Just a handful, for now. I've got a bunch of 'em written down somewhere, but not sure where. I came across these and thought I'd share - I'll add the others if I ever find them: (Of course, I'm assuming nobody actually gets arrested or fined for any of these, and that it's a case of neglect - nobody has bothered taking them off the books. STILL, at some point, they did pass these laws in the 1st place. It's interesting to me to think about what could've happened that made them think they needed these laws.)
1. In Memphis Tennessee, it is illegal for a woman to drive unless her husband goes along in front of her, waving a red flag to warn other motorists that a female driver is behind the wheel.
2. In Henderson County, Tennessee it's illegal to eat ice cream on the sidewalk. This law, and various similar ones like not spitting on the sidewalk, or not spitting gum on the sidewalk, etc, aren't that uncommon as far as odd laws go. It may be the most common uncommon law ; )
3. In Baltimore Maryland it's illegal to scrub or wash sinks no matter how dirty they get. {See - now what on EARTH could've happened to not only make someone introduce this law, but for the city council or whoever has the task, to pass it?!}
4. In Halethrope Maryland kisses longer than 1 second are illegal.
THE FOLLOWING ARE ALL MARYLAND STATE LAWS - THUS, OF COURSE, APPLYING TO THE ENTIRE STATE, AND NOT JUST SOME TOWN THAT HAD A WEIRD LOCAL EVENT.
5. It is illegal for a woman to go through her husband's pockets while he is sleeping. {I guess the gals had a loophole there, as it wasn't illegal to do so if he was awake.}
6. Men may not buy drinks for a female bartender.
7. It's illegal to sell condoms from vending machines with one exception, you may do so in places where alchoholic drinks are sold for consumption on the premises. {Now, being that we're talking about condoms and vending machines, and selling condoms from vending machines, its obvious that this law is not that old - its certainly recent enough to be considered very very odd.}
8. The Maryland State Legislature once proposed a board of parachute examiners made up of 5 licensed parachute instructors who would test and license all other parachute instructors. {Actually a very good idea, to protect citizens from fraudulent, unqualified instructors who could get someone killed or at least hurt very badly. but.} The plan, though, was abandoned when it was discovered that there were only 3 licensed parachute instructors in the entire state.
ROSEMARY AND CARAWAY SEEDS - VERY OLD HOMEOPATHIC/HERBAL/ MAGICAL USES/BELIEFS FOR THESE 2 HERBS.
I have TONS of similar things, but not here in front of me. These were written on the back side of the paper with the crazy laws you see above, and since this was a relatively short and random-ish blog, I thought I'd just toss this in too. The recipie for the rosemary is copied from an old wife's book, exactly as it appeared - i.e. I DO know how to spell ; )
I don't think anyone will harm themselves using this lore to treat themselves instead of going to a doctor, etc etc, but for liability's sake, always see a medical health professional when it comes to diagnosing and treating illnesses and health conditions, and, tell your doctor about any herbal , OTC, or any other thing you are taking for your health, etc etc etc
CARAWAY SEEDS were once thought to have power against evil forces, and were once (and still by many New Agers, Wiccans, Pagans, and any people into herbal remedies) thought to be an excellent memory restorative.
[AS with the liability adivce about seeing your doctor, etc, I must say, do not self - diagnose or self-treat suspected evil forces that may be attacking you. See your qualified demon/ghost - hunter for diagnosis and treatment, as well as follow up, and keep him/her informed of any over-the-counter or other remedies you use. Ha ha ha. Joke. Well, I thought it was funny - though, for those who do believe in such things, the pros say you really shouldn't attempt to handle stuff like this yourself, cuz you could make things worse. So, maybe it wasn't that much of a joke, wasn't so funny. Aw, yeah, it was to me ; 0 ]
OF ROSEMARY
Take the flowers thereof and make powder thereof and bind it to thy right arm in a linnen cloath and it shall make thee light and merrie.
1. In Memphis Tennessee, it is illegal for a woman to drive unless her husband goes along in front of her, waving a red flag to warn other motorists that a female driver is behind the wheel.
2. In Henderson County, Tennessee it's illegal to eat ice cream on the sidewalk. This law, and various similar ones like not spitting on the sidewalk, or not spitting gum on the sidewalk, etc, aren't that uncommon as far as odd laws go. It may be the most common uncommon law ; )
3. In Baltimore Maryland it's illegal to scrub or wash sinks no matter how dirty they get. {See - now what on EARTH could've happened to not only make someone introduce this law, but for the city council or whoever has the task, to pass it?!}
4. In Halethrope Maryland kisses longer than 1 second are illegal.
THE FOLLOWING ARE ALL MARYLAND STATE LAWS - THUS, OF COURSE, APPLYING TO THE ENTIRE STATE, AND NOT JUST SOME TOWN THAT HAD A WEIRD LOCAL EVENT.
5. It is illegal for a woman to go through her husband's pockets while he is sleeping. {I guess the gals had a loophole there, as it wasn't illegal to do so if he was awake.}
6. Men may not buy drinks for a female bartender.
7. It's illegal to sell condoms from vending machines with one exception, you may do so in places where alchoholic drinks are sold for consumption on the premises. {Now, being that we're talking about condoms and vending machines, and selling condoms from vending machines, its obvious that this law is not that old - its certainly recent enough to be considered very very odd.}
8. The Maryland State Legislature once proposed a board of parachute examiners made up of 5 licensed parachute instructors who would test and license all other parachute instructors. {Actually a very good idea, to protect citizens from fraudulent, unqualified instructors who could get someone killed or at least hurt very badly. but.} The plan, though, was abandoned when it was discovered that there were only 3 licensed parachute instructors in the entire state.
ROSEMARY AND CARAWAY SEEDS - VERY OLD HOMEOPATHIC/HERBAL/ MAGICAL USES/BELIEFS FOR THESE 2 HERBS.
I have TONS of similar things, but not here in front of me. These were written on the back side of the paper with the crazy laws you see above, and since this was a relatively short and random-ish blog, I thought I'd just toss this in too. The recipie for the rosemary is copied from an old wife's book, exactly as it appeared - i.e. I DO know how to spell ; )
I don't think anyone will harm themselves using this lore to treat themselves instead of going to a doctor, etc etc, but for liability's sake, always see a medical health professional when it comes to diagnosing and treating illnesses and health conditions, and, tell your doctor about any herbal , OTC, or any other thing you are taking for your health, etc etc etc
CARAWAY SEEDS were once thought to have power against evil forces, and were once (and still by many New Agers, Wiccans, Pagans, and any people into herbal remedies) thought to be an excellent memory restorative.
[AS with the liability adivce about seeing your doctor, etc, I must say, do not self - diagnose or self-treat suspected evil forces that may be attacking you. See your qualified demon/ghost - hunter for diagnosis and treatment, as well as follow up, and keep him/her informed of any over-the-counter or other remedies you use. Ha ha ha. Joke. Well, I thought it was funny - though, for those who do believe in such things, the pros say you really shouldn't attempt to handle stuff like this yourself, cuz you could make things worse. So, maybe it wasn't that much of a joke, wasn't so funny. Aw, yeah, it was to me ; 0 ]
OF ROSEMARY
Take the flowers thereof and make powder thereof and bind it to thy right arm in a linnen cloath and it shall make thee light and merrie.
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