I always find these amusing. Perhaps folks that live in these states can verify if these are on the books:

Texas
The entire Encyclopedia Britannica is banned in Texas because it contains a formula for making beer at home.
A recently passed anticrime law requires criminals to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed.
In Houston, it is illegal to sell Limburger cheese on Sunday.
In LeFors, it is illegal to take more than three swallows of beer while standing.
In San Antonio, it is illegal for both sexes to flirt or respond to flirtation using the eyes and/or hands.
In Mesquite, it is illegal for children to have unusual haircuts.

Tennessee
It is illegal to use a lasso to catch a fish.
In Dyersburg, it is illegal for a woman to call a man for a date.
In Memphis restaurants, 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.
Also in Memphis, it is illegal for a woman to drive by herself; "a man must walk or run in front of the vehicle, waving a red flag in order to warn approaching pedestrians and motorists."

Pennsylvania
"Any motorist who sights a team of horses coming toward him must pull well off the road, cover his car with a blanket or canvas that blends with the countryside, and let the horses pass. If the horses appear skittish, the motorist must take his car apart, piece by piece, and hide it under the nearest bushes."
In Morrisville, women need a permit to wear cosmetics.

North Dakota
In Fargo, one may be jailed for wearing a hat while dancing, or even for wearing a hat to a function where dancing is taking place.
It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on.
It is illegal to serve beer and pretzels at the same time in any bar, club, or restaurant.


New York
In New York City, it is illegal for a woman to be on the street wearing "body hugging clothing."
In New York City, it is illegal for a man to turn around and look "at a woman in that way," and violators are forced to wear horse blinders.
In Staten Island, it is illegal for a father to call his son a "faggot" or "queer" in an effort to curb "girlie behavior."
In New York City, "It is disorderly conduct for one man to greet another on the street by placing the end of his thumb against the tip of his nose, at the same time extending and wiggling the fingers of his hand."

Minnesota
Women may face up to 30 days in jail if they impersonate Santa Claus.
In Minneapolis, double-parkers can be put on a chain gang.
Every man in Brainerd is required by law to grow a beard.
It's illegal to tease skunks.

Michigan
In Clawson, it is legal for a farmer to "sleep with his pigs, cows, horses, goats, and chickens."
A state law stipulates that a woman's hair legally belongs to her husband.
In Detroit, it is illegal to make love in a car unless it is parked on your property.
In Detroit, it is illegal to "ogle" a woman from a moving car.
In Port Huron, the speed limit for ambulances in 20 m.p.h.
Under state law, dentists are officially classified as "mechanics."

Illinois
In Chicago, people who are diseased, maimed, mutilated, or deformed to the point of being "an unsightly or disgusting object" are banned from going out in public.
In Chicago, it is illegal to fish in one's pajamas.
In Chicago, it is illegal to take a French poodle to the opera.
According to state law, it is illegal to speak English. The officially recognized language is "American."
In Guernee, it is illegal for women weighing more than 200 pounds to ride horses in shorts.
In Joliet, it is illegal to mispronounce the name Joliet.

Georgia
All males in the state between the ages of 16 and 50 are required to work on public roads.
In Columbus, it is illegal to sit on one's porch in an indecent position.
In Quitman, it is illegal for a chicken to cross a road.
It is illegal to change the clothes on a storefront mannequin unless the shades are down.

California
In Los Angeles, a man may legally beat his wife with a leather strap, as long as it is less than two inches wide, or she gives him permission to use a wider strap.
It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.
In Pacific Grove, "molesting" butterflies can result in a $500 fine.
In Pasadena, it is illegal for a secretary to be alone in a room with her boss.
It is illegal to set a mousetrap without a hunting license.
In Long Beach, it is illegal to curse on a mini-golf course.
In San Francisco, it is illegal to wipe one's car with used underwear.
It is illegal to cry on the witness stand in Los Angeles courts.

Compliance can sure get to be a tough gig!

In Austin, it is illegal to shoot Indians from the cable cars.

There are no cable cars. As for Indians, we have plenty of the Asian type, but few of the Native American type. Could it be the law was not enforced?

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In Chicago, it is illegal to fish in one's pajamas.

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I'd prefer to fish in a stream, thank you!

According to www.dumblaws.com, the following statutes are on the books in the great state of Alabama:
Boogers may not be flicked into the wind.
You may not have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at any time.
It is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church.

If I remember correctly, Kentucky law requires residents to bathe at least one time per year.

Minnesota also just passed a concealed hand gun law. If store owners or any establishment wants to prevent a person from bringing a hand gun in they have to post a sign saying no hand guns allowed AND verbally tell them the same thing. So that would mean the Mall of America would have to post people at each entrance to tell every person entering "No hand guns allowed". How stupid.

Alaska...and lets see if I can explain why they are on the books:

Moose may not be viewed from an airplane. (To keep pilots flying with their eyes closed? Thus ridding the world of annoying bush pilots as they smash into mountains?)

While it is legal to shoot bears, waking a sleeping bear for the purpose of taking a photograph is prohibited. (This is just common sense folks. Aren't you grumpy when woken out of a sound sleep?)

It is considered an offense to push a live moose out of a moving airplane. (I actually know this one! Someone did this because they thought it was dead - hunters - and it turned out it wasn't, thus they had a VERY grumpy moose in a small plane...it got ugly and it was either the moose or the stupid hunters who didn't make sure it was dead)



Fairbanks Laws

It is considered an offense to feed alcoholic beverages to a moose. (they're grumpy enough as it is)

Haines Laws

A person may only carry a concealed slingshot if that person has received the appropriate license. (I don't know, but when I go to Haines I'm getting the license so I can carry a concealed slingshot license in my purse!)

It is against the law to attempt to break any law in title 9 of the code (public peace, morals, and welfare). (rather redundant huh?)

Employers of bars may not let their bartenders serve while they are drunk themselves. (Standard Alaska Law...but that dosen't mean they can't drink just to the point of drunkeness)

Juneau City

Owners of flamingos may not let their pet into barber shops. (Our legislature owns bars - see aformentioned law - and apparently made a ruling while they were unable to serve their clients)

Buildings that preserve scenic vistas are awarded “bonus points” by the government. (This isn't odd)

Nome City

One may not roam the city with a bow and arrows. (Dang..I think I broke this last trip)

Soldotna City

Persons may not allow "attractive nuisances" to exist (the reason it's so dang ugly in Soldotna!)

BTW...that rule in Houston about Limberger Cheese makes perfect sense to me

Rebekah, I love your new picture! What a beautiful scene!!

Thanks! I believe it is a picture from Glacier National Park, here in good ol' Montana. If you have never travelled to this park, you must add it to your list of things to see some day - it is incredible! Just plan to visit in the hottest part of summer - "Going to the Sun" road (the road that travels way, way up there) is only open for a few scant weeks every year. The rest of the time, it is snowed under! Check out this snow job!

Ahhh, Montana... the land of nine months of winter and three months of tourists.

I saw a great drawing once. I don't know if it was based on fact or just a joke. It was supposedly an Alaskan town. On the outskirts of the little town was a wooden sign that said:

In Case of Bear Attack, Please Run Away from Town

Guess those Alaskans just don't like bears in their towns.

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It is considered an offense to push a live moose out of a moving airplane.

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Sounds like something from WKRP in Juneau -
Mr. Carlson: "As God is my witness, I thought moose could fly."

As one radio station discovered, live turkeys are not good when being thrown from moving aircraft either.

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How are YOU going to spend your state dividend check?

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The market has been so bad this year they're not sure we're going to get dividends

But if we do they're going to be small so my plans to buy the worlds most expensive sewing machine will have to be held off a few years. Guess it's just going to have to be more wine for the celler That's what I did last year.

Oh and on that Alaskan sign. It's probably true. I haven't seen it yet but it wouldn't suprise me. We get bears in Anchorage quite often. It's always a bit shocking to me to go for a walk and have a bear cross my path while on a sidewalk.

Way Way Way up in the arctic it's against the law to wear black halloween costumes or allow your children to. They get eaten by bears because the Polor bears think they're seals. And being eaten or even nibbled on by a bear is kind of a bad thing!

All cats must wear three bells to warn birds of their whereabouts. - New Jersey

it must be really boring in NJ today to go back 16 years to revive thread...

Yeah, it is, actually. HMDA is done, clients are at peace.

is that why Cat Stevens changed his name?