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Northern Irish Law
by Chris on 2/22/2011
38 votes
In Northern Ireland there's a strange law which allows convicted terrorists to be involved in runnin(...)
In Denmark...
by Solli on 1/15/2011
13 votes
In Denmark there is an old law which says that if the Øresund sea freeze, and a Swede walks over to (...)
Illegal to smoke outside in the parks
by The Wiz on 2/24/2010
6 votes
In the city of Ancienne-Lorette in quebec, it's allegal to smoke cigarettes outside in the municipal(...)
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Altoona, PA
by Einav on 1/1/2010
2 votes
In Altoona, Pennsylvania, it is illegal for a babysitter to eat the entire contents of the family's (...)
Cannabis vs. Tobacco
by anonymous on 12/4/2009
10 votes
Allowing you to smoke some weed and not allowing tobacco actually makes a lot more sense than the ot(...)
HOW do you pronounce it again????
by Kelamug on 10/13/2009
0 votes
In Arkansas, it is illegal to mispronounce 'arkansas'.
Alabama
by AR on 10/9/2009
0 votes
Adult toystore Good Vibrations named one of their creations the Alabama Slammer. I think it was in (...)
No yellow butter
by Kim on 9/30/2009
0 votes
In Canada, margarine was banned from 1886 until 1948 though this ban was temporarily lifted from 191(...)
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Brazil again: this could be in the prisons post, but...
by Leandro263 on 9/30/2009
0 votes
In Brazil prisoners get permission to go home on holydays (Christmas, Easter, father's day and mothe(...)
In Maine
by txibob on 9/28/2009
0 votes
It's against the law to keep up your Christmas stuff after January 13th.
Yellow margarine is illegal in Missouri, US
by choguy on 9/28/2009
0 votes
The same thing is also prohibited in the province of Quebec.
In Tenesee...
by KatieHoy on 9/26/2009
0 votes
It's legal to take roadkill home for dinner. Or so I hear.
In Vermont...
by Blah on 9/26/2009
0 votes
It is illegal to whistle underwater, which I'm pretty sure is not possible in scuba gear or without (...)
Ontario laws?
by Officer Ryan on 9/26/2009
4 votes
I've been a traffic cop for 12 years and have lived in Ontario all my life. And I can tell you with (...)
Illegal to walk you moose on the sidewalk in Faibanks, Alaska.
by akkris on 9/25/2009
0 votes
In Fairbanks, it is illegal for a moose to walk on the sidewalk. A pre-World War I ordinance was(...)
Make Sure To Weed Your Lawn In Pueblo, CO
by Anna on 9/25/2009
1 votes
It is illegal to let a dandelion grow within the city limits in Pueblo, CO.
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Minnesota No Duck on Head law
by Jodi Kasapidis on 9/25/2009
1 votes
In the state of Minnesota you are not allowed to cross the state line with a dick on your head, and (...)
Ice Cream in Your Back Pocket??
by Michelle R on 9/25/2009
0 votes
In a little tiny podunk town called Lynden Washington it is illegal to carry an Ice Cream Cone in yo(...)
It is illegal to put ice cream on Cherry Pie in Kansas
by Deesta on 9/25/2009
0 votes
A lot of hits come up in google about this, but, at one point you couldn't have ice cream with cherr(...)
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Swaziland Laws
by StephenFry.Lol. on 9/25/2009
0 votes
In Swaziland it is against the law to use your hand to shield your eyes from the sun. It is also ag(...)
Michigan
by Soojin Oh on 9/25/2009
0 votes
There is a law on the books of Detroit, Michigan that states that "Alligators may not be tied to fir(...)
Hong Kong.
by Soojin Oh on 9/25/2009
0 votes
In Hong Kong, a betrayed wife is legally allowed to kill her cheating adulterous husband but she may(...)
Cleveland, Ohio.
by Soojin Oh on 9/25/2009
1 votes
In Cleveland, Ohio it is illegal to catch mice without a hunting license.
In Arizona, it is illegal to own more than two dildos in one house.
by Soojin Oh on 9/25/2009
1 votes
How to park your elephant in Florida
by MvV on 9/25/2009
0 votes
In Florida, if you leave your elephant tied to a parking meter, you have to pay the parking fee.
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