So, I have this friend called Freya and we were on our way to maths when BAM! She comes out with:
"It's illegal to die in the houses of parliment."
Of course I didn't believe her but then, I went home, got my google out and, apparently, it is illegal to die in the houses of parliment. So I went searching for other strange laws that I don't really understand. Here are just a few, 'cause there are alot!
1. In France, it's forbidden to call a pig 'Napoleon'.
2. In Ohio, it's against the law to get a fish drunk. < How do you get fish drunk anyway?
3. In the UK, a pregnant woman can legally pee anywhere she wants – even, if she so requests, in a policeman’s helmet. I think it's worth getting pregnant just to test that one...
4. In Florida, unmarried women who parachute on Sundays can be jailed < That one I just don't understand...
5. In Alabama, it is legal to drive the wrong way on a one-way street as long as you have a lantern at the front of your car.
6. In Alaska, you can't look at a moose from an aeroplane.
7. In California, it is illegal to eat an orange in your bath tub.
8. In Conneticut, it is illegal to walk across a street on your hands.
9. If you were to tie an elephant to a parking meter in Florida, you would have to pay the parking fee, as you would with a normal vehicle, otherwise risk getting fined.
10. In Miami it is forbidden to imitate an animal.
11. In Florida, it is illegal to break wind, in a public place, after seven pm on a thursday.
12. In Florida, it is illegal to have sexual intercourse with a porcupine. < Seriously?
13. In Peachtree City (in Georgia) it is illegal to be homeless.
14. In Georgia it is illegal to tie a giraffe to a lampost.
15. In Hawaii you will be fined if you don't own a boat.
16. In Illinois it is illegal to eat in a restaurant if it's on fire. <What human would be dumb enough to walk into a burning building and ask for a table for two?
17. In Iowa, a man with a moustache may never kiss a woman in public.
18. In Kentucky, a woman can not buy a hat without her husbands permission.
19. In Maine, after January 14th, you will be charged if you still have your christmas decorations up.
20. In Massachusetts, Snoring is prohibited unless all windows are closed and securely locked.
21. In Nebraska a parent can be arrested if their child burps during a church service.
22. In New York, jumping off a building is punishable by death < Isn't that sorta somebody's intention if they jump off a building?
23. In Tennessee it is illegal to give any pie to fellow diners. It is also illegal to take unfinished pie home. All pie must be eaten on the premises
24. In Washington, lollipops are banned!
25. In Britain it is classed as treason if you post a letter with the stamp (with the monarch on it) upside-down.
26. In Britain, mince pies cannot be eaten on Christmas day < Well my dad has broke the law several times then.
Well, I'm sure there are loads more but, you know, these were the ones that I just thought had absolutly no point to them...
If you have ever came across stupid laws like that then please comment and tell me more :')
Thanks,
Kirsten :D
