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Friday, May 2, 2008

Weird laws in Alabama

Alabama
. A 1950 anti-obscenity law in Irondale, Ala., prohibited any showing of anyone nude or "in a substantially nude state" except a babe in arms.
. Anniston: You may not wear blue jeans down Noble Street.
. An ordinance in Linden, Ala., provided that all women of "uncertain chastity" had to be off the streets by 9 p.m.
. Bear wrestling matches are prohibited.
. Boogers may not be flicked into the wind.
. Children of incestuous couples are deemed legitimate.
. Dominoes may not be played on Sunday.
. Hunting is not allowed on Sunday.
. Incestuous marriages are legal.
. It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle.
. It is illegal to impersonate a person of the clergy.
. It is illegal to maim oneself to escape duty.
. It is illegal to stab yourself to gain someone's pity.
. It is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church.
. It is legal to drive the wrong way down a one-way street if you have a lantern attached to the front of your automobile.
. It is legal to drive the wrong Alabama
. A 1950 anti-obscenity law in Irondale, Ala., prohibited any showing
of anyone nude or "in a substantially nude state" except a babe in arms.
. Anniston: You may not wear blue jeans down Noble Street.
. An ordinance in Linden, Ala., provided that all women of "uncertain
chastity" had to be off the streets by 9 p.m.
. Bear wrestling matches are prohibited.
. Boogers may not be flicked into the wind.
. Children of incestuous couples are deemed legitimate.
. Dominoes may not be played on Sunday.
. Hunting is not allowed on Sunday.
. Incestuous marriages are legal.
. It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a
vehicle.
. It is illegal to impersonate a person of the clergy.
. It is illegal to maim oneself to escape duty.
. It is illegal to stab yourself to gain someone's pity.
. It is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church.
. It is legal to drive the wrong way down a one-way street if you have a
lantern attached to the front of your automobile.
. It is unlawful to wear women's pumps with sharp, high heels.
. It's against the law for a man to seduce "a chaste woman by means of temptation, deception, arts, flattery or a promise of marriage."
. It's illegal to play dominoes on Sunday.
. Jasper: It is illegal for a husband to beat his wife with a stick larger in diameter than his thumb.
. Lee County: It is illegal to sell peanuts in Lee County after sundown on Wednesday.
. Masks may not be worn in public
. Men may not spit in front of the opposite sex.
. Mobile: It is unlawful to howl at ladies inside the city limits. It is unlawful to wear women's pumps with sharp, high heels.
. Montgomery: It is considered an offense to open an umbrella on a street, for fear of it spooking horses.
. No persons may sell "blow-out nuts".
. Pool halls may not be operated between 11:30 PM and 6 AM.
. Putting salt on a railroad track may be punishable by death.
. Slavery is still legal in Decatur, Alabama.
. The game of crackaloo is illegal in Fairfield, Ala.
. Women are able to retain all property they owned prior to marriage in the case of divorce. However, this provision does not apply to men.
. You cannot chain your alligator to a fire hydrant.
. You may not drive barefooted.
. You may not have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at any time.
. You must have windshield wipers on your car.

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