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albanian
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BEST ANSWER  decided by votes   |  albanian  |  March 02, 2009 03:37 AM
I am not going to answer this question but I think that I should offer this comment to all answers and your information search. Don't believe any of the answers. These things get passed around as Urban Legends on the internet and unless the source is a government site offering an online version of the actual state, municipal, or whatever code you cannot trust it. Even answers which may have been true at one time are generally out of date. Many of the answers to your question are clearly false, probably pure fabrication. At the very least, check every notion with Snopes.com

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notshocked...
notshocked22  |  March 04, 2009 06:21 AM
I have to agree, but of all the possible urban legends listed and duplicates from others and my response, I find it petty that I was the only one you refuted and publicly called fabricated......

Snopes is a wonderful site and you should have actually fully read what it said about one of mine before you posted.

Look again, it says it would make sense AND ends with that it is possible. The red warning at the top isn't all there is to snopes.com. I encourage you to practice what you preach.
albanian
albanian  |  March 04, 2009 10:25 AM
It is impossible to refute everyone in detail with all these cut and pastes of long lists of undocumented items. I picked on two or three items. One was the camels, which I am familiar with. I fully read snopes. There is no evidence that there ever was such a law, and there definitely is not now.

The question says "on the books" not "any time past or present". It does not say think up some law which may have been possible.

Everyone is equally guilty who cut and pasted the stuff from dumblaw etc. As snopes said, it is too much trouble to track down all of these but the whole genre is almost entirely fabrication. None of the laws they checked were right. None of the ones I know about myself are right, they are at best exaggerated.

The other one I decided to track down in detail, for reasons of my own, is the one about it supposedly being illegal to open an egg on the wrong end in England. See my question and responses about it. I will have more questions out as I try to track down that particular hoax.

Thelastsci is the only one who tried to quote real laws from real sources, although one of his had been repealed.

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easyeboy
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easyeboy  |  March 01, 2009 11:02 PM
1. In Alabama Incestuous marriages are legal.
2. In Juneau, Alaska owners of flamingos may not let their pet into barber shops.
3. In Arizona it is unlawful to refuse a person a glass of water.
4. In Little Rock, Arkansas dogs may not bark after 6 PM.
5. In Chico, California bowling on the sidewalk is illegal.
6. In Colorado car dealers may not show cars on a Sunday.
7. In Connecticut you can be stopped by the police for biking over 65 miles per hour.
8. In South Bethany, Delaware all persons must carry a bag with them at all times when they walk their dog in case said dog “poops”, or risk a $100 fine.
9. In Florida it is illegal to skateboard without a license.
10. In Georgia no one may carry an ice cream cone in their back pocket if it is Sunday.
11. In Hawaii coins are not allowed to be placed in one’s ears.
12. In Idaho riding a merry-go-round on Sundays is considered a crime.
13. In Chicago, Illinois kites may not be flown within the city limits.
14. In Indiana waitresses may not carry drinks into a restaurant or bar.
15. In Iowa a man with a moustache may never kiss a woman in public.
16. In Kansas pedestrians crossing the highways at night must wear tail lights.
17. In Kentucky one may not dye a duckling blue and offer it for sale unless more than six are for sale at once.
18. In Louisiana it is illegal to gargle in public places.
19. In Michigan cars may not be sold on Sunday.
20. In Ohio women are prohibited from wearing patent leather shoes in public.
21. In New Hampshire you may not run machinery on Sundays.
22. In Pennsylvania you may not sing in the bathtub.
23. In Utah it is illegal not to drink milk.
24. In Wisconsin it is illegal to kiss on a train.
25. In Wyoming you may not take a picture of a rabbit from January to April without an official permit.
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tracebooks
tracebooks  |  March 02, 2009 03:12 AM
Wow, I guess all the vegans have exited Utah, then. And there must be a large French population in Wisconsin? Although in France I doubt it was EVER enforced. ;-)
chazzyfen
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chazzyfen  |  March 01, 2009 11:06 PM
"In Oklahoma, you can be arrested for making ugly faces at a dog. ( What if it's an ugly dog...?)"
"In New York, the penalty for jumping off a building is: Death. ( Go figure...)"
I could write out the rest, but these are the best, and you can go to the website and check them out for yourself.
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tracebooks
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tracebooks  |  March 01, 2009 11:06 PM
I want to go to Denmark, given this law:

One may not be charged for food at an inn unless that person, by his or her own opinion, is “full”.

I think I'll just eat verrrrrry slllllllowwwwwlllllyyyyyy.....

Both Finland and Germany make it illegal to wear a mask. I guess this explains why Halloween has never really taken off in either country.

And France is fun:

No pig may be addressed as Napoleon by its owner.

It is illegal to kiss on railways in France.

The Swiss take regimentation to extremes:

A man may not relieve himself while standing up, after 10 P.

The English have an odd relationship with food:

With the exception of carrots, most goods may not be sold on Sunday. (Hope you like carrots.)

It is illegal for a lady to eat chocolates on a public conveyance.

Any person found breaking a boiled egg at the sharp end will be sentenced to 24 hours in the village stocks (enacted by Edward VI).

And the English have an odd idea of recreation, in more than one sense:

All English males over the age 14 are to carry out 2 or so hours of longbow practice a week supervised by the local clergy.

It is illegal for two adult men to have sex in the same house as a third person.

But Americans are just as weird:

In Colorado, it's illegal for a pet cat to run loose without a taillight.
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smokenherb
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smokenherb  |  March 01, 2009 11:39 PM
Dumb Laws in Thailand;

It is illegal to leave your house if you are not wearing underwear.

You must wear a shirt while driving a car.

You must pay a fine of $600 in Thailand if you’re caught throwing away chewed bubble gum on the sidewalk.

Dumb Laws in Australia;

A life sentence is 25 years.

Children may not purchase cigarettes, but they may smoke them.

It is illegal to walk on the right hand side of a footpath.

Taxi cabs are required to carry a bale of hay in the trunk.

You'll find many stupid laws at the link below.
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thelastsci...
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thelastscionspeaks  |  March 01, 2009 11:48 PM
A statute in the New Jersey code states that, “The driver of an overtaking motor vehicle not within a business or residence district shall give audible warning with his horn or other warning device before passing or attempting to pass a vehicle proceeding in the same direction.”

That means that if you attempt to pass a car anywhere on the roadway, you have to “audibly” let that person know you are passing them. Whether or not you use curse words in your warning is completely up to you.

This only applies to vehicles that you are attempting to pass who are you headed in the same direction. So if you’re driving into oncoming traffic, feel free to lay off the horn.

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North Carolina used to have an anti-fortune teller law on the books.

There’s nothing unusual or odd about anti-fraud laws such as these. This one, however, is different because it specifically does “not prohibit the amateur practice of phrenology, palmistry, fortune-telling or clairvoyance in connection with school or church socials.”

So that means if you opened a fortune cookie before 2004 when the law prohibited, SWAT teams will crash through the window, force you to the ground with flash bang grenades and assault rifles and haul you off to jail.

The ironic part is before you get to the jail, you’ll be hungry again.
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albanian
albanian  |  March 02, 2009 03:45 AM
Thanks for giving real references. The source for the Carolina law just says law repealed though. The NJ one about beeping before passing seems to be a genuine oldie forgotten on the books.
thelastsci...
thelastscionspeaks  |  March 02, 2009 04:08 AM
Evey section I find was removed and only listed the repealed section.
I did find a reference to the section on a pagan website.
http://www.oldenwilde.org/ It's listed as they won! about half way down the page.

If you read here. http://www.oldenwilde.org/oldenwilde/gen_info/blk_rib/nclaw_info.html#commentary

It states...

Today (Wed., June 29, 1999) WLOS News13 reported that Haywood Co., N. Carolina Sheriff Tom Alexander, acting on anonymous complaints to the District Attorney's office, had Psychic Gallery owner Larry Somers' business license revoked, and his month-old Waynesville shop closed down.

Sheriff Alexander cited a McCarthy-era law (circa 1951), N. C. General Statute 14-401.5, which makes it a Class 2 Misdemeanor punishable by fines or imprisonment to practice "phrenology, palmistry, clairvoyance, fortune-telling and crafts of a similar kind"

§ 14-401.5. Practice of phrenology, palmistry, fortune-telling or clairvoyance prohibited.

It shall be unlawful for any person to practice the arts of phrenology, palmistry, clairvoyance, fortune-telling and other crafts of a similar kind in the counties named herein. Any person violating any provision of this section shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.

This section shall not prohibit the amateur practice of phrenology, palmistry, fortune-telling or clairvoyance in connection with school or church socials, provided such socials are held in school or church buildings.

Provided that the provisions of this section shall apply only to the Counties of Alexander, Ashe, Avery, Bladen, Brunswick, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Camden, Carteret, Caswell, Chatham, Chowan, Clay, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Davidson, Davie, Duplin, Durham, Franklin, Graham, Granville, Greene, Guilford, Halifax, Harnett, Haywood, Henderson, Hoke, Iredell, Johnston, Lee, Lenoir, Madison, Martin, McDowell, Mecklenburg, Moore, Nash, New Hanover, Onslow, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Person, Polk, Richmond, Robeson, Rockingham, Rutherford, Sampson, Scotland, Surry, Transylvania, Union, Wake and Wayne.(1951, c. 314; 1953, cc. 138, 227, 328; 1955, cc. 55, 454; 1957, cc. 151, 166, 309, 355, 915; 1959, cc. 428, 1018; 1961, c. 271; 1969, c. 1224, s. 20; 1973, cc. 12, 195; 1975, cc. 331, 351; 1977, c. 335; 1993, c. 539, s. 275; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 596, s. 1.)
http://www.parking.uncc.edu/ncgs/chap14.htm
albanian
albanian  |  March 02, 2009 05:02 PM
thelast, there was a similar law passed here in Louisiana in Livingston Parish (like a county) about a year or two ago. It has nothing to do with fraud, it's a bible thumper thing. The official excuse is fraud but when questioned the politicians never keep their story straight and start going on about being "good Christians". In this case the Parish's legal counsel told them they'd lose in court (the law is wildly unconstitutional) but they insisted on wasting government money fighting it. They lost the first round in Federal Court, and now against the advice of their lawyer again are appealing. The funny thing about this particular version is that the list of crimes ends with "and such like." Imagine ending an actual legal description in law like that! It will be laughed out of any court they appeal to and won't even make a good test case. But the preachers keep lobbying for it and the politicians don't want them thinking they are other than good, God-fearing Christians who do as the preachers say.
notshocked...
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notshocked22  |  March 02, 2009 12:38 AM
I have a few duplicates from other respondents....but these are a HOOT!

25. It is illegal for a cab in the City of London to carry rabid dogs or corpses.

24. It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament.

23. It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British monarch upside down.

22. In France, it is forbidden to call a pig Napoleon.

21. Under the UK’s Tax Avoidance Schemes Regulations 2006, it is illegal not to tell the taxman anything you don’t want him to know, though you don’t have to tell him anything you don’t mind him knowing.

20. In Alabama, it is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while driving a vehicle.

19. In Ohio, it is against state law to get a fish drunk.

18. Royal Navy ships that enter the Port of London must provide a barrel of rum to the Constable of the Tower of London.

17. In the UK, a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants – even, if she so requests, in a policeman’s helmet.

16. In Lancashire, no person is permitted after being asked to stop by a constable on the seashore to incite a dog to bark

15. In Miami, Florida, it is illegal to skateboard in a police station.

14. In Indonesia, the penalty for masturbation is decapitation.

13. In England, all men over the age of 14 must carry out two hours of longbow practice a day.

12. In London, Freemen are allowed to take a flock of sheep across London Bridge without being charged a toll; they are also allowed to drive geese down Cheapside.

11. In San Salvador, drunk drivers can be punished by death before a firing squad.

10. In the UK, a man who feels compelled to urinate in public can do so only if he aims for his rear wheel and keeps his right hand on his vehicle.

9. In Florida, unmarried women who parachute on Sundays can be jailed.

8. In Kentucky, it is illegal to carry a concealed weapon more than six-feet long.

7. In Chester, Welshmen are banned from entering the city before sunrise and from staying after sunset.

6. In the city of York, it is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls, but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow.

5. In Boulder, Colorado, it is illegal to kill a bird within the city limits and also to “own” a pet – the town’s citizens, legally speaking, are merely “pet minders”.

4. In Vermont, women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth.

3. In London, it is illegal to flag down a taxi if you have the plague.

2. In Bahrain, a male doctor may legally examine a woman’s genitals but is forbidden from looking directly at them during the examination; he may only see their reflection in a mirror.

1. The head of any dead whale found on the British coast is legally the property of the King; the tail, on the other hand, belongs to the Queen - in case she needs the bones for her corset.

From another site....

- In Victoria Australia, only a licensed electrician is allowed to change a lightbulb.

- In Victoria Australia it is forbidden to wear pink hot pants after mid-day on a Sunday.

- Royal Navy ships that enter the Port of London must provide a barrel of rum to the Constable of the Tower of London.

- In the UK, a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants - even, if she so requests, in a policeman’s helmet.

- In Lancashire, no person is permitted after being asked to stop by a constable on the seashore to incite a dog to bark.

- In Miami, Florida, it is illegal to skateboard in a police station.

- In Indonesia, the penalty for masturbation is decapitation.

- In the UK, all men over the age of 14 must carry out two hours of longbow practice a day.

- In London, Freemen are allowed to take a flock of sheep across London Bridge without being charged a toll; they are also allowed to drive geese down Cheapside.

- In San Salvador, drunk drivers can be punished by death before a firing squad.

- In the UK, a man who feels compelled to urinate in public can do so only if he aims for his rear wheel and keeps his right hand on his vehicle.

- In Kentucky, it is illegal to carry a concealed weapon more than six-feet long.

- In Chester, Welshmen are banned from entering the city before sunrise and from staying after sunset.

- In the city of York, it is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls, but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow.

- In Boulder, Colorado, it is illegal to kill a bird within the city limits and also to “own” a pet - the town’s citizens, legally speaking, are merely “pet minders”.

- In Vermont, women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth.

- In London, it is illegal to flag down a taxi if you have the plague.

- In Bahrain, a male doctor may legally examine a woman’s genitals but is forbidden from looking directly at them during the examination; he may only see their reflection in a mirror.

- The head of any dead whale found on the British coast is legally the property of the King; the tail, on the other hand, belongs to the Queen - in case she needs the bones for her corset.

- In Eureka, Nevada, USA, it is still illegal for men with moustaches to kiss women.

- In Alexandria, Minnesota, USA, it is still illegal for a man who has garlic, onions or sardines on his breath to have sex with his wife.

- In Logan County, Colorado, USA, it is still illegal to kiss a woman while she is asleep.

- In Providence, Rhode Island, USA, it is still illegal for shop owners to sell toothpaste and toothbrushes to the same customer on a Sunday.

- In Zion, Illinois, USA, it is still illegal to offer cigars to your pets.

- In St. Louis, Missouri, USA, it is still illegal for firemen to rescue women who are still in their nightdresses.

- In Ames, Iowa, USA, it is still illegal for men to have three sips of beer while they are in bed with their wives.

- In Maryland, USA, it is still illegal for radio stations to play Randy Newman’s song ‘Short people’.

- In Oklahoma, USA, it is still illegal to make faces at a dog, a crime that could result in a prison sentence.

- In Texas, USA, criminals are still required to give their victims at least 24 hours oral or written notice giving details of the crime they are about to commit.

- In Washington, USA, it is still an offence to pretend that you have rich parents.

- In Baltimore, Maryland, USA, it is still an offence to take a lion into a cinema.

- In Tremonton, Utah, USA, it is still an offence for a woman to have sexual intercourse with a man in an ambulance. She can be charged with a misdemeanour and have her name printed in the local paper.

- In Oxford, Ohio, USA, it is still illegal for a woman to undress in front of a picture of a man.

- In Miami, Florida, USA, it is still illegal for anyone to imitate an animal.

- In Afghanistan the Taliban militia banned women from wearing white socks just in case men find them attractive. The police are also ordered windows to be painted black to stop women being seen from the outside.

- In the USA impotence is grounds for divorce in 24 states.

- In Illinois, USA, it is against the law to give a lighted cigar to a pet.

- In Iowa, USA, it is against the law to kiss for more than five minutes.

- In International Falls, Minnesota, USA, it is against the law for a dog to chase a cat up a telegraph pole and dog owners can be fined for this.

- In Kentucky, USA, it is illegal to carry and ice cream cone in your pocket.

- In Louisiana, USA, if you bite someone with your own teeth it is classed as ‘Simple assault’ but if you bite someone with your dentures it is classed as ‘aggravated assault.’

- In Massachusetts, USA, it is illegal for mourners to eat no more than three sandwiches at a wake.

- In Chico, California, USA, the law says that anybody who detonates a nuclear device within the city limits is liable to a fine of $500.

- In Lebanon any man may legally have sex with any animal just as long as it is a female.

- In Conorsville, Wisconsin, USA, it is illegal for a man to fire a gun while his wife is having an orgasm.

- In Tremonton, Utah, USA, it is illegal for a woman to have sex with a man while riding in an ambulance.

- In Oblong, Illinois, it is illegal to make love while fishing or hunting on your wedding day.

- In Bahrain it is illegal for a doctor to look directly at a woman’s genitals while he is examining her although he is permitted to see their reflection in a mirror.

- In Hastings, Nebraska, USA, the law says that hotel owners have to provide a clean white cotton nightshirt for each guest. Also no couples are allowed to have sex in the hotel unless they are wearing these nightshirts.

- In Willowdale, Oregon, USA, no man may curse while having sex with his wife.

- In Indonesia the punishment for masturbation is execution by decapitation.

- In Kingsville, Texas, USA, it is against the law for pigs to have sex on airport property.

- In Florida it is illegal to have sex with a porcupine.

- During World War I anyone found to be a homosexual in the French army was executed.

- Hundreds of years ago in Japan anyone who attempted to leave the country was instantly executed.

- The very first country to abolish capital punishment was Austria in 1787.

- In Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada, in 1917, it was illegal to tie a male horse next to a female horse.

- In San Diego, USA, hypnotism is banned by public schools.

- Chewing gum is illegal in Singapore.

- In Paraguay duelling is legal just as long as both parties are registered blood donors.

- In Milan, Italy, there is still a law that requires citizens to smile at all times or risk a hefty fine. The only exceptions are visiting hospitals and funerals.

- In Switzerland every citizen is required by law to have access to a bomb shelter.

- In Burma it is illegal to get internet access. If a person is found in possession of a modem he can be imprisoned.

- In Bangladesh it is against the law for schoolchildren to cheat at school exams. Pupils as young as 15 can be imprisoned for this.

- Until 1984 Belgians were made to choose their children’s names from a list of 1500 drawn up in the days of Napoleon.

- In Romania, in 1935, Mickey Mouse was banned because the authorities thought that the sight of a 10ft high rodent on screen would terrify the nation’s children.

- Donald Duck comics were once banned in Finland because he never wore pants.

- Belgium is the only country that has never imposed censorship on adult films.

- Karate films were banned in Iraq in 1979.

- In Indiana, USA, during the 1950’s, all Robin Hood films were banned because authorities thought that robbing the rich to give to the poor was an act of communism.

- In Iceland it was once against the law to own a pet dog.

- The bloodhound is the only animal in the world whose evidence is admissable in court.

- In Basle, Switzerland, in 1471, a cockerel was found guilty in a court of law for laying an egg “In defiance of natural law”. The bird was then burnt at the stake as a “Devil in disguise”.

- In Stelvio, Italy, in 1519, a court issued a warrant for the arrest of a gang of moles that had severely damaged crops. The moles were sumoned to court but when they failed to appear they were sentenced to exile.

- In South Bend, Indiana, USA, a monkey was once found guilty of smoking a cigarette.

- In Munster, in 1670, the courts banished a plague of fleas from the city, prohibiting them from returning for ten years.

- In Seville, Spain, in 1983, an alsatian dog was arrested for snatching handbags from shoppers.

- Judge J.H. Logan from California, USA, created the Loganberry fruit. He crossed a wild blackberry with a cultivated raspberry and came up with his own fruit.

- In ancient Sparta men were required by law to eat at least two pounds of meat every day. This was supposed to make them brave.

- In Turkey, during the 16th and 17th centuries, it was illegal to drink coffee and anyone caught doing so was sentenced to death.

- In Venice all gondolas have to be painted black unless they belong to a high ranking official.

- In England, in 1865, a law was passed stating that any self propelled carriage on an English highway had to have a crew of three, one of whom had to walk in front of the carriage with a red flag to warn horse drawn vehicles of it’s approach.

- In Rome, 2,000 years ago, Julius Caesar banned chariots from the centre of Rome to ease congestion.

- In London, England, there is still a law that states London Taxi cabs must carry a bale of hay at all times.

- In Bermuda, up until 1948, all private cars were banned.

- At one time it was against the law to slam car doors in Switzerland.

- In Britain, in 1888, a law was passed which stated that every cyclist had to constantly ring the bell on his bicycle non-stop while the machine was moving.

- In Singapore it is illegal for a person to walk around the house naked and not flushing the toilet. Also a person can be executed if they are found in possession of more than 200g of cannabis resin. Oral sex is banned unless it is used only during foreplay and if a person is caught littering the streets he is forced to make an appearance on TV with a bib around his neck saying “I’m a litterer.”

- In Birmingham, England, it is illegal for a man and a woman to have sex on church steps after sundwon.

- In Iowa, USA, it is illegal for horses to eat fire hydrants.

- In Denmark it is not illegal for a convicted prisoner to escape from prison. If the escapee is caught he only serves the rest of his sentence.

- In Denmark it is illegal to start your car without first checking to see if there are any children asleep underneath it.

- In Thailand it is illegal to step on a banknote, leave your house without wearing underwear and if you drop a piece of bubblegum on the pavement you can be fined $600.

- In Thailand all cinema goers must stand up during the National Anthem before a film starts.

- In Switzerland it is against the law for men to urinate standing up after 10pm which is the same time that it is illegal to flush the toilet.

- In Canada, by law, 1 out of every 5 songs on the radio must be sung by a Canadian and in British Columbia it is illegal to kill a Sasquatch or Bigfoot if one is ever found.

- In Alberta a released convict is entitled to a gun and a horse to ride out of town on.

- In London, England, it is illegal to use a camera tripod, throw a stick for your dog or use an offensive powder like pepper on your jacket potato in any park.

- In London, England, wife beating is legal just as long as it is not after 9pm and it doesn’t disturb the neighbours.

- In London, England, it is illegal to impersonate a Chelsea pensioner which once carried the death sentence in the 19th century.

- In Lebanon men are allowed to have sex with any other animal just as long as it is a female. If a man is caught having sex with a male animal then the penalty is death.

- Non-Christians have been banned from being within 20 metres of churches in Rovato, Italy. The move, instigated by the local government, has angered police because a major highway passes within 15 metres of one of the churches. Officers claim that they cannot be expected to stop motorists and demand to see a Baptism Certificate.

- North Carolina has a law to ban people from swearing in front of cadavers. The law also sets out guidelines transporting the recently deceased after one funeral firm was caught piling stiffs onto the back of a pick-up truck. It outlaws ‘profanity, indecent or obscene language in the presence of a dead human body’ making it technically illegal to say the ‘f’ word in front of a hearse!

- In Minnesota, USA, it is still against the law to hang male and female underwear together on the same washing line.

- In Indiana, USA, in the 1950’s anything to do with Robin Hood was banned on the grounds that robbing from from the rich to give to the poor was a communist act!

- In England, in 1837, a law was passed that entitled a woman to bite off a man’s nose if he kissed her against her will!

- The Egyptian government banned male belly-dancing in 1837 because of the enthusiastic riots that it caused.

- In Arizona, USA, it is illegal to hunt camels.

- In California, USA, in 1986, Judge Samuel King became so annoyed that jurors were absent from his court because of heavy rain that he issued a decree which stated “I hereby order that it cease raining by Tuesday.”
Amazingly it stopped raining on Tuesday and California suffered a 5 year drought.
In 1991 the judge then decreed “Rain shall fall in California beginning February 27th.” Later that day California had the heaviest rainfall in ten years.

- In Alexandria, Minneapolis, USA, it is against the law for a man to make love to a woman with the smell of sardines on his breath.
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thelastsci...
thelastscionspeaks  |  March 02, 2009 01:42 AM
The last one is a typo or does not exist. Alexandria is a city and so is Minneapolis. So it should be Alexandria Minnesota, or Minneapolis Minnesota...or It just does not exist.
albanian
albanian  |  March 02, 2009 04:50 PM - Fact Refuted
There is no Arizona law against hunting camels. Probably most of the other so called laws are fabrications too.
http://www.snopes.com/legal/arizona.asp
notshocked...
notshocked22  |  March 04, 2009 06:12 AM
This question did not ask “currently on the books”, so some were or were likely on the books at some point.

Thelastscionspeaks:

You were right it was a typo. It is Alexandria, Minnesota and every source I found was at odds with the last. Most agree it was a city ordinance that is no longer on the books.

Albanion:

You did NOT completely read your own source which I use frequently myself, does not profess nor does it serve as the world authority on all things.

Publicly refuting my sources, without reading yours and imply they were all fabrications was petty and irresponsible.

As a matter of public knowledge, the Army used camels in Arizona during the Civil War. During war-time any government property IS protected by law, even the bugle used in revile, medical supplies, people, vehicles AND animals used by the military.

Knowing this experiment was eventually just dropped and nothing was done to round up the animals, it is documented they became a nuisance. Considering the speed of the military in changing law or policy….it’s a likelihood the law was in place longer than necessary.

Realistically, we are talking about the military, a failed experiment and the speed of government to change laws during the post Civil War era.

I will give you a few sources that talk about this issue.

In the future, before you publicly call someone a liar or fool, you should read your own source FULLY and investigate a little. My mistakes were accidental, yours was to belittle someone for no reason other than to do it.

http://www.tigertouch.org/library/laws.pdf
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9800E3D81231E033A25751C1A9679C94679ED7CF
http://muse.jhu.edu/login?uri=/journals/journal_of_military_history/v071/71.1carlson.html
http://www.dumblaws.com/law/25
http://www.guardonline.com/?q=node/44839
http://phoenicianeast.com/About_Arizona.htm
http://www.azcentral.com/relocation/valley101/myths.html
albanian
albanian  |  March 04, 2009 10:47 AM
I read my source all the way through. I commented as a refuted fact on your long list because it was the easiest and clearest to document by pointing to Snopes. They discuss the whole genre, which is a mass of urban legends and other fabrications. They are from Arizona and checked on the camel one, there is no such law. That there could have been one in the past means nothing, they did not even find such a law. It is common knowledge that the army used camels for a while out west.

I will continue to post refutations as I see fit. I get especially annoyed when people are carelessly spreading false information, as the answers to this question do.

If you are sensitive about being corrected by me or anyone else, be more careful in your answers.
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drivel  |  March 02, 2009 12:51 AM
In China it is illegal for a Buddhist to reincarnate without government permission.
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thelastscionspeaks  |  March 02, 2009 01:43 AM
I'm not sure if your joking but this is funny as all get out...
drivel
drivel  |  March 02, 2009 05:59 AM
It is not a joke and China is enforcing this law.
drivel
drivel  |  March 02, 2009 06:04 AM
"According to the official statement issued by the China's state Administration of Religious Affairs (SARA). All the reincarnations of living Buddha of Tibetan Buddhism must get government approval, otherwise they are illegal or invalid"

"All the reincarnation applications must be submitted to the religious affairs department of the SARA..."

http://www.tchrd.org/publications/hr_updates/2007/hr200709.pdf
albanian
albanian  |  March 02, 2009 12:58 PM
In your remark you give details that change the nature of this law. It is not forbidding Buddhists to reincarnate. It is regulating the religious organization that chooses its new leader and claims he is a reincarnation of the Buddha. The Chinese government also regulates the Catholics and other religions, they do not want any religion to operate independently and undermine the government. While that is a shame, it is not nearly as bad as many countries which outright ban religions (including most Islamic countries).
drivel
drivel  |  March 03, 2009 08:11 AM
No, to Buddhists it is forbidding reincarnation without permission. The religious organizations do not choose leaders because they do not choose who the persons is reincarnated as.
albanian
albanian  |  March 03, 2009 03:29 PM
The Chinese law clearly applies to Tibetian Buddhists choosing their leader. Reincarnation itself is beyond the scope of secular law, the law are only concerned with who is claimed to be a reincarnation of Buddha.
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riverhuston  |  March 02, 2009 01:29 PM
In the town of Kirksville, MO no more than 2 women who are not related can live in the same house otherwise it is considered a brothel
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I was just at Truman University and asked why they had no sorority houses and that was the answer they gave me.
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ginahinderliter  |  March 03, 2009 04:09 PM
A few from my home state:

In Chicago it is illegal to eat in a place on fire

In Champaign IL it is illegal to pee in your neighbors mouth

Evanstan IL it is illegal to go trick or treating on Halloween
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