Obsolete Silly Laws
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by Staff

Silly old laws exist on the books of towns all over the United States. Here are some of the silliest. 

  • In Lexington, Ky., there is an ordinance forbidding anyone to carry an ice-cream cone in his pocket.
  • In Waterloo, Nebr., barbers are forbidden to eat onions between seven a.m. and seven p.m.
  • In the Commonwealth of Massachusetts it is against the law to eat peanuts in church or to use tomatoes in making clam chowder.
  • In Kansas an old law states that you cannot eat snakes on Sunday or rattlesnake meat in public.
  • In Los Angeles you cannot bathe two babies in the same tub at the same time.
  • In Zion, Ill., it is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats and other domesticated animals kept as pets.
  • In Carmel, N.Y., a man can't go outside while wearing a jacket and pants th…
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