1. Singapore

In a bid to keep the streets of this super-efficient city clean, the authorities in Singapore decided in 1992 to ban chewing gum completely. Stick to a mint.

2. Eraclea, Italy

Many holidaymakers head to the sandy beach at Eraclea to escape the hordes of tourists in nearby Venice. Unfortunately, those who enjoy building sandcastles can think again – it’s forbidden.

3. South-East Asia

The durian, a fruit native to Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia, has a smell so incredibly strong that it is banned from many public places in South-East Asia.

4. Amsterdam, Netherlands

A curious loophole in the law means that smoking tobacco in a public place such as a coffee shop in Amsterdam is banned, while puffing away on pure cannabis is entirely legal.



5. Florida, USA

For those who are young, free and single and enjoy jumping out of planes in their spare time, be careful if you’re in Florida – unmarried women who parachute on Sundays can be jailed.

6. Switzerland

Bizarrely, flushing the toilet in a Swiss apartment is illegal after 10pm. It is also against the law for a man to relieve himself while standing up after 10pm.

7. Eboli, Italy

Honeymooners might be best to avoid hiring a car in Eboli, just south of Naples. Kissing in a moving vehicle here can carry a fine of up to €500.

8. Capri, Italy

Locals in Capri, northern Italy, must value their peace and quiet – a couple were arrested recently for wearing excessively noisy flip-flops, following the introduction of a ban on ‘noisy footwear’.

9. Alabama, USA

The Southern American state has a quite superfluous law in place which states that it’s illegal to be blindfolded while driving a vehicle.

10. Dubai, UAE

Dubai’s luxurious resorts and stunning beaches may seem like the ideal place to spend a romantic holiday, but don’t get too affectionate – kissing in public here is illegal, and many tourists have fallen foul of this law in recent years.

Bangor, ME - It is illegal to carry an icecream cone in your back pocket on a Sunday...

in texas, it is illegal for a woman to buy a new hat without her husbands permission.

In Texas, if you have the corner posts of your fence and paint the tops purple...you are legally allowed to shoot any trespasser.

No foolin

:)

They do that in Arkansas also, if you do not have a fence you can paint your trees...lol

Here is a funny website to find more by each state: http://www.stupidlaws.com/

In Toronto it is illegal to pass a horse-drawn cart with a motorized vehicle.

In Guano, you can't do you job on the beach. It would greatly compromise the sales value of the guano they harvest there. And, incidentally, the entire island is a beach.

In Guantanamo Bay, it is against the law to not confess. If you don't confess during torture, that makes the offence indictable, raising it from a summary conviction, which you'd get when, for instance, the guards are making love to you.

During the second world war in Germany, it was illegal to be Jewish.

In Ceske-Bud'eyovice, Czech Republic, it is illegal to kill a person by holding pictures of naked pigeons as they play hoola-hoops for the benefit of the Right Honourable governor of Queensland, to his starving vernicore. (It is also illegal to murder persons in all other ways.)

Specially equipped mobile units of police are running around state-wide the whole day with butterfly-nets, catching the offenders.

Chico, CA

Detonating a nuclear device within the city limits results in a $500 fine.

True. Though we were told to paint at least 3ft worth of poles so they could be easily seen.

4. Amsterdam, Netherlands

A curious loophole in the law means that smoking tobacco in a public place such as a coffee shop in Amsterdam is banned, while puffing away on pure cannabis is entirely legal.


makes since to me

Here in Colorado, a law still on the books allows the hanging of a horse thief without a trial.

We in Colorado are very proud of what is called "The make my day" law that allows you to shoot and kill anyone who has broken into your house if you are in fear of your life.

In Dothan Alabama anyone can get a permit to carry a concealed weapon for about $10.00.

In the year I lived there, I only heard of one attempted robbery. A little old lady shot the robber.

thats why I think gun laws are stupid... if guns are outlawed, then only outlaws will have guns

Here is a funny website to find more by each state: http://www.stupidlaws.com/

Thanks for the website GravelRidgeBoy

Here in Canton, Ohio.

Electric fences are banned.

It is also illegal to drive a toy car on the street.

Like the Canton cops don`t have anything better to do.Well after all 2 different doughnut shops have closed.

All other attempted robberies became fully-blown robberies in no time.

That's why it's illegal for the men in Alabama to walk the streets with no concealed rubbers.