July 9, 2012

Strange Laws Around The World


Check out these nutty laws from across the U.S.A. and around the globe!


   * In Alabama, prison guards are forbidden from referring to their spouses as "the old ball 'n' chain."


   * In Los Angeles, it's illegal for a waiter to tell a customer "I'm really an actor."


   * In Indiana, it's against the law to dress "Barbie" in "Ken's" clothes.


   * In Sedona, Ariz., it's illegal to lie about your astrological sign.


   * In Texas, it's illegal to threaten somebody with an UNLOADED gun.


   * In Samoa, it's a crime to forget your wife's birthday.


   * In Australia, it's illegal to name any animal you plan to eat.


   * In Cannes, France, it's illegal to wear a Jerry Lewis mask.


   * In New Jersey, answering a traffic cop who asks "Do you know why I pulled you over?" by saying, "If you don't know, I'm not going to tell you" is an automatic $300 fine.


   * In Kentucky, it's illegal to paint your lawn red.


   * In Portugal, it's against the law to pee in the ocean.


   * In Connecticut, night watchmen are forbidden from drinking decaf coffee while working.


   * In Vermont, it's illegal to pick your nose and stick the pickings under a table.


   * In Tennessee, it's illegal to tell someone to quit smoking.


   * In Oregon, donut holes must be at least an 1/8th inch in diameter.


   * In Georgia, it's illegal to teach a child under 5 the words "penis" and "vagina."


   * Unmarried women are not allowed to buy edible pantiesin South Carolina.


   * In Italy, anyone considered "obese" is forbidden from wearing polyester.


   * It's illegal to tear a phone book in half in Montana.


   * Anyone caught selling a "smoothie" that has lumps is breaking the law in California.


   * In Arkansas, it's illegal for a woman getting married for the second time to wear a white wedding gown.


   * In Pennsylvania, it's against the law to put a dollar on a string on the ground and yank it when someone tries to pick it up.


   * In New York City, it's illegal for a restaurant to call it a "corned beef sandwich" if it's made with white bread and mayonnaise.

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