Weird Laws Trivia

[mrdreamjeans]

One of the items on my agenda today is to vote. I’ve always been taught that if you don’t exercise your right to vote, then you don’t have a right to bitch about the election outcome. Locally, there’s not much on the ballot except for 16 state constitutional amendments. For those of you unfamiliar with the Texas Constitution, it’s been amended hundreds of times. Many of the amendments are amending previous amendments. It is an unwieldy mess. Still, I’ve studied the proposed amendments and am heading out to cast my vote later this morning.

For fun, I took a trivia quiz this morning on AOL regarding Weird Laws on the books. I scored 10 out of 20. I’ve borrowed the answers to share. Some of the laws are bizarre;some are just too funny for words ... According to AOL, all are current laws!

*In San Francisco, all public vehicles need to be outfitted with spittoons. The law covers not only cable cars and buses, but trolleys, taxis and police cars as well. City officials may be prosecuted if the law is violated.

*Tossing a banana peel on a street is illegal in Waco, Texas because a horse could slip on it and fall.

*In Virginia, a pedestrian is the one fined if he or she is hit by a car. So be on the lookout when you’re crossing a street in Virginia!

*In Michigan, a woman’s hair is the property of her husband once she marries.

*What does a man need to take off before kissing a woman in Eureka, Nevada? His mustache. He’d better be clean-shaven, because it’s illegal for a man with a mustache to kiss a woman in Eureka.

*Passengers in Connecticut can collect $25 from the railroad company if they are delayed more than five minutes on a standing train. (It’s too bad airlines don’t have a similar law.)

*You can’t tie your giraffe to a telephone pole or a street lamp in Atlanta. Then again, why would you have a pet giraffe?

*New Jersey is concerned with your table manners. Which dinner faux pas is illegal there? Slurping your soup.

*When you feel the need to have an outburst in Missouri, make sure it’s not in a church. Any member of a congregation can place you under arrest.

*Make sure you eat before you go - It is illegal for any mourner to eat more than three sandwiches at a wake in Massachusetts.

*Good luck finding someone to show you a car on Sunday afternoon in Colorado. It’s illegal for dealers to show cars on that day.

*You are not allowed to view a moose from an aircraft in Alaska. And if you happen to have a live moose on your flight, don’t throw it out of the moving plane. That’s illegal too.

*It is illegal to take a bite out of anyone’s hamburger in Oklahoma.

*Better start shaking hands and kissing babies, because if you’re a member of Georgia’s general assembly, you can’t get nabbed for speeding while the assembly is in session.

*Maybe it’s because of the bitter cold, but it’s illegal to sleep in the nude in Minnesota.

*In New Orleans, fire trucks are required to stop at every red light. So much for that nice house you owned.

*On the books in Nebraska: It is illegal to go whaling. A mother needs a license to give a perm to her daughter. A person cannot dress a dog as another animal.

*Texas treats stand-up sipping the way Massachusetts treats sandwiches at a funeral. Take more than three sips of beer while standing and you’ve broken the law!

*Living in Idaho and want to give your sweetheart a box of candy? How much do you have to give her to stay within the law? 50lbs

*The minimum age to legally play pinball in South Carolina is 18.