Minnesota is pretty strict on its vagrancy laws. The full text of law 609.725 states: “Any of the following are vagrants and are guilty of a misdemeanor: 1) A person, with ability to work, who is without lawful means of support, does not seek employment, and is not under 18 years of age; or 2) [...]
Selling sex is legal in Sweden. However, Sweden has a generally low rate of prostitution as opposed to other European nations. But before all you prospective new prostitutes pack your bags and book your one-way ticket to Stockholm, I should inform you that it is still illegal to purchase sexual services in Sweden. This strange [...]
OK. I know I’ve said it before. But I love weird laws. I love stupid laws even more. Check this one out – here’s the full text of the law: “45-5-627. Ritual abuse of minor – exceptions – penalty. 1) A person commits the offense of ritual abuse of a minor if the person purposely [...]
Wedded bliss. Some achieve it, some don’t. We hear a lot about what you should do when you’re planning a wedding – from centerpiece ideas to prenuptial agreements – but we don’t hear much about the weird marriage-related laws that nobody bothered to repeal. In this case, there is a reason nobody repealed it – [...]
Rhode Island Law 31-15-4 states: “The driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction shall give a timely, audible signal and shall pass to the left at a safe distance and shall not again drive to the right side of the roadway until safely clear of the overtaken vehicle. Except when [...]
Allegedly, a city law exists in Fairbanks, Alaska that states that it is illegal to feed alcoholic beverages to a moose. That law is pretty reasonable. After all, moose are big, and wild, and strong. While they are not normally aggressive, it is possible to provoke them into charging, which would be a really bad [...]
Because of a recent trip to Kentucky (I type this post from the Blue Grass State itself, in fact) I thought I’d see what types of crazy laws they have here. Lucky for me, I stumbled upon KRS 437.050 which states: “Any person who interferes with any person addressing a public audience within this state, [...]
The Celestial Emperor. The Lord of Ten Thousand Years. The Enthroned One. He Who is Above. The Son of Heaven. Big names for an almost-three year old. P’u Yi, also known as all the names above, also known as Henry, ascended to the throne of China at 2 years and 10 months old. Treated as [...]
So, I bought this book on funny laws. Mostly because I write for this website, and there is only so much out there on the interwebs for me to use. I had to turn to the printed word. Sheesh. Next thing you know I’ll be going through actual LAW books instead of watching old episodes [...]
The collegiate life has been peppered with rumors and legends for as long as organized education has existed. Stories featuring secret societies, legendary hazing rituals and haunted buildings are some of the more common (and colorful) tales known to be whispered in the corners of campus classrooms. However, one of the most prominent urban legends [...]