STRANGE LAWS


  Key West, Florida, has an ordinance prohibiting turtle racing within
  the city limits.
    [There go my Sundays]

  In Miami, it's illegal for men to be seen publicly in any kind of
  strapless gown.
    [It's OK in Key West. And you thought our voting was strange]

  In Tennessee, it is illegal to shoot any game other than whales from
  a moving automobile.
    [You'd have to be one heck of a shot!]

  In Seattle, Washington, it is illegal to carry a concealed weapon
  that is over six feet in length.
    [If your weapon is over 6' long, why conceal it?]

  In Pocatello, Idaho, a law passed in 1912 provided that "The carrying
  of concealed weapons is forbidden, unless same are exhibited to
  public view."
    [Especially if they are over 6' long]

  In Bexley, Ordinance number 223, of 09/09/1919 prohibits the
  installation and usage of slot machines in outhouses.
    [I can't imagine this was a big problem in Bexley]

  A California law forbids a woman to drive a car while she is dressed
  in a housecoat.
    [Men in housecoats are apparently not a problem]

  In Los Angeles, customers in meat markets are prohibited from poking
  a turkey to see how tender it is.
    [Poking turkeys just makes them mean]

  You can't use elephants to plow cotton fields in North Carolina.
    [Elephants can be used to plow peanut fields]

  Massachusetts law declares that peanuts may not be eaten in court.
    [Unless you're an elephant who has been plowing fields in NC]

  In Atlanta it's against the law to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole
  or a street lamp.
    [Besides, you'd need a really long leash]

  Horses are forbidden to eat fire hydrants in Marshalltown, Iowa.
    [Where's a horse supposed to find it's iron supplement?]

  In Sterling, Colorado, it is unlawful to allow a pet cat to run loose
  without a taillight.
    [How do you put a light on a cat's tail?
     Where do you stick the batteries?]

  Kirkland, Illinois, law forbids bees to fly over the village or
  through any of its streets.
    [At last, an issue we can get beehind]

  A law in Fairbanks, Alaska, does not allow moose to have sex on city
  streets.
    [Understandable; it's not a pretty sight]

  In Ventura County, California, cats and dogs are not allowed to have
  sex without a permit.
    [A cat and a dog should not have sex, even with a permit!]

  In Rochester, Michigan, anyone bathing in public must have his or her
  bathing suit inspected by a police officer.
    [Why would you take a bath in public?]

  Omaha, Nebraska, makes it against the law for a barber to shave a
  man's chest.
    [As if it weren't hard enough to find a good barber]

  In Oblong, Illinois, it's punishable by law to make love while
  hunting or fishing on your wedding day.
    [What are they hunting or fishing for?]

  In the quiet town of Connorsville, Wisconsin, it's illegal for a man
  to shoot off a gun when his female partner has an orgasm.
    [Why would you shoot your partner when she's having an orgasm?]

  It's against the law in Willowdale, Oregon, for a husband to curse
  during sex.
    [Unless the condom broke]

  An ordinance in Newcastle, Wyoming, specifically bans couples from
  having sex while standing inside a store's walk-in-meat freezer!
    [Now that's cold]

  In Romboch, Virginia, it is illegal to engage in sexual activity with
  the lights on.
    [An obvious attempt to reduce production of X-rated videos]

  Bozeman, Montana, has a law that bans all sexual activity between
  members of the opposite sex in the front yard of a home after
  sundown--if they're nude.
    [Keep your socks on]

  The only acceptable sexual position in Washington D.C. is the
  missionary-style position. Any other sexual position is considered
  illegal.
    [Those damned missionaries are everywhere!]

  In Detroit, couples are banned from making love in an automobile
  unless the act takes place while the vehicle is parked on the
  couple's own property.
    [No officer, she's not my wife, but it is my property]

  In the state of Washington there is a law against having sex with a
  virgin under any circumstances; including the wedding night.
    [I'm a bit confused. Do virgins have to go out-of-state first?]

  An Oklahoma state representative once proposed a bill requiring that
  a man explain the dangers of pregnancy and obtain a woman's written
  consent before the two could legally engage in sexual intercourse.
    [Just sign here, Honey...]