23 Of The Weirdest American Laws You’ll Ever Need To Obey

The United States prides itself on having created a society in which virtually all human behavior is governed by laws.

Indeed, how often have you heard the much overused phrase ” no-one is above the law.”

Apart from the fact that this claim is demonstrably untrue, it is interesting that this preoccupation with obeying “the law” is so deeply rooted in the American psyche.

But would people be so anxious to comply with ALL the laws on the statute book if they actually knew them?

We set out LifeDaily team the task of unearthing some of the weirdest laws ever to have been enacted in the United States.

Browse through our selection to determine which of these laws you are aware of – and how many of them you have broken!

1. In Ohio, it is against state law to get a fish drunk.
2. In Miami, Florida, it is illegal to skateboard in a police station.
3. In Florida, unmarried women who parachute on Sundays can be jailed.
4. In Kentucky, it is illegal to carry a concealed weapon more than six-feet long.
5. In Vermont, women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth.
6. In Providence, Rhode Island, it is still illegal for shop owners to sell toothpaste and toothbrushes to the same customer on a Sunday.
7. In St. Louis, Missouri, it is still illegal for firemen to rescue women who are still in their nightdresses.
8. In Eureka, Nevada, it is still illegal for men with mustaches to kiss women.
9. In Oxford, Ohio, it is still illegal for a woman to undress in front of a picture of a man.
10. In Iowa, it is against the law to kiss for more than five minutes.
11. In Alexandria, Minnesota, it is still illegal for a man who has garlic, onions or sardines on his breath to have sex with his wife.
12. In Ames, Iowa, it is still illegal for men to have three sips of beer while they are in bed with their wives.
13. In Logan County, Colorado, it is still illegal to kiss a woman while she is asleep.
14. In Texas, criminals are still required to give their victims at least 24 hours oral or written notice giving details of the crime they are about to commit.
15. In Tremonton, Utah, it is illegal for a woman to have sex with a man while riding in an ambulance.
16. In Indiana, during the 1950’s, all Robin Hood films were banned because authorities thought that robbing the rich to give to the poor was an act of communism.
17. In the USA impotence is grounds for divorce in 24 states.
18. In Conorsville, Wisconsin, it is illegal for a man to fire a gun while his wife is having an orgasm.
19. In Willowdale, Oregon, no man may curse while having sex with his wife.
20. In Alabama, it is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while driving a vehicle.
21. In Kingsville, Texas, it is against the law for pigs to have sex on airport property.
22. In Florida it is illegal to have sex with a porcupine.
23. In Minnesota, it is still against the law to hang male and female underwear together on the same washing line.

So, honestly, how many of these weird laws would you admit to having broken?

For example, have you ever kissed someone for more than five minutes? Did you give your wife written permission to wear her false teeth?

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