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Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

11/14/2007 11:38:45 AM · #1

I was reading this article online, and thought it would be a really cute challenge...

Your Dog Rides Inside
In Alaska it is illegal to tie a dog to the roof of your car. As far as we're aware, there's still no law against tying a bunch of dogs to the front of your sled.

Is just one of the crazy laws I read. Of course it wouldn't just have to be strange driving laws, it could be strange laws in general.

Strange Driving Laws

violinist123

Canon EOS-6D

11/14/2007 11:40:57 AM · #2

Could be a fun one.

Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

11/14/2007 11:47:23 AM · #3

I wasn't sure if it had been done before or not, but as I was reading the article, along with the pictures, some of them really made me laugh, which made me think it would be a fun challenge.

LN13

Canon EOS-60D

11/14/2007 12:32:34 PM · #4

The New Yorkers here could tempt fate and have someone puton a windows puppet show and photograph that:

//law.onecle.com/new-york/new-york-city-administrative-code/ADC010-114_10-114.html

Here's some other laws:

//www.speakeasy.org/~dewan/funny_laws.htm

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11/14/2007 12:37:50 PM · #5

In Colorado:

It is illegal to ride a horse while under the influence.

That is funny since I actually know people who got ticketed for this very offense.....you know you're a redneck when....lol

(Taken from this website... Dumb Laws)

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

11/14/2007 12:40:25 PM · #6

Thanks for the link Larry, some of those are so absurd, I got my laugh for the day =0)

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Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

11/14/2007 01:33:21 PM · #7

Originally posted by Moatz:

Rednecks ride horses? Like hell they do... They drive pickups with gun racks. How about "You know you're a cowboy when..."?

R.

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

11/14/2007 02:08:01 PM · #8

Alright, I'll accept that ;)

ShutterPug

Canon EOS-6D

11/14/2007 02:25:22 PM · #9

In Alaska:

While it is legal to shoot bears, waking a sleeping bear for the purpose of taking a photograph is prohibited.

It is considered an offense to push a live moose out of a moving airplane.

A law in Fairbanks does not allow moose to have sex on city streets.

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Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

11/14/2007 02:34:42 PM · #10

Originally posted by ShutterPug:

In Alaska:

While it is legal to shoot bears, waking a sleeping bear for the purpose of taking a photograph is prohibited.

This makes sense. That bear is gonna go after that photographer, after all...

R.

11/14/2007 02:50:34 PM · #11

Makes sense, but you have to think that someone probably actually did that, and that is why they made the law, lol.

sea2c

Canon EOS-50D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8

11/14/2007 03:16:58 PM · #12

You've GOT to be kidding!
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"In Pennsylvania, "Any motorist driving along a country road at night must stop every mile and send up a rocket signal, wait ten minutes for the road to be cleared of livestock, and then continue." This same statute goes on to say: "Any motorist who sights a team of horses coming towards 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."
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kandykarml

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED

11/14/2007 03:44:28 PM · #13

lol.. Those are great.. My hubby always teases me to be thankful that we don't live in the state that says:

It's illegal to beat your spouse with any device that's circumfrence is larger then your thumb...

I wish I remember what state it was.. I'd be willing to guess it's from Ohio since that's where he grew up.. I doubt it's in effect anymore, but can you imagine a time when that was OK.. lol - sick.. :-P

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

11/14/2007 03:51:25 PM · #14

Originally posted by kandykarml:

I doubt it's in effect anymore, but can you imagine a time when that was OK.. lol - sick.. :-P

An astonishing number of obscure/archaic laws are still on the books in many, many states/countries. They just don't (usually) enforce them. But it takes a lot of work to get a law off the books.

R.

Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM

11/14/2007 03:57:40 PM · #15

Originally posted by kandykarml:

I saw one that was very similar to that, I will have to see if I can find it again...

SteveJ

Canon EOS-7D

11/14/2007 03:58:05 PM · #16

Here are a couple from San Francisco:

It is illegal to wipe one's car with used underwear.

Persons classified as "ugly" may not walk down any street.

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Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM

11/14/2007 04:00:54 PM · #17

Here it is, in Los Angeles, California it is illegal for a man to beat his wife with a strap wider than 2 inches without her consent.

Link

ETA: So you do live in the state, just not the city =0) But I won't tell your husband, lol

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SteveJ

Canon EOS-7D

11/14/2007 04:00:55 PM · #18

One from the UK:

It's illegal to eat a mince pie on christmas day here in the UK

twilson944

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

11/14/2007 04:10:09 PM · #19

Not necessarily a law, but in Michigan, the County Clerk will pay 10 cents for every rat's head brought in.

Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8

11/14/2007 04:14:07 PM · #20

Originally posted by twilson944:

Not necessarily a law, but in Michigan, the County Clerk will pay 10 cents for every rat's head brought in.

She must really like rat stew, lol

MaryO

Nikon Z8

11/14/2007 04:15:42 PM · #21

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Originally posted by ShutterPug:
In Alaska:

While it is legal to shoot bears, waking a sleeping bear for the purpose of taking a photograph is prohibited.

This makes sense. That bear is gonna go after that photographer, after all...

R.

I'm having trouble with the logic, here. You can kill it, but you can't make it mad because ... what, it might file a complaint and the park rangers would have to deal with it? Couldn't they just let Darwinism handle this sort of thing?

Um, out of curiousity, is it legal for animals other than moose to have sex on the streets of Fairbanks? Sounds like speciesism to me. And are there little signs with stick figure mooses in love with a line through them so they know it's against the law? Shouldn't they get off ... wait, let me rephrase that ... shouldn't they be given a warning for a first offense?

Great idea for a challenge, BTW :-)

xianart

Canon EOS-7D

Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM

11/14/2007 04:19:22 PM · #22

it's legal to shoot a Scotsman, within the walls of York, as long as you use a crossbow.

it's also legal to drive a herd of sheep across London bridge (which is not the fancy-dan one with all turrets and scroll work, but a rather plain modern one up river from that one, which is called tower bridge.)

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

11/14/2007 04:24:48 PM · #23

I wanted to make sure that this challenge wouldn't be partial to the US, and it isnt....

In Australia, it is illegal to name any animal you plan to eat.

And some others

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ShutterPug

Canon EOS-6D

11/14/2007 04:46:20 PM · #24

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kandykarml