Found this on the site for North Carolina Wesleyan College.

Someone on the faculty has compiled a list of wierd laws. Thought this section worth sharing.



LAWS AIMED AT CERTAIN PEOPLE:

Wyoming prohibits fat people (defined as 100 pounds overweight) from swinging on swings or using other playground or park equipment.

It is unlawful to eat fried chicken while walking down the sidewalk in places like Nebraska and Oklahoma, or to eat soup with a fork and suck up spaghetti strand by strand in New York, or to chew the ice in your drink in other places, or to add ketchup to baked beans in Boston.

Squeeky baby strollers are prohibited in shopping malls along with loudly popping bubbles and other noises. Also, singing in the shower so loud it will disturb the neighbors carries a criminal penalty.

Some places have weird "Indian laws" on the books. For example, it is against the law to "stir up Indians" and get them "to go on the warpath".

Some Appalachia towns have ordinances requiring a person to take a bath the night before coming into town, and to carry on their person a signed statement by two reliable witnesses.

Single women in California are prohibited from entering a place of business where men can be observed standing before mirrors, exhibiting themselves in a semi-naked state while lifting weights.

Anti-smoking laws are proliferating rapidly. It is intent to commit murder in some places if you blow smoke in a police officer's face while he or she is writing you a ticket.

Mississippi has weird barefoot laws. Being barefoot is allowed around friends and acquaintances, but outlawed among strangers.




DELINQUENCY LAWS:

Anti-delinquency statutes in Idaho prohibit juveniles from deliberately stepping on ants.

Parents in some states can be jailed for the curfew violations of their children.

Safe school laws prohibit anything which could be used as a weapon, any prescription medicine, and any "disruptive" clothing.

In Alaska, strong penalties exist for allowing huskies inside school buildings. Also, no youngster is allowed to build a snowman taller than himself on school property.



Wonder if the height restrictions apply to a snowwoman?


The true miracle is not to fly in the air,

or to walk on water....

but to walk on this earth.

Chinese Proverb

North Carolina is a strange place halfway between the Bible Belt and Orion...

right next to Indiana lol

LOL....here are a few from SC.

Here are a few STATE laws:
It is perfectly legal to beat your wife on the court house steps on Sundays.

Every adult male must bring a rifle to church on Sunday in order to ward off Indian attacks.

When approaching a four way or blind intersection in a non-horse driven vehicle you must stop 100 ft from the intersection and discharge a firearm into the air to warn horse traffic.

It is illegal to give or receive oral sex in South Carolina.

It is considered an offense to get a tattoo.

Musical instruments may not be sold on Sunday.

Dance halls may not operate on Sundays.

Fortune tellers are required to obtain a special permit from the state

By law, if a man promises to marry an unmarried woman, the marriage must take place.

It is illegal to display a confederate flag on a courthouse.

Here are a few City Laws:

In Charleston, The Fire Department may blow up your house.

In Fountain Inn, horses are to wear pants at all times.

In Greenville, The drinking age on Furman University campus is 60 years old.

It is illegal to dance in public in Lancaster.

In Myrtle Beach, It is illegal to urinate in the waters of any park. ;Persons may not change clothes in a gas station without permission of the owner.; No one may sleep on the beach at night.; Dogs may not be on the beach during the summer months during the daytime or the owner may be arrested.

In Spartenburg, Eating watermelons in the Magnolia Street cemetery is forbidden.

I thought all those gals from the carolinas who were saying they wanted to move to california, meant that was because I live here. not because of the crazy laws where they live.

All I can say is thank God I'm a native New Yorker.

OK this post is for SheNerd....these are some of NY's Weird Laws..

STATE LAWS:
Women may go topless in public, providing it is not being used as a business.

You may not smoke within 100 feet of the entrance to a public building.

It is illegal for a woman to be on the street wearing "body hugging clothing.

Citizens may not greet each other by "putting one's thumb to the nose and wiggling the fingers".

A fine of $25 can be levied for flirting.

It is against the law to throw a ball at someone's head for fun.

The penalty for jumping off a building is death.

New Yorkers cannot dissolve a marriage for irreconcilable differences, unless they both agree to it.

A person may not walk around on Sundays with an ice cream cone in his/her pocket.

While riding in an elevator, one must talk to no one, and fold his hands while looking toward the door.

Slippers are not to be worn after 10:00 P.

City Laws..

In Carmel, A man can't go outside while wearing a jacket and pants that do not match.
Ice cream may not be eaten while standing on the sidewalk.
Women may not wear high heels while in the city limits.

In Greene, During a concert, it is illegal to eat peanuts and walk backwards on the sidewalks.

In Ocean City, A law from the early 1900's prohibits men from going topless on the Boardwalk.
Eating while swimming in the ocean is prohibited.
People may not slurp their soup.
Pinball machines are not to be played on Sunday.
Raw hamburger may not be sold.

What can I say? We're the weirdest and the doughiest! Strudel anyone???

In michigan:

it is illegal to drive your vehicle after dusk unless you have someone walking 100 feet in front of you with a lantern in hand.

A man can be charged with rape if driving a car barefoot, and there is a female passanger in the front seat with him (even with her fully clothed).

It is illegal to tie your alligator (corcodile?) to a fir hydrant.

the only legal method to have intercourse is with the lady flat on her back and the man on top of her (missionary style) and MUST take place in the married couples bed (feet may not be placed ont he floor).

George Bush!!!!!!!!!!!!








Oh I thought you said weird AMERICANS!!!!!!!!!!