Delaware
District of Columbia
Maryland
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia



Delaware

It is illegal to fly over any body of water, unless one is carrying sufficient supplies of food and drink.
It is illegal to try to pawn your wooden leg.

Lewes
It is illegal to wear pants that are form-fitting around the waist.
Getting married on a dare is grounds for an annulment.



District of Columbia

Nothing strange happens here.

Maryland

In Baltimore,
Every person who has bowled since 1833 may be fined $2 for each offense.
It's illegal to mistreat oysters.
It's illegal to play Randy Newman's "Short People" on the radio.
Oral sex can not be given or received anywhere.
Thistles may not grow in one's yard.

Baltimore
It's illegal to throw bales of hay from a second-story window within the city limits.
It's illegal to take a lion to the movies.
It is a park rule violation to be in a public park with a sleeveless shirt. $10 fine. This would include joggers that go shirtless.
No person who is a "tramp" or "vagrant" shall loiter in any park at any time. They define tramp as a person who roves for begging purposes and a vagrant as an idle person who is able-bodied living without labor. It's a $50 fine.
It is a violation of city code to sell chicks or ducklings to a minor within 1 week of the Easter holiday.
Though you may spit on a city roadway, spitting on city sidewalks is prohibited.
You may not curse inside the city limits.
it is illegal to wash or scrub sinks, no matter how dirty they get.

Columbia
You can not have a antenna exposed outside of your house yet you can have a 25' satellite dish.
Though clotheslines are banned, clothes may be draped over a fence.

Halethorpe
It is illegal to kiss for more than one second.

Ocean City
Eating while swimming in the ocean is prohibited.



New Jersey

You cannot pump your own gas. All gas stations are full service and full service only.
Pickles are not to be consumed on Sundays.
It is against the law to frown at a police officer.
It is illegal to slurp soup.
On a highway you can not park under a bridge.
If you have been convicted of driving while intoxicated, you may never again apply for personalized license plates.
Car dealerships are forbidden from opening.
Automobiles are not to pass horse drawn carriages on the street.
It is illegal to delay or detain a homing pigeon.

Bernards Township
It is illegal to frown as the town is a "Frown-Free Town Zone".

Caldwell
You may not dance or wear shorts on the main avenue.

Crawford
Citizens are not permitted to park their own boat on their lawn.

Cresskill
All cats must wear three bells to warn birds of their whereabouts.

Manville
It is illegal to offer whiskey or cigarettes to animals a the local zoo.

Newark
It is illegal to sell ice cream after 6pm, unless the customer has a note from his doctor.

Ocean City
People may not slurp their soup.
Pinball machines are not to be played on Sunday.
Raw hamburger may not be sold.

Raritan
Profanity is prohibited.

Sea Isle City
There will be no boiling of bones on the property.

Trenton
It is illegal to throw a bad pickle in the street.



Pennsylvania


It is contrary to Pennsylvania law to discharge a gun, cannon, revolver or other explosive weapon at a wedding.
It is illegal to have over 16 women live in a house together. However up to 120 men can live together, without breaking the law.
Any motorist driving along a country road at night must stop every mile and send up a rocket signal, wait 10 minutes for the road to be cleared of livestock, and continue.
You may not sing in the bathtub.
Fireworks stores may not sell fireworks to Pennsylvania residents.
A person is not eligible to become Governor if he/she has participated in a duel.
You may not purchase no more than two packages of beer at a time when buying from other than an official 'beer distributor'.
All liquor stores must be run by the state.
Motorized vehicles are not to be sold on Sundays.
You may not catch a fish with your hands.
You may not catch a fish by any body part except the mouth.
Dynamite is not to be used to catch fish.
Though you do not need a fishing license to fish on your own land, a hunting license is required to hunt on your own land.
Any motorist who sights a team of horses coming toward him must pull well off the road, cover his car with a blanket or canvas that blends with the countryside, and let the horses pass. If the horses appear skittish, the motorist must take his car apart, piece by piece, and hide it under the nearest bushes.
Ministers are forbidden from performing marriages when either the bride or groom is drunk.
A special cleaning ordinance bans housewives from hiding dirt and dust under a rug in a dwelling.
No man may purchase alcohol without written consent from his wife.
State law prohibits singing in the bathtub.

Allentown
There is a law against men becoming aroused in public.

Carlisle
In this small town, there is one block in the middle of town that requires a $25 permit to park there for six months. During the night, even with a permit the cars must be moved (For street-cleaning). When the ice/snow storms come through and the street cleaners may not operate, the police still enforces the law that makes parking at night illegal.

Connellsville
It is against the law to drop your pants so low that ones underwear shows, or 5 inches below the waist.

Danville
All fire hydrants must be checked one hour before all fires.

Millville
One may not shoot any dog that is found wandering the streets.
The sale of alcohol is prohibited.

Morrisville
It is required that a woman have a permit to wear cosmetics.

Newtown
Every outlet or switch (which can be purchased for 59 cents) that is installed requires an electrical inspection fee of 1 dollar and 33 cents.

Pittsburgh
It is illegal to bring a donkey or a mule onto a trolley car.
No one is allowed to sleep on a refrigerator.

Ridley Park
You cannot walk backwards eating peanuts in front of the Barnstormers Auditorium during a performance.

Tarentum
Horses are not to be tied to parking meters.

Virginia

Not only is it illegal to have sex with the lights on, one may not have sex in any position other than missionary.
There is a state law prohibiting "corrupt practices of bribery by any person other than political candidates."
It is illegal to spit on sidewalk.
If one is not married, it is illegal for him to have sexual relations.
You may not have oral or anal sex.
Police radar detectors are illegal.
Citizens must honk their horn while passing other cars.
Children are not to go trick-or-treating on Halloween.
It is illegal to tickle women.
You cannot sell lettuce on Sunday, but you can sell beer, wine etc. (Repealed)
It is illegal to sell peanut brittle on Sundays. (Repealed)
Driving while not wearing shoes is prohibited. (Repealed)
You may not work on Sunday. (Repealed)
You cannot buy hardware of any kind on Sunday. (Passed in 1975, repealed in 1977)

Culpeper
No one may wash a mule on the sidewalk.

Dayton
A person of color may not be oustide or within the city limits after 7 pm.

Lebanon
It is illegal to kick your wife out of bed.

Norfolk
Spitting on a sea gull is not tolerated.
A man may face 60 days in jail for patting a woman's derriere.
Women must wear a corsette after sundown and be in the company of male chaperone.

Richmond
It is illegal to flip a coin in any eating establishment to determine who buys a cup of coffee.

Stafford County
It is legal for a man to beat his wife on the courthouse steps so long as it is before 8:00 pm.

Victoria
It is illegal to skate down the sidewalk of Main Street.

Virginia Beach
If you are drunk and not driving your car, and the person who is driving the car is drunk as well, you may both receive DUI's.
It is illegal for a person to ride on the handlebars of a bike.

Waynesboro
It is illegal for a woman to drive a car up Main Street unless her husband is walking in front of the car waving a red flag.
There is a state law prohibiting corrupt practices of bribery by any person other than candidates.


West Virginia

No children may attend school with their breath smelling of "wild onions."
When a railroad passes within 1 mile of a community of 100 or more people in it, they must build a station and stop there regularly to pick up and drop off passengers.
It is legal for a male to have sex with an animal as long as it does not exceed 40 lbs.
It is illegal to snooze on a train.
Doctors and dentists may not place a woman under anesthesia unless a third person is present.
According to the state constitution, it is unlawful for anyone to own a red or a black flag.
If you wear a hat inside a theater, you may be fined.
Roadkill may be taken home for supper.
Whistling underwater is prohibited.

Alderson
One may not walk a lion, tiger or leopard, even on a leash.

Nicholas County
No member of the clergy is allowed to tell jokes or humorous stories from the pulpit during a church service.

Huntington
Firemen may not whistle or flirt at any woman passing a firehouse.
It is legal to beat your wife so long as it is done in public on Sunday, on the courthouse steps.

Nicholas County
No clergy members may tell jokes or humorous stories from the pulpit during church services.
Doctors and dentists may not place a woman under anesthesia unless a third person is present.
It is illegal to snooze on a train.
No children may attend school with their breath smelling of "wild onions."

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