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in texas it is illegal to have sex with a fish, in florida it is illegal to get a fish drunk, and n.carolina
thought both laws were good so in nc it is illegal to have sex with a drunk fish , To 'fall off the wagon' does
not refer to drunkeness. It actually references sobriety. 'Up on the wagon' refers to drunkeness from the days
of beer wagons and true (drunk drivers:)). [Source: another website, History Channel]
Jake, Mike from IL, Las Vegas, NV. USA (27 April 2000)
In Athens, Greece, a driver's license can be lifted by the law if the driver is deemed either 'poorly dressed'
or 'unbathed'. [Source: Dayton Daily Newspaper-L. M. Boyd-13 Aug. 1998]
Tim Baker from Dayton, Ohio (5 April 2000)
As of this month (April, 2000) it's still a law in Canada that the government will pay a bounty for all Indian
scalps brought in. [Source: Paul Harvey News and Comment]
Tim Baker from Dayton, Ohio (5 April 2000)
The Flags That Fly 24 Hours A Day: After the addition of the new House and Senate wings in the 1850s, even before
the great dome was completed in 1863, photographs of the period show flags flying over each new wing and the central
east and west fronts. The custom of flying the flags 24 hours a day over the east and west fronts was begun during
World War 1. This was done in response to requests received from all over the country urging that the flag of the
United States be flown continuously over the public buildings in Washington, DC. Presidential proclamations and
laws since that time authorize the display of the flag 24 hours a day at the following places: Fort MeHenry National
Monument and Historic Shrine, Baltimore, Maryland (Presidential Proclamation No.2795, July 2, 1948). Flag House
Square, Albemarle and Pratt Streets, Baltimore Maryland (Public Law 83-319, approved March 26, 1954). United States
Marine Corp Memorial (Iwo Jima), Arlington, Virginia (Presidential Proclamation No.3418, June 12, 1961). On the
Green of the Town of Lexington, Massachusetts (Public Law 89-335, approved November 8, 1965). The White House,
Washington, DC. (Presidential Proclamation No.4000, September 4.1970). Washington Monument, Washington, DC. (Presidential
Proclamation No.4064, July 6,1971, effective July 4, 1971). Fifty flags of the United States are displayed at the
Washington Monument continuously. United States Customs Ports of Entry which are continually open (Presidential
Proclamation No.4131, May 5, 1972). Grounds of the National Memorial Arch in Valley Forge State Park, Valley Forge,
Pennsylvania (Public Law 94-53, approved July 4, 1975). Many other places fly the flag at night as a patriotic
gesture by custom. [Source: http://www.icss.com/usflag/five.flags.html]
Bill Pendleton from Woodbridge Virginia (16 March 2000)
In New Jersey, it's illegal to own a garbage disposal, even though everyone has one. Also, in California, Caller
ID is illegal, and it IS enforced. [Source: I lived in NJ, and I have a friend who lived in CA.]
Mark Hammond from Salt Lake City, Utah (6 March 2000)
In Afghanistan it's against the law to fly a kite. To do so is punishable by whipping and imprisonment. [Source:
Dayton Daily News-L.M. Boyd-11 May, 1998]
Tim from Dayton (24 February 2000)
On the island of Jersey it's against the law for a man to knit during the fishing season. [Source: Dayton Daily
News-L.M.Boyd-21 Jan.1998]
Tim from Dayton (24 February 2000)
It used to be against the law to talk in an elevator in New York...I don't think it's a law anymore. [Source: My
dad told me]
Kristie from Va (23 February 2000)
In Alabama it is illegal to carry a comb in your pocket, because it may be used as a weapon. This comes after a
13 year old boy was killed when he was stabbed with a comb. [Source: Local Newspaper in Alabama]
Paul from Harry (2 February 2000)
In Michigan, it is illegal to chain an alligator to a fire hydrant. [Source: Wacky,Yet True Laws!]
Jackie from Holland,MI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (2 February 2000)
In North Carolina it is illegal to have upholstered furniture on your front porch or lawn and if this law was enforced,
it would be a $50.00 per week fine. [Source: Radio station]
Nessa B. from Morganton, N.C. (14 January 2000)
The ice cream Sundae got it's name in my home town, Evanston, Illinois, home of the Methodist-founded Northwestern
University, and the Women's Christian Temperance Union. A hundred years ago, the town leaders didn't care for the
iffluence soda fountains had over the populous, keeping the faithful out of church on Sundays. The city city passed
a law banning the sale of ice cream sodas on Sunday. An industrious soda jerk invented the Sunday Soda, containing
ice cream and syrup, but no soda, thereby complying with the letter of the law. Religious leaders then complained
that the Sabbath day should not be used for mundane advertising. The spelling was then changed to Ice Cream Sundae.
[Source: City of Evanston website, history of Evanston]
Butch O'Malley from Evanston, IL, USA (14 January 2000)
In California, it is illegal to peel an onion in a hotel room. [Source: friend]
Gerardo Tejada from framingham, massachusetts (20 December 1999)
In Michigan it is illegal for a woman to get her hair cut without her husband's permission. [Source: on the news]
vincent from Tecumseh MI (18 December 1999)
In Texas it used to be illegal to buy games on Sunday. [Source: MY MOM]
Mary from Somewhere in Indiana (14 December 1999)
Leonardo da Vinci was a reknowned grave robber. The desecration of the dead was highly illegal in his times, making
the intricate studies of the human body he wanted to perform highly impossible legally. So he took to purchasing
corpses from grave robbers to make those amazing anatomical studies. Also, his handwriting was written upside down
and backwards. Leonardo da Vinci was also rumored to amuse court festivities by bending a steel rod into a pretzel.
He was an architect, a painter, a scientist, an arms manufacturer, an adviser to at least two royal families, and
a revolutionary military strategist. [Source: Well known fact]
Kyle from Starks (6 December 1999)
