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Subject: FUNNY LAWS
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 16:31:22 EDT



Ontario Prov. Laws
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It is illegal to pretend to practice witchcraft.
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It is illegal to kill a sick person by frightening them.
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No one in Canada may watch or listen to an encrypted broadcast which is not
licensed by the Canadian government. This means using US satellite systems
such as "DirecTV" is illegal.
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Citizens may not publicly remove bandages.
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Comic books which depict any illegal acts are banned.
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Quebec Prov.
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Beaconsfield Laws
You may not own a log cabin.
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Montreal Laws

The Queen Elizabeth Hotel must feed your horse freely when you rent a room.
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You may not wash your car in the street.
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"For Sale" signs are not permitted in the windows of moving vehicles.
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Cars parked in public places must be locked, and their windows must be down
to less than the width of a hand.
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Citizens may not relieve themselves or spit on the street. Punishable by a
fine of over 100 Canadian dollars.
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Nova Scotia Law
When raining, a person may not water his/her lawn.
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Alberta Law
If you are released from prison, it is required that you are given a
handgun with bullets and a horse, so you can ride out of town.

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New York Prov. aaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh State..........................
A fine of $25 can be levied for flirting. This old law specifically
prohibits men from turning around on any city street and looking "at a woman in that
way." A second conviction for a crime of this magnitude calls for the
violating male to be forced to wear a "pair of horse-blinders" wherever and
whenever he goes outside for a stroll.
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It is against the law to throw a ball at someone's head for fun.
(If your serious, its OK)
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The penalty for jumping off a building is death.
(Gee, they're strict in this state...................)
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A person may not walk around on Sundays with an ice cream cone in his/her
pocket.
(This has been a serious problem for over a century
now.........................)
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While riding in an elevator, one must talk to no one,(<Like riding the
subway in Boston) and fold his hands while looking toward the door.
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Slippers are not to be worn after 10:00 P.M.
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Women may go topless in public, providing it is not being used as a
business.
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Vermont Laws
Women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false
teeth.
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At one time it was illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole.
('Ya know how those domestic animals in Vermont are...................LOL)
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Whistling underwater is illegal

(How about bubbles???????????????????)
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Barre, Vermont Law
All residents shall bathe every Saturday night.
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