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Here's one for sally rand
10 stupid American laws:
1. In Alabama, it is illegal to wear a fake mustache that causes laughter in church.
2. In California, animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.
3. In Louisiana, it is illegal to rob a bank and then shoot at the bank teller with a water pistol.
4. In New York, a fine of $25 can be levied for flirting. This old law specifically prohibits men from turning around on any city street and looking “at a woman in that way.” A second conviction for a crime of this magnitude calls for the violating male to be forced to wear a “pair of horse-blinders” wherever and whenever he goes outside for a stroll.
5. Also, a license must be purchased before hanging clothes on a clothesline.
6. Also, the penalty for jumping off a building is death.
7. In Texas, a recently passed anti-crime law requires criminals to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed.
8. The entire Encyclopedia Britannica is banned in Texas because it contains a formula for making beer at home.
9. In Florida, it is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit.
10. Also, men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.
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