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Map shows the craziest law in every state, lets you know where you can't wear a fake mustache. (Original Post) azurnoir Jan 2016 OP
"If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid PoliticAverse Jan 2016 #1
It explains why DWS has a parking pass. nt edgineered Jan 2016 #4
PA: It is illegal to tell a fortune teller where to dig for buried treasure! femmocrat Jan 2016 #2
A couple of them actually made some sense NV Whino Jan 2016 #3
I'm guessing they're often due to one persistantly annoying person. n/t PoliticAverse Jan 2016 #5
I really like the Illinois one jmowreader Jan 2016 #6
At least two laws pertaining to equids in bathtubs ? Sup wit dat ? eppur_se_muova Jan 2016 #7
I am all for Maine's law.....yep. n/t dixiegrrrrl Jan 2016 #8
Slippers are not to be worn after 10PM in New York. In_The_Wind Jan 2016 #9
I dunno maybe it was written by a manufacturer of heavy socks? azurnoir Jan 2016 #10
It boggles teh mind ... In_The_Wind Jan 2016 #12
The Alskan ones seems just good sense... uriel1972 Jan 2016 #11

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)
1. "If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid
Tue Jan 26, 2016, 11:59 AM
Jan 2016

just as it would for a vehicle."

Seems perfectly reasonable to me.

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)
2. PA: It is illegal to tell a fortune teller where to dig for buried treasure!
Tue Jan 26, 2016, 12:45 PM
Jan 2016

Nothing about asking for lottery numbers, though.

jmowreader

(50,528 posts)
6. I really like the Illinois one
Tue Jan 26, 2016, 04:02 PM
Jan 2016

How can you learn wine pairing - a VERY critical skill for fine dining employees - if you can't drink any wine?

As for the California one...the Calaveras County Frog Jumping Contest has a LOT of frog welfare rules, and you just know the Assemblyman from Calaveras County was bored one day and got them codified.

azurnoir

(45,850 posts)
10. I dunno maybe it was written by a manufacturer of heavy socks?
Tue Jan 26, 2016, 06:15 PM
Jan 2016

Hey in my state you can't cross state lines with a duck on your headnow ya really got to wonder about the background of that one

uriel1972

(4,261 posts)
11. The Alskan ones seems just good sense...
Tue Jan 26, 2016, 06:37 PM
Jan 2016

Why it's a law?

On second thought a bear that has just been awakened, quite rudely, I imagine, would be a danger to innocent passersby.

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