steve |
March 12, 2010
Touch that cactus and reap the consequences! Besides the uncomfortable stabbing sensation, you may also be charged with a felony or misdemeanor and a fine of up to $150,000, depending on the cactus or endangered plants value.
Laws from 1929 make the damage, removal, or transportation of native plants illegal without first obtaining a State permit. With that said, make sure you obtain the necessary permits before even looking at that cactus the wrong way or you may find yourself in a poky situation.
Source: Central Arizona Cactus
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steve |
February 19, 2010
What comes to mind when you think of Chicago… cold weather, baseball, gangsters, weird laws? What! Weird laws? Yes, Chicago definitely has weird laws too.
In the late 1800′s, building height was restricted to 130 feet. At one time, you were considered a nomad if you were caught with less than one dollar on hand. Or how about this… you could end up in jail if caught diseased or ugly in public. It is still against the law to fly kites downtown or flush garbage in a toilet.
Most of these laws were cleaned up in the 70′s, but some still remain on the books to keep us laughing.
Source: Weird Chicago
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steve |
January 30, 2010
The LA mayor James Hahn instituted an ordinance to ban silly string in Hollywood on Halloween night. Violators will face a $1000 fine and/or up to six months in jail. Why would someone create such a dumb law you might ask? City workers complain about messy cleanups, people claim they are victims of a shooting after being sprayed, and randomly being sprayed has even started a few brawls.
The weird law was signed in 2004 and is still in effect as of 2010. If you ask us, this dumb law is just silly!
Source: Wikipedia, New York Times
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steve |
January 30, 2010
According to Wikipedia, below is the definition of a weird or dumb law:
“Dumb Laws, also weird, strange, or unnecessary laws, are laws that are perceived to be useless, no longer applicable …, or humorous. There are relatively few real “dumb laws” on the books, but large amount of hoax or exaggerated dumb laws are circulated on the internet…”
We thought this was interesting and the last part is so true. It is hard to verify these dumb and stupid laws are legit.
Source: Wikipedia
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steve |
January 28, 2010
A student by the name of Daniel Young was actually issued a $150 ticket for spitting on a sidewalk at a bus stop.
Police were watching the area in an effort to reduce drug activity. Rather than staying on task, an officer decided spitting was absolutely vile in comparison to a drug peddling dealer. The good news… [more...]
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steve |
December 28, 2009
If this were truly the case, wouldn’t all weather men and woman be broke or in jail? According to this law, anyone who purposely makes a false weather forecast or weather warning on behalf of government entities is at risk of fine or 90 days in jail.
Source: Onecle
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