A Los Angeles judge ruled that "a citizen may snore with immunity in
his own home, even though he may be in possession of unusual and
exceptional ability in that particular field."
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	A New York City judge ruled that if two women behind you at the
movies insist on discussing the probable outcome of the film, you have the
right to turn around and blow a Bronx cheer at them.
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A New York City ordinance prohibits the shooting of rabbits from the
rear of a Third Avenue street car -- if the car is in motion.
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A Riverside, California, health ordinance states that two persons may
not kiss each other without first wiping their lips with carbolized rosewater.
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According to Arkansas law, Section 4761, Pope's Digest:  "No person
shall be permitted under any pretext whatever, to come nearer than
fifty feet of any door or window of any polling room, from the opening
of the polls until the completion of the count and the certification of
the returns."
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According to Kentucky state law, every person must take a bath at least
once a year.
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Atlanta makes it against the law to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole
or street lamp.
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Carmel, New York, has an ordinance forbidding men to wear coats and
trousers that don't match.
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Chicago law prohibits eating in a place that is on fire.
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District of Columbia pedestrians who leap over passing autos to escape
injury, and then strike the car as they come down, are liable for any
damage inflicted on the vehicle.
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Fights between cats and dogs are prohibited by statute in Barber, North
Carolina.
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Frankfort, Kentucky, makes it against the law to shoot off a policeman's tie.
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Horses are forbidden to eat fire hydrants in Marshalltown, Iowa.
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Idaho state law makes it illegal for a man to give his sweetheart
a box of candy weighing less than fifty pounds.
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In Blythe, California, a city ordinance declares that a person must own
at least two cows before he can wear cowboy boots in public.
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In Boston, it is illegal to hold frog-jumping contests in nightclubs.
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In Columbia, Pennsylvania, it is against the law for a pilot to tickle
a female flying student under her chin with a feather duster in order
to get her attention.
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In Corning, Iowa, it's a misdemeanor for a man to ask his wife to ride
in any motor vehicle.
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In Denver it is unlawful to lend your vacuum cleaner to your next-door neighbor.
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In Devon, Connecticut, it is unlawful to walk backwards after sunset.
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In Greene, New York, it is illegal to eat peanuts and walk backwards on
the sidewalks when a concert is on.
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In Lexington, Kentucky, it's illegal to carry an ice cream cone in your pocket.
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In Lowes Crossroads, Delaware, it is a violation of local law for any
pilot or passenger to carry an ice cream cone in their pocket while
either flying or waiting to board a plane.
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In Memphis, Tennessee, it is illegal for a woman to drive a car unless
there is a man either running or walking in front of it waving a red
flag to warn approaching motorists and pedestrians.
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In Ohio, if you ignore an orator on Decoration day to such an extent as
to publicly play croquet or pitch horseshoes within one mile of the
speaker's stand, you can be fined $25.00.
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In Pocataligo, Georgia, it is a violation for a woman over 200 pounds
and attired in shorts to pilot or ride in an airplane.
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In Pocatello, Idaho, a law passed in 1912 provided that "The carrying
of concealed weapons is forbidden, unless same are exhibited to public view."
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In Seattle, Washington, it is illegal to carry a concealed weapon that
is over six feet in length.
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In Tennessee, it is illegal to shoot any game other than whales from a
moving automobile.
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In Tulsa, Oklahoma, it is against the law to open a soda bottle without
the supervision of a licensed engineer.
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In West Union, Ohio, No married man can go flying without his spouse
along at any time, unless he has been married for more than 12 months.
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It is against the law for a monster to enter the corporate limits of
Urbana, Illinois.
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It is illegal to drive more than two thousand sheep down Hollywood
Boulevard at one time.
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It is illegal to say "Oh, Boy" in Jonesboro, Georgia.
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It is Texas law that when two trains meet each other at a railroad crossing,
each shall come to a full stop, and neither shall proceed until the other
has gone.
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It shall be unlawful for any suspicious person to be within the municipality.
		-- Local ordinance, Euclid Ohio
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It's illegal in Wilbur, Washington, to ride an ugly horse.
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Kansas state law requires pedestrians crossing the highways at night to
wear tail lights.
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Kirkland, Illinois, law forbids bees to fly over the village or through
any of its streets.
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Legislation proposed in the Illinois State Legislature, May, 1907:
	"Speed upon county roads will be limited to ten miles an hour
unless the motorist sees a bailiff who does not appear to have had a
drink in 30 days, when the driver will be permitted to make what he can."
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Loud burping while walking around the airport is prohibited in Halstead, Kansas.
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Minors in Kansas City, Missouri, are not allowed to purchase cap pistols;
they may buy shotguns freely, however.
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New Hampshire law forbids you to tap your feet, nod your head, or in
any way keep time to the music in a tavern, restaurant, or cafe.
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Texas law forbids anyone to have a pair of pliers in his possession.
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The Arkansas legislature passed a law that states that the Arkansas
River can rise no higher than to the Main Street bridge in Little Rock.
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The City of Palo Alto, in its official description of parking lot standards,
specifies the grade of wheelchair access ramps in terms of centimeters of
rise per foot of run.  A compromise, I imagine...
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The District of Columbia has a law forbidding you to exert pressure on
a balloon and thereby cause a whistling sound on the streets.
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The state law of Pennsylvania prohibits singing in the bathtub.
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There is a Massachusetts law requiring all dogs to have their hind legs
tied during the month of April.
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Virginia law forbids bathtubs in the house; tubs must be kept in the yard.