Pacific Grove, California- It causes a misdemeanor if you kill or threaten a butterfly
Ventura County, California- Cats or dogs can't have sex without a permit.
Sarasota, Florida- It is illegal to wear swimwear while singing a public place.
Chicago, Illinois- A hat pin is considered a concealed weapon.
Michigan- It is illegal for a woman to cut her hair without her husband's consent.
Minnesota- It is illegal to mock skunks.
Brainerd, Minnesota- Every man must grow a beard
Ohio- It is illegal to sell beer while wearing a Santa Claus suit, even if you are a dog.
Seattle, Washington- It is illegal to sell lollipops. Suckers are fine.
Virginia- All bathtubs must be outside, not in the house.
Toronto, Canada- It is illegal to ride a streetcar on Sunday after eating garlic.
Cleveland, Ohio- It is illegal to capture mice without a hunting license.
Arizona- It is illegal to hunt camels.
Kentucky- It is illegal to carry an ice cream cone in your pocket.
Louisana- It is illegal to rob a bank, and then shoot the teller with a water pistol.
Indiana- It is prohibited to bathe in the winter.
Kentucky- You must take a bath at least once a year.
Alaska- It is illegal to look at a moose from a flying vehicle.
Atlanta, Georgia- is illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or street lamp.
Idaho- It is forbidden by law for one citizen to give another citizen a box of candy that weighs more than 50 pounds.
New York State- It is illegal to shoot a rabbit from a trolley car.
Somalia, Africa- It is illegal to carry old gum on the tip of you nose.
New Jersey- It is illegal to slurp soup.
Arkansas- A man is allowed to beat his wife, but no more than once a month.
Chicago, Illinois- It is illegal for a woman that weighs 200 pounds to ride horses in shorts.
Miami, Florida- It is illegal for a man to wear a strapless gown.
Mesquite, Texas- It is illegal for children to have unusual haircuts.
Connecticut- It is illegal to walk across the street on your hands.
Avignon, France- It is illegal for a flying saucer to land in the city.
North Carolina- You cannot sell cotton lint or cotton seed at night.
New York- It is illegal to do anything against the law.
Hartford, Connecticut- It is illegal to plant a tree in the street.
Christiansburg, Virginia- It is illegal to spit.
Provincetown, Massachusetts- it's illegal to sell suntan oil until after noon on Sunday.
San Fransisco- It is illegal to beat a rug in front of you house.
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Somthor had this to say about Pirotess:
Minnesota- It is illegal to mock skunks.
We don't mock them, we run them over... which isn't necessarily better... 
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Toronto, Canada- It is illegal to ride a streetcar on Sunday after eating garlic.
i hope that they took that out... too many people should be fined if they didn't.
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Minnesota- It is illegal to mock skunks.
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When the babel fish was in place, it was apparent Somthor said:
god only knows why these were ever put on the books.Pacific Grove, California- It causes a misdemeanor if you kill or threaten a butterfly
Having lived next door in Monterey for a while I can answer this one. When Monarch butterflies are on their migration, they stop off in Pacific Grove. MILLIONS of them. It's actually quite a tourist draw for them. Not unlike when the swallows return to San Juan Capistrano. So it's in place to prevent people from damaging a very lucrative tourist draw.
As for some of the others, they've most likely been repealed at some point. The laws are on the books still however since it was a law.
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Peanut butter ass Shaq Random Insanity Generator booooze lime pole over bench lick:
Having lived in Mesquite, Tx I know that that law came from the school district. They were sick of kids getting odd things shaved into their heads and all they could do was suspend the student. One of the administrators brought it up before the City Council and an ordinace was passed which basically now allows the district to have the parents fined for letting their kids do stupid shit to their heads.
Because heavens knows what'd happen if we let kids have constitutional rights.
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That's MY city.. i'm tempted to fill up a pothole with dirt and plant a sapling in it... [ 02-24-2004: Message edited by: diadem ]
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Atlanta, Georgia- is illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or street lamp.
That's been making me want to test it for years. Ever since I moved back north from Savannah.
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New York- It is illegal to do anything against the law.
Greatest law ever!
no bullshit.
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Maradon the Dumbleton had this to say about Tron:
Because heavens knows what'd happen if we let kids have constitutional rights.
Kids technically don't have those rights. 
Their parents have those rights, but anything serious the kid does usually has reprecussions on the parents. Since the kids aren't 100% responsible for themselves they do not get 100% of the rights provided under those laws...
At least that's the rationale used. *shrug* Seeing black guys with 'grandma' carved into their hair was retarded enough to keep me from arguing the point.
That one always amused me.
