stargazer673's Journal

Texas:

--A recently passed anticrime law requires criminals to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed...

-A city ordinance states that a person cannot go barefoot without first obtaining a special five-dollar permit.

Illinois:

--According to state law, it is illegal to speak English. The officially recognized language is "American."

Oklahoma:

--Whale hunting is strictly forbidden.

--People who make "ugly faces" at dogs may be fined and/or jailed.

Michigan:

--A state law stipulates that a woman's hair legally belongs to her husband.

North Carolina:

--It is illegal to make love on the floor of a hotel room between two double beds.

Pennsylvania:

--"Any motorist who sights a team of horses coming toward 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."

Vermont:

--It is illegal to deny the existence of God

Massachesetts

In 1659, the state outlawed Christmas.