Friday, April 8, 2016

Week 28: Dumb laws

Just some dumb laws..........

HAWAII:

  • You will be fined for riding in the back of a passenger car without a seatbelt, however you can ride in the bed of a pickup truck with no safety equipment.
  • You may only have one alcoholic drink in front of you at a time.
  • Billboards are outlawed.
  • All residents may be fined as a result of not owning a boat.
  • Coins are not allowed to be placed in one’s ears.
IDAHO: 
  • You may not fish on a camel’s back.
  • Riding a merry-go-round on Sundays is considered a crime.
  • POCATELLO: A person may not be seen in public without a smile on their face.
NEW JERSEY:
  • It is illegal to wear a bullet-proof vest while committing a murder.
  • One must yield a phone line to a person if it is an emergency.
  • You cannot pump your own gas.
  • It is against the law for a man to knit during the fishing season.
  • It is against the law to “frown” at a police officer.
  • In an attempt to “foster kindness” in the citizens of New Jersey, the month of May is designated “Kindness Awareness Month”.
  • Car dealerships are forbidden from opening on Sunday.
  • Automobiles are not to pass horse drawn carriages on the street.
  • You may not slurp your soup.
  • It is illegal to delay or detain a homing pigeon.
  • BLAIRSTOWN: No street-side trees may be planted that “obscure the air”.
  • BLAIRSTOWN: It is illegal to throw ashes on the sidewalk.