Most weird laws were put on the books years ago and no one has bothered to repeal them. They make us wonder what the legislature was thinking when they enacted them. We've grouped these stupid laws into Categories by state so you can see which one has the nuttiest laws.
We're always on the hunt for more dumb laws to add to our collection so if you have one, leave us the info in the Comments.
And check back with us on a regular basis as our compilation of funny laws grows. We're hoping the local, state and national politicians don't gets wise and decide to delete them because then what would we have to laugh at?
Stupid Laws
No Flower Picking
Believe it or not, it is illegal to pick flowers from trees and plants in the city parks in Mount Vernon, Iowa. Someone needs to tell the people in Iowa that the world is not dealing with a shortage of flowers. Until all the bees die out, I think they’re still a renewable resource. Sometimes I try to imagine the meetings where weird laws like this are passed or even brought up. Some peon addresses... [Read more]
Elephant on a Leash
“Arrest that elephant!” We all know that if you take your dog for a walk in most places, they need to be on a leash, fair enough. In San Francisco, however, those laws look like little panzy girls. Evidentely, you can not walk your elephant down Market Street in San Fran unless they are on a leash. This could be because they have parades there often or something like that but it’s... [Read more]
Pillowkrieg
A German Interrogation Imagine if you will: You’re walking down a back alley taking a shortcut home from the grocery store because it’s getting dark. A mugger comes up to you, demands you give him all your money and points his… pillow at you? That’s right, in Germany, pillows are considered “passive” weapons. I’m curious what passive means in this sense. Does... [Read more]
Adult Pinball
South Carolina has a reputation for having some crazy laws. Most of them I figure are probably myths as I cannot find them anywhere in the state’s actual administrative code. This one, however, I did find proof for. Sorry, minors, but it is illegal for anyone under the age of eighteen to play a pinball machine in in the state of South Carolina. So much for being a pinball wizard. I don’t... [Read more]
Driving in Jersey
People always complain about living in New Jersey. It’s right down there with South Dakota and Rhode Island in terms of respect from the general populace. The law I’m about to show you does not help its case and could give credence to everyone’s complaints. Apparently, when you’re driving, excluding business and residential districts, you must give an “audible warning”... [Read more]
Witnessing Love
Sex is a private thing to many people. How freaky would it be to have people actively watching you while you are having sex with your partner? Well it’s not too freaky in Cali, Colombia, where it’s the law. This law is sort of a two-for-one. Women can only have sex with their husband and the first time they do, their mother has to “witness the act.” Creepy, if you ask me. What... [Read more]
Concealing Weapons
Now I know why it’s so important for people to not get into duels in Kentucky. Look at that thing! Would you even want to be in a duel involving those? The person shooting it would probably get their shoulder blasted off making it almost as lethal for the shooter, that’s if they could even wield and shoot it. Anyway, the law is that it’s illegal for someone to carry a concealed weapon... [Read more]
Masturbation=Decapitation
“If only we had kept our hands out of our pants.” Masturbation is frowned upon in many cultures, but Indonesia seems to think it the worst crime possible. If your are convicted of masturbation, the penalty is decapitation. Or at least that’s what all the websites say. Of course things can be blown out of proportion and little details are out. but this law was too outlandish to leave... [Read more]
Dying to Get Into Parliament
Perhaps one of the most futile laws, if not the most, is that you can’t die in the house of Parliament. There is now a ban making it illegal for your life to end in the building. I’m just curious and this is the most interesting this to me, who exactly will be tried in the judicial hearing? The person is, you know, DEAD. How do you enforce something like that? Even if someone comes in... [Read more]
Eating Trash is Against the Law – Really?
Imagine if you will: You’re in Texas, you’ve been evicted, you have no place to go and you’re starving. Ignoring the last scrap of dignity you have left, you try to eat your neighbor’s trash rather than stealing food. In doing so, the neighbor calls the cops and has you arrested for eating his trash without permission and that means jail time. I can only imagine the situation... [Read more]
Inner City Whales
“That humpback owes us money!” This next law is not only weird, but also physically impossible to break. Apparently, it is illegal to shoot any animal from your car in Tennessee, unless it’s a whale. Now I don’t think that’s a euphemism for an overweight person, but whales also don’t live in Tennessee being that it’s landlocked and all. So what is this law... [Read more]
Dueling Governors
Campaigning for any election can certainly be a battle, but it can all be for naught if you’ve been in a real battle. In Kentucky, you can not run for governor if you’ve been involved with a duel. In fact, it’s so serious the issue has been included in the oath of office which states, “I do further solemnly swear that since the adoption of the present Constitution, I, being... [Read more]
Vote Fast or Go Home
Voting is inherently American. We’ve literally been doing it longer than we’ve been a country. Sure, not all of us have always been able to do it, but we slowly came around to dropping those barriers. But that doesn’t mean that you have all day to vote, especially not in Alabama. According to official voting documentation, voters are allowed to remain in the voting booth for four... [Read more]
Swiping Music Files
Swiping music files has caused consternation in the recording industry Their interests are represented in the U.S. by Recording lndustry Association of America (RIAA) and they have come up with a desperate solution to the problem. They are using their draconian to sue anybody found in possession of illicit music files, They have spread their net wide and are taking legal action against everybody from... [Read more]
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