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In Newport, RI, it is illegal to smoke a pipe after sunset.
You may not step out of a plane that is in flight while in Maine (or, above Maine, as the case may be).
Keeping time with music in a tavern, restaurant or cafe by tapping your feet, nodding your head, or any […]
As I was digging through the usual places I go to find weird laws, I came across a few that I honestly cannot understand. I’ve read about and posted some weird laws in the past, but I’ve been able to rationalize most of them after thinking about them for long enough.
The laws that I’m posting […]
Continuing with our habit of posting unusual laws on Monday’s, let’s take a look at some of the laws that are only in effect on Sundays. Most of these laws affect retail operations, and are based around making sure that people don’t work on the Christian Sabbath.
While many places in the United State have had—and […]
It’s another Monday, which means that it’s time for another post about strange laws. I have no theme in mind this week, just a random assortment of weird and wacky laws from around America.
If you’re considering a tattoo, think twice about getting inked in South Carolina: it is considered an offense to get a tattoo […]
It’s April Fool’s Day in North America. I genuinely love April Fool’s Day. The idea of having free reign to prank my friends warms the cockles of my practical joker’s heart. Unfortunately, I’m actually not very good at setting up and carrying out practical jokes.
It’s because of my lack of pranking skills that I’m not […]
Before we get into this week’s strange laws, I just want to apologize for not posting anything on Friday. I said on Wednesday of last week that there would be a post on Friday. There wasn’t. So, to those of you who may have been waiting with bated breath, I apologize.
Now, let’s get on with […]
I recently bought the first pet I’ve owned since I was a child, so I’ve been thinking about animals a lot, lately. That’s why this week’s Strange Laws post is all about animals.
My pet isn’t exactly the impressive variety—it’s just a betta fish (aka: Siamese fighting fish)—but some of these animal-related laws are…well, maybe impressive […]
It’s Monday, which means that it’s time for some weird and wacky laws from around the country. Let’s start in Louisiana today:
They take their crawfish seriously in the Bayou. There is a law with the specific intent of stating the punishment for stealing crawfish.
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Pumping your own gas is not allowed in the […]
I’m planning on making Monday a regular “Strange Laws” day. Of course, I didn’t write a post yesterday, so I’m going to do this week’s edition today, instead.
If anyone knows why any of these laws were originally written, please leave a comment at the end of the post.
In Arkansas, even Mother Nature is subject to […]
Like a lot of people, I’m fascinated by some of the unusual laws that are still on the books. Many of them appear to have no reason for existing, and others are broken on a daily basis by people who likely didn’t even know they were violating the law.
Of course, someone obviously thought that there […]