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Dumb Alabama Laws
Ð* Dominoes may not be played on Sunday.
Ð* It is illegal to maim oneself to escape duty.
Ð* It is illegal to impersonate a person of the clergy.
Ð* Women are able to retain all property they owned prior to marriage in the case of divorce. However, this provision does not apply to men.
Ð* Masks may not be worn in public.
Ð* Putting salt on a railroad track may be punishable by death.
Ð* Boogers may not be flicked into the wind.
Ð* Bear wrestling matches are prohibited.
Ð* It is legal to drive the wrong way down a one-way street if you have a lantern attached to the front of your automobile.
Ð* Men may not spit in front of the opposite sex.
Ð* It is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church.
Ð* You must have windshield wipers on your car.
Ð* You may not have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at any time.
Anniston
Ð* You may not wear blue jeans down Noble Street.
Jasper
Ð* It is illegal for a husband to beat his wife with a stick larger in diameter than his thumb.
Lee County
Ð* It is illegal to sell peanuts in Lee County after sundown on Wednesday.
Mobile
Montgomery
Ð* It is considered an offense to open an umbrella on a street, for fear of it spooking horses. (Repealed)
Alaska State
In Fairbanks it is considered an offense to feed alcoholic beverages to a moose.
While it is legal to shoot bears, waking a sleeping bear for the purpose of taking a photograph is prohibited.
It is considered an offense to push a live moose out of a moving airplane.
Ð* You may not have more than two dildos in a house.
Ð* Any misdemeanor committed while wearing a red mask is considered a felony.
Ð* There is a possible 25 years in prison for cutting down a cactus.
Ð* When being attacked by a criminal or burglar, you may only protect yourself with the same weapon that the other person possess.
Ð* Donkeys cannot sleep in bathtubs.
Ð* It is unlawful to refuse a persons glass of water.
Glendale
Ð* Cars may not be driven in reverse.
Globe
Ð* Cards may not be played in the street with a Native American.
Hayden
Ð* If you bother the cottontails or bullfrogs, you will be fined.
Maricopa County
Mesa
Ð* It is illegal to smoke cigarettes within 15 feet of a public place unless you have a Class 12 liqueur license.
Mohave County
Ð* A decree declares that anyone caught stealing soap must wash himself with it until it is all used up.
Nogales
Ð* An ordinance prohibits the wearing of suspenders.
Prescott
Ð* No one is permitted to ride their horse up the stairs of the county court house.
Tombstone
Ð* It is illegal for men and women over the age of 18 to have less than one missing tooth visible when smiling.
Arkansas State
Ð* A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month.
Ð* A law provides that school teachers who bob their hair will not get a raise.
Ð* The Arkansas River can rise no higher than to the Main Street bridge in Little Rock.
Ð* Arkansas must be pronounced “Arkansaw”
Ð* A voter is only allowed five minutes to mark his ballot.
Fayetteville
Ð* Dogs may not bark after 6 PM.
Ð* It is illegal to kill “any living creature”.
Ð* It is unlawful to walk ones cow down Main Street after 1:00 PM on Sunday.
Ð* No person shall sound the horn on a vehicle at any place where cold drinks or sandwiches are served after 9:00 P.M. -Little Rock City Code Sec. 18-54
California State
Ð* Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.
Ð* Many animals are illegal to own as pets, including snails, sloths, and elephants.
Ð* Bathhouses are against the law.
Ð* In an animal shelter, lizards and snakes are treated under the same guidelines as cats and dogs.
Ð* No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour.
Ð* Women may not drive in a house coat.
Ð* It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.
Arcadia
Ð* Peacocks have the right of way to cross any street, including driveways.
Alhambra