Real Funny Dumb Laws in the United States

Strange may it sounds, all the laws below were passed at some point and were never abolished, so watch out if you ever travel to any of these places!

In some states, including California, Florida, Nevada, Alaska and Hawaii, a motorist can be cited for driving too slowly.

Alabama:  State code allows only 5 minutes for one to vote

Kentucky: A female shall not appear in a bathing suit on any highway within this state.

Maryland: In Baltimore, It is illegal to take a lion to the movies.

Mississippi: A state law prohibits the seduction of a female over the age of eighteen by promised or pretended marriage.

New York:

- It is against the law to throw a ball at someone’s head for fun.

- 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.

- In Carmel, A man cannot be seen in public while wearing a jacket and pants that do not match.

- In Greene, during a concert, it is illegal to eat peanuts and walk backwards on the sidewalks.

- In Staten Island, It is illegal for a father to call his son a “faggot” or “queer” in an effort to curb “girlie behavior.”

Oklahoma: It Is Illegal To Have A sleeping Donkey In Your Bathtub After 7pm.

Tennessee: You must believe in god to be elected into office. You also are not permitted into office if you were in contendant in a duel.

West Virginia: State code deems it unlawful for any person to have in his possession or to display any red or black flag.

New York City:

- Women may go topless in public, providing it is not being used as a business.

- It is illegal to have permit dancing in an establishment that sells food without a cabaret license.

- Citizens may not greet each other by “putting one’s thumb to the nose and wiggling the fingers”.