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Dumb laws in Virginia
Virginia Children are not to go trick-or-treating on Halloween. Citizens must honk their horn while passing other cars. Driving while not wearing shoes is prohibited. (Repealed) It is illegal to sell peanut brittle on Sundays. It is illegal to spit on sidewalk. It i
Dumb laws in Washington
Washington • A law to reduce crime states: "It is mandatory for a motorist with criminal intentions to stop at the city limits and telephone the chief of police as he is entering the town." • All lollipops are banned. • Bremerton: You may not shuck peanuts on the street. • Everett: It is
Dumb laws in West Virginia
West Virginia • According to the state constitution, it is unlawful for anyone to own a red or a black flag. • 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
Dumb laws in Wisconsin
Wisconsin • As people used to smuggle it in from Illinois, all yellow butter substitute is banned. • At one time, margarine was illegal. • Butter substitutes are not allowed to be served in state prisons. • Car dealerships cannot sell cars on Sunday. • Cheese making requires a cheese
Dumb laws in Wyoming
Wyoming • Cheyenne Citizens may not take showers on Wednesdays. • In Wyoming it is illegal to tattoo a horse with the intent of making it unrecognizable to its owner. • It is illegal for women to stand within five feet of a bar while drinking. • It is illegal to wea
