ever comes up with most of them doesn’t think about what they’re actually saying. You know people break them all the time because they don’t know that they exsist. You just can’t take them seriously But I must say, I find stupid laws quite amusing! A town in Alabama doesn’t allow people to wear heals.
Ann Griffin
On September 22, 2009 at 6:00 pm
There was a show on Canadian tv years ago called “This is the Law,” where a panel would try to guess the crazy law enacted in a short video clip. One nutty one I remember was it is illegal (somewhere) to change gears while crossing a railroad track.
As a former Calgarian, I love the one about hitching posts for horses. During Stampede week this is likely quite handy. I remember hitching posts there during my childhood. Most people used them for bicycle racks.
Kim
On September 22, 2009 at 6:15 pm
Loved it. (although it just confirms how crazy Americans really are… seeing as most of the laws are in the USA). In Australia it is a criminal offence to Commit Suicide. If you Commit Suicide you will be sent to jail! It is also a criminal offence to wear a flannel shirt and a woollen cap in the city… or at least it should be!
Guru
On September 25, 2009 at 3:58 am
The 14th law is one of the funniest law i have ever seen.
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