50 bizarre state laws still on the books!

[HostLeet]

"I’m Under Arrest for What? Fifty Bizarre U.S. Laws..."

http://www.divinecaroline.com/22323/99603-i-m-arrest-what-fifty-bizarre

Saw this article today and couldn't help myself from posting it, after I almost fell off my chair laughing.

 

[SenseiSteve]

Wow. That was great. By the way, all my grandchildren own and carry shotguns (Missouri). J/K

 

[HostMantis]

Florida
If you tie an elephant to a parking meter, you must pay the same parking fee as you would for a vehicle.

I didn't realize Florida had so many elephants.

 

[HostLeet]

One of my fav's is...

Pennsylvania
"It’s illegal to sleep on top of a refrigerator outdoors."

 

[csn-uk]

Wonder if hotel owners had issues with people wanting to test their 50Cal sniper rifles?

"Texas
You may not shoot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel."

that said, they dident say anything about the roof

 

[HostLeet]

Wonder if hotel owners had issues with people wanting to test their 50Cal sniper rifles?

"Texas
You may not shoot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel."

that said, they dident say anything about the roof

Don't forget that some (if not most) of these laws are very OLD (1800's-1900's).

Once you keep that in mind, some of them start to make sense.

 

[CGIwire]

hmm I'll have to try the elephant one!
Nice find.

 

[durapid]

a bit long and some i don't get. those are real laws?

 

[HostLeet]

a bit long and some i don't get. those are real laws?

Yes, they are real and still active (just not really enforced).

 

[kuhost.info]

mad stuff in there

 

[m2hmelissa]

LOL...awesome...
i like this the best..
Delaware: It’s illegal to get married on a dare.
What are those people thinking while making Laws...

i have heard one which says , you cannot bathe your dog in a bath tub...its a crime