There are a host of obscure laws on the books across the United States. Within the time and context of the period when created, they probably made perfect sense, but now most of these are just good for a laugh.
Worldatlas.com lists 50 of these laws. Here’s a short sampling:
1. It is prohibited to open an umbrealla on a street in Alabama
2. One is not to walk backwards after sunset in Devon, Connecticut
3. The singing in public places while wearing a bathing suit is not allowed in Florida
4. It is prohibited to gift a box of chocolates weighing more than 50 lbs in Idaho
5. The giving of whiskey to dogs is prohibited in Chicago.
6. In Indiana, the value of pi is 4, not 3.1415…
7. Nobody is to step out of a plane mid-flight in Maine
8. In Baltimore, it is not permitted to take a lion to the movies
9. Tapping feet, nodding head, or moving to music in any water is prohibited in restaurants in New Hampshire
10. No slippers before 10 pm in New York
For more dumb laws by state, click HERE
See: Dumb South Carolina Laws.
