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tokyogirl · 25th January 2002, 06:57 AM

i have been finding quite a few random and stupid rules/laws lately. this thread is dedicated to those rules, and i think the only right way to start this off is with an amazingly stupid one from my beautiful home state:

In Texas, the Encyclopedia Britannica is banned because it contains the formula for making beer at home.

Tabitha · 25th January 2002, 09:59 AM

Hope this doesn't ruin the thread, but a great place to find stuff like that on the web is:

www.dumblaws.com

they have a random law generator that is quite fun

fave so far:

No children may attend school with their breath smelling of "wild onions" in West Virginia.

:lol:

squire · 25th January 2002, 11:50 AM

Theres a law in some part of australia that I heard the other day:

If your modems connects on the first ring, you can get a $12,000 fine!

And heres an old one from Victoria..
Its illegal to wear hot pink pants after midday on Sunday

Hatshepsut · 25th January 2002, 01:07 PM

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Originally posted by tokyogirl
i have been finding quite a few random and stupid rules/laws lately. this thread is dedicated to those rules, and i think the only right way to start this off is with an amazingly stupid one from my beautiful home state:

In Texas, the Encyclopedia Britannica is banned because it contains the formula for making beer at home.

Yeah, like you couldn't find plenty of such recipes on the 'Net!

Hm, perhaps I shouldn't mention that or they'll be turning Texas into a 'Net-free zone, and I don't think General Hammond would approve of that

Best wishes,
Hatshepsut :wave:
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Tabitha · 26th January 2002, 03:53 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by squire

And heres an old one from Victoria..
Its illegal to wear hot pink pants after midday on Sunday

I like that one - must zip over to Victoria (um I mean Canada, do you?) and try that one out this weekend.

I can't remember exactly how it goes, but in London (I think) it is legal to shoot, and kill a Welshman, but only with an arrow....

(I have a funny feeling that I have got this one very wrong, please correct me if anyone knows how it should go...)

tokyogirl · 26th January 2002, 05:34 AM

In Brooklyn, NY, it is unlawful to allow your donkey to sleep in the bathtub.

(you know they only made this rule if some one tried it!)

squire · 26th January 2002, 07:40 AM

Quote:

I like that one - must zip over to Victoria (um I mean Canada, do you?) and try that one out this weekend.

Heheh, no Victoria, in Melbourne, Australia

Tabitha · 26th January 2002, 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by squire

Heheh, no Victoria, in Melbourne, Australia

well, I guess I'll have to remember to pack them for my next trip to oz!

:naughty: :naughty:

Dementia · 28th January 2002, 08:29 PM

I've never heard of those! They're unusual.

Skip · 28th January 2002, 11:17 PM

In Tameside where I live, it is illegal to cross any street with a pair of ladders.

How you get from one side to the other is beyond me!

Morrigan · 31st January 2002, 02:21 AM

In Milwaukee it's illegal to spit on the sidewalk, where ladies might run their skirts through it.

Not *so* stupid a law. Then again, how often do you see women wearing skirts that sweep the ground anymore?

Legolas · 31st January 2002, 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Tabitha

I like that one - must zip over to Victoria (um I mean Canada, do you?) and try that one out this weekend.

I can't remember exactly how it goes, but in London (I think) it is legal to shoot, and kill a Welshman, but only with an arrow....

(I have a funny feeling that I have got this one very wrong, please correct me if anyone knows how it should go...)

its legal to shoot an welshman with a crossbow and kill him but only on a certain time on a certain date in London - but they wont say what the date is so its a bit hard....!

tokyogirl · 31st January 2002, 07:14 PM

i'm sure you could find it somewhere........

tokyogirl · 31st January 2002, 08:08 PM

ok, this isn't a rule, and my explaining it wouldn't do it justice. this is more of an example of the government being stupid, yet again.

http://www.snopes.com/humor/letters/dammed.htm

Arc_Angel · 31st January 2002, 08:41 PM

I have some stupid rules for you

*In Lebabon, men are legally allowed to have sex with animals, but the animals must be female. Having sexual relations with a male animal is punishable by death.

*Muslims are banned from looking at the genitals of a corpse. This also applies to undertakers; the sex organs of the deceased must be covered with a brick or piece of wood at all times.

*The penalty for masturbation in Indonesia is decapitation.

*Topless saleswomen are legal in Liverpool, England-but only in tropical fish stores.

*In Hong Kong, a betrayed wife is legally allowed to kill her adulterous husband, but may only do do with her bare hands. (The husbands lover, on the other hand, may be killed in any manner desired.)

Wierd eh!

25th January 2002, 06:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
tokyogirl krycek's love slave Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: TEXAS!!! Posts: 2,098	random, stupid rules! i have been finding quite a few random and stupid rules/laws lately. this thread is dedicated to those rules, and i think the only right way to start this off is with an amazingly stupid one from my beautiful home state: In Texas, the Encyclopedia Britannica is banned because it contains the formula for making beer at home.

25th January 2002, 09:59 AM	#2 (permalink)
Tabitha Save Angel! Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 3,638	check out this site Hope this doesn't ruin the thread, but a great place to find stuff like that on the web is: www.dumblaws.com they have a random law generator that is quite fun fave so far: No children may attend school with their breath smelling of "wild onions" in West Virginia. :lol:

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25th January 2002, 11:50 AM	#3 (permalink)
squire Rock n Roll! Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 958	Theres a law in some part of australia that I heard the other day: If your modems connects on the first ring, you can get a $12,000 fine! And heres an old one from Victoria.. Its illegal to wear hot pink pants after midday on Sunday

26th January 2002, 05:34 AM	#6 (permalink)
tokyogirl krycek's love slave Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: TEXAS!!! Posts: 2,098	In Brooklyn, NY, it is unlawful to allow your donkey to sleep in the bathtub. (you know they only made this rule if some one tried it!)

28th January 2002, 11:17 PM	#10 (permalink)
Skip Odi et amo et- CRUCIO! Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester. UK. Or near as dammit. Posts: 4,670	In Tameside where I live, it is illegal to cross any street with a pair of ladders. How you get from one side to the other is beyond me!

31st January 2002, 02:21 AM	#11 (permalink)
Morrigan My Final Fantasy Join Date: May 2001 Location: Where ever I can find dead seksie bishounen Posts: 1,773	In Milwaukee it's illegal to spit on the sidewalk, where ladies might run their skirts through it. Not so stupid a law. Then again, how often do you see women wearing skirts that sweep the ground anymore?

31st January 2002, 07:14 PM	#13 (permalink)
tokyogirl krycek's love slave Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: TEXAS!!! Posts: 2,098	i'm sure you could find it somewhere........

31st January 2002, 08:08 PM	#14 (permalink)
tokyogirl krycek's love slave Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: TEXAS!!! Posts: 2,098	ok, this isn't a rule, and my explaining it wouldn't do it justice. this is more of an example of the government being stupid, yet again. http://www.snopes.com/humor/letters/dammed.htm

31st January 2002, 08:41 PM	#15 (permalink)
Arc_Angel Mr. Flibble is very cross Join Date: May 2001 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 2,873	I have some stupid rules for you In Lebabon, men are legally allowed to have sex with animals, but the animals must be female. Having sexual relations with a male animal is punishable by death. Muslims are banned from looking at the genitals of a corpse. This also applies to undertakers; the sex organs of the deceased must be covered with a brick or piece of wood at all times. The penalty for masturbation in Indonesia is decapitation. Topless saleswomen are legal in Liverpool, England-but only in tropical fish stores. *In Hong Kong, a betrayed wife is legally allowed to kill her adulterous husband, but may only do do with her bare hands. (The husbands lover, on the other hand, may be killed in any manner desired.) Wierd eh!