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Have you ever gotten a fish drunk in Ohio? You might have broken the law?

Asked by MadMadMax (3397points) November 24th, 2013

Photographs reveal absurdity of outdated or just plain stupid State Laws

In Wyoming, you’re not allowed to photograph a bunny from January to April

“I Fought the Law” photos series provides the perfect way to visualize some very peculiar national absurdities. And wonder whose idea it was to get them passed.

http://www.featureshoot.com/2013/11/clever-photos-mock-some-of-the-most-ridiculous-laws-in-the-u-s/

“What absurd laws does your town have?”

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OneBadApple's avatar

Well, that’s it. We are NEVER moving to Arizona….

MadMadMax's avatar

New Mexico is kind of scary. If I need a colonoscopy, my doctor will suggest it, not a cop who stopped me for missing a stop sign.

MadMadMax's avatar

In Charlotte North Carolina, by law women must have their bodies covered by at least 16 yards of cloth at all times.

glacial's avatar

I think a lot of these are urban legends… here’s some more information about the Wisconsin cheese law, for example.

OneBadApple's avatar

I’m pretty sure that 16 yards would cover five women and a small pony. And I am VERY disappointed that I’ll have to find another place for my ice cream cone when visiting Alabama….

MadMadMax's avatar

If I were graduating from a top notch fine art high school and got an opportunity to do a photo essay for a news website – I’d make sure I did my homework.

It kind of blows her photo essay in progress.

MadMadMax's avatar

North Carolina is one of those states that is overly interested in one’s private sexual behavior – so the law that you can’t legally have sex on a hotel or motel floor between twin beds kinda rings true.

MadMadMax's avatar

Charlotte
Women must have their bodies covered by at least 16 yards of cloth at all times.

That one is noted on multiple sites.

http://www.dumblaws.com/laws/united-states/north-carolina

Weird Laws – Strange and Interesting Facts
sweetfacts.webs.com/weirdlaws.htm‎
In Charlotte, North Carolina, women must have their bodies covered by at least 16 yards of cloth at all times. In North Dakota, it is illegal to lie down and fall…

Time travelers in North Carolina | Democracyinaction
democracyinactionblog.com/.../n-c-women-protection-laws-supercedes-s…‎
Aug 5, 2013 – N.C. Legislature wants to make it a crime, punishable by up to six months in jail, ... All couples staying overnight in a hotel must have a room with double… Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/04/04/3960702/… Women must have their bodies covered by at least 16 yards of cloth at all times….

North Carolina’s Strangest Laws – Law Office of Christopher W…
www.shelburnlaw.com/north-carolinas-strangest-laws.html/‎
Jul 27, 2013 – Law Office Of Christopher Shelburn Charlotte, NC. (704) 688–3660. 130-A N. McDowell St. ... In Charlotte, women must have their bodies covered by at least 16 yards of cloth at all times. • In Dunn, it is illegal to drive on a…

MadMadMax's avatar

Oral sex is a crime against nature.

There goes my sex life.

livelaughlove21's avatar

The link isn’t showing up right on my phone, but in South Carolina it’s legal to beat your wife on the steps of the state house, but only on Sunday.

OneBadApple's avatar

We might be in South Carolina in the coming weeks.

“Sunday”, you say, ‘ey ??......

OneBadApple's avatar

Burnsville (about 45 minutes into the mountains from Asheville)

dxs's avatar

I’m actually mind-blown about how there are so many of these “laws” in any state yet they’re so overlooked. Are they truths or is the internet really that mutually incorrect?

livelaughlove21's avatar

@OneBadApple That’s North Carolina.

OneBadApple's avatar

Oh man, I’m sorry. My brain is also north of somewhere this evening….

livelaughlove21's avatar

@OneBadApple S’all good. ;)

@dxs Oh, they’re real. There are tons of old laws on the books that are not enforced, and perhaps never have been. These are only the most ridiculous ones.

The scary part is that the laws were created for a reason. Someone had to get a fish drunk in order for some lawmaker to decide that such a thing was wrong.

MadMadMax's avatar

@OneBadApple Are you saying you are moving from Vermont to North Carolina? Or just visiting? Don’t move to N.Carolina seriously.

Asheville area is beautiful – not architecturally like Vermont – the mountains are just gorgeous; no old New England churches, greens, houses and lots of developments and minimals. Not a people state.

OneBadApple's avatar

@MadMadMax We live in Florida, not Vermont. Don’t be fooled by that ‘profile’ thing. I just put nonsense down as it arrives in my head. The same profile story used to have me in Wisconsin, but I became tired of “living” there, so recently ‘moved’ myself to Vermont.

Although I have visited both states, I’ve never actually lived in either.
Sorry for any unintended confusion.

( I’m apparently well below average in mental stability….)

MadMadMax's avatar

@OneBadApple LOL Whew, you scared me.

When I first drove into Durham i think, i saw a large burning cross for the first time in my life – reality hit me in the face. I felt like throwing up.

livelaughlove21's avatar

@MadMadMax A bit strange, considering NC is in the Bible Belt. I live in SC and I’ve never seen a burning cross – and NC is more of a “people state” than SC.

OneBadApple's avatar

Yeah, unfortunately The South is still The South in that sense, in a lot of places anyway.

Common social enlightenment and historical behavioral shame are at least a few generations away….

MadMadMax's avatar

North Carolina has more white supremacist secret societies than any other state I think.

MadMadMax's avatar

http://www.nationalmemo.com/5-worst-ideas-from-north-carolinas-tea-party-legislature/

The tea party crazy train speeds up in Raleigh | NC Policy Watch
www.ncpolicywatch.com/.../the-tea-party-crazy-train-speeds-up-in-raleig...‎
May 7, 2013 – If you were wondering if the tea party crazy train was slowing down in… It’s actually picking up steam as it drags North Carolina further to the right… that puts the state tax code in the middle of the pack among the 50 states.

How One Millionaire Is Turning North Carolina Into A Tea Party Utopia
thinkprogress.org/.../meet-the-north-carolina-legislature-the-new…‎
by Ian Millhiser – in 30 Google+ circles
Apr 8, 2013 – With no remaining checks to Republican rule in North Carolina, the state has… and ill-considered—tea party fantasies dressed up as legislation.

OneBadApple's avatar

The Tea Party will of course grow its healthiest roots in the most hand-over-heart patriotic soil, and that certainly might be in NC.

My wife’s sister and her husband moved to the mountains there about 6 years ago and think they are in heaven. Unfortunately he had a severe stroke two days ago, and the doctors in Asheville are calling it “very grave”.

Which is why we might be going up there in the coming weeks….if you know what I mean….

MadMadMax's avatar

I hope he has health insurance.

Very sad.

OneBadApple's avatar

Fortunately they are fine relative to health coverage.

Yeah, Mikey. He is one of those guys always doing everything for everyone. One of life’s little jokes on the rest of us, I guess.

We are hoping for a miracle….

Damn, I’m sorry…..we are supposed to be having FUN here…..

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