How Dumb Is Your State?
When the news is grim, laws are passed one has to take seriously, a representative gets pompous, I check out of one of my favorite sites for a bit of levity. These stellar brain trusts we have sent to our state capitols have passed some really outrageous and stupid laws.
For a laugh or serious case of head-shaking, here is the site to check your own state out.
www.dumblaws.com
And a list from a couple of states:
Starting with someone one CAN do: It is not illegal to drive a motorcycle naked in Florida.
Some laws are absolutely necessary to hold together the fabric of a decent society. Some you might think are necessary, but aren’t on the books at all.
A man who was caught driving naked was let go because there was no law against such behavior, according to Jacksonville.com.Police caught the man as part of a five-hour drug bust on a major highway. Producing a naked man have five hours of any work would make me really question about the choices I’ve made in my life and whether or not God truly loves me.
Police simply ordered him to put on some clothes, get back behind the wheel and drive home. They had to let him go because no law prohibits driving naked. Where’s a governor when you really need him? Argentina, of course.
Florida:
Married couples may not commit lewd acts with each other
Full text of the Law
798.02 Lewd and lascivious behavior.
If any man and woman, not being married to each other, lewdly and lasciviously associate and cohabit together, or if any man or woman, married or unmarried, engages in open and gross lewdness and lascivious behavior, they shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as can the salon owner.
A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing.
If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.
It is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit.
Men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.
[Discrimination against drag queens -- really!!!]
Having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal.
[not to mention painful]
It is illegal to skateboard without a license.
When having sex, only the missionary position is legal.
You may not fart in a public place after 6 P.
It is considered an offense to shower naked.
You are not allowed to break more than three dishes per day, or chip the edges of more than four cups and/or saucers.
Oral sex is illegal.
You may not kiss your wife’s breasts.
Penalty for horse theft is death by hanging.
In NEW YORK:
Women may go topless in public, providing it is not being used as a business.
You may not smoke within 100 feet of the entrance to a public building.
It is illegal for a woman to be on the street wearing “body hugging clothing.
Citizens may not greet each other by “putting one’s thumb to the nose and wiggling the fingers”.
A fine of $25 can be levied for flirting.
It is against the law to throw a ball at someone’s head for fun.
The penalty for jumping off a building is death.
New Yorkers cannot dissolve a marriage for irreconcilable differences, unless they both agree to it.
A person may not walk around on Sundays with an ice cream cone in his/her pocket.
While riding in an elevator, one must talk to no one, and fold his hands while looking toward the door.
Slippers are not to be worn after 10:00 P.M
For a laugh or serious case of head-shaking, here is the site to check your own state out.
www.dumblaws.com
And a list from a couple of states:
Starting with someone one CAN do: It is not illegal to drive a motorcycle naked in Florida.
Some laws are absolutely necessary to hold together the fabric of a decent society. Some you might think are necessary, but aren’t on the books at all.
A man who was caught driving naked was let go because there was no law against such behavior, according to Jacksonville.com.Police caught the man as part of a five-hour drug bust on a major highway. Producing a naked man have five hours of any work would make me really question about the choices I’ve made in my life and whether or not God truly loves me.
Police simply ordered him to put on some clothes, get back behind the wheel and drive home. They had to let him go because no law prohibits driving naked. Where’s a governor when you really need him? Argentina, of course.
Florida:
Married couples may not commit lewd acts with each other
Full text of the Law
798.02 Lewd and lascivious behavior.
If any man and woman, not being married to each other, lewdly and lasciviously associate and cohabit together, or if any man or woman, married or unmarried, engages in open and gross lewdness and lascivious behavior, they shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as can the salon owner.
A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing.
If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.
It is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit.
Men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.
[Discrimination against drag queens -- really!!!]
Having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal.
[not to mention painful]
It is illegal to skateboard without a license.
When having sex, only the missionary position is legal.
You may not fart in a public place after 6 P.
It is considered an offense to shower naked.
You are not allowed to break more than three dishes per day, or chip the edges of more than four cups and/or saucers.
Oral sex is illegal.
You may not kiss your wife’s breasts.
Penalty for horse theft is death by hanging.
In NEW YORK:
Women may go topless in public, providing it is not being used as a business.
You may not smoke within 100 feet of the entrance to a public building.
It is illegal for a woman to be on the street wearing “body hugging clothing.
Citizens may not greet each other by “putting one’s thumb to the nose and wiggling the fingers”.
A fine of $25 can be levied for flirting.
It is against the law to throw a ball at someone’s head for fun.
The penalty for jumping off a building is death.
New Yorkers cannot dissolve a marriage for irreconcilable differences, unless they both agree to it.
A person may not walk around on Sundays with an ice cream cone in his/her pocket.
While riding in an elevator, one must talk to no one, and fold his hands while looking toward the door.
Slippers are not to be worn after 10:00 P.M
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by GothamGal
