Gotta Laugh....
By CatsandDogs
@CatsandDogs (13963)
United States
December 27, 2007 12:07am CST
Hi folks! I'm taking a badly needed break and reading through different news on aol home page and saw the one about oddball laws and they have a few listed in which I do understand the reason for it being a law but some really takes the cake! Such as driving too slow, now that I do understand because it could cause a backup and someone else may not see and hit someone in the rear end however, the ones that take the cake... here's the list of the few:
In California, no vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour. (Me - Why not? LMBO!! Duh??)
In Florida, if an elephant, goat or alligator is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle. (Me - Darn! Can't get nothing for free?! Geeze. Oh my gosh!! LMBO!)
In Montana, it is illegal to have a sheep in the cab of your truck without a chaperone. (Me - Why not? Afraid it's going to drive without me? LMBO!! Give me a break, will ya? LOL)
In Oregon, a door on a car may not be left open longer than necessary. (Me - Why not? It's MY car!! LOL)
In Tennessee, it is illegal shoot any game other than whales from a moving automobile. (Me - Ah... ok, but if I see a whale, should I call you? LMBO!!)
Good luck finding a whale in Tennessee!
Here's the link. It's really there! LOL Check it out!!
http://autos.aol.com/article/general/v2/_a/unusual-driving-laws/20070703101009990001
There's another site that tells about all the other dumb laws around this country and I'm going to check it out and see what else is out there. Makes me wonder, what were they thinking??!! LMBO!!
So do you have any dumb laws in your area? Do tell!!
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@Rozie37 (15499)
• Turkmenistan
11 Jan 08
Ha, ha, ha, that one about driving to slow is true. One day, my boyfriend and I were out for some reason and his car was acting up. He didn't have the money to get it fixed yet, so we were driving real slow.
The cops stopped him and asked him why he was driving so slow and told him he could get a ticket for it. My boyfriend gave him the impression that whatever was wrong with the car, it had just started acting up that day. The cop just gave us a warning to hurry up and get it fixed.
We laughed for a long time, because neither one of us could believe that you could get a ticket for that. You are right, that is the only one of those that make any sense at all. I am sure that all of them were made from isolated incidences.
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@CatsandDogs (13963)
• United States
11 Jan 08
"Hurry up and get it fixed"?? Geeze idiot cop, it just started today... don't we wish we could really say that? Like we drive broken down slow cars on purpose or his never broke down before. I don't see a problem driving slow as long as the hazzard lights are on to warn others.
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@Kowgirl (3489)
• United States
27 Dec 07
Heres some more from Florida...
In town all male horses must be tethered to a post away from any females. ( I think they mean horse not human but then again it doesn't say which)
It is against the law to spit in town from 6AM to 6PM (guess it doesn't matter when it gets dark)
These are just two of many that haven't been removed from the books, as you can see they are from the old days before we even had cars.
I do like the one about Tennessee and the whales ....how can a whale even get to that state? They are miles away from any ocean.
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@CatsandDogs (13963)
• United States
29 Dec 07
Yeah it does look like it was a time before cars but still it's funny. I looked the site over some and got a good laugh and wonder why these laws are still on the books?! lol And even more so, where did the idea that a whale could be anywhere near Tennessee?! I had to re-read that one.
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