Pellau Magazine: 5 CRAZY CRIMES That Are ILLEGAL IN THE USA But Are LEGAL Everywhere Else!

5 CRAZY CRIMES That Are ILLEGAL IN THE USA But Are LEGAL Everywhere Else!

11:55 AM | Posted by Pellau | Edit Post

There are plenty of laws in the United States that we’re a little ashamed to bring up again to repeal. Many of them are either so outdated or so outrageous that you won’t see them anywhere else in the world.

Some laws, like Oklahoma’s ban on long Bingo games, have a some semblance of a practical use. Extended play can lead to extended drinking can lead to extended gambling, lawmakers must’ve assumed. Others, like Augusta, Maine’s law against walking down the street while playing a violin, are just plain hilarious.

1. Take Idaho, for example. Perfectly legal to give your lady a box of chocolates, perfectly illegal for that box of chocolates to weigh less than 50 pounds. That said, Local News 8 questioned the validity of this law — and found that it’s probably an “obscure city ordinance” that isn’t ever enforced.

2. In Alaska, you can’t wake a sleeping bear specifically for a photo opportunity, according to a report from Harford College. Who makes this stuff up?

3. In North Dakota, beer and pretzels can’t be served at the same time at any bar or restaurant. KFYR investigated this law, and found that while true — and maybe misconstrued – nobody’s getting busted.

DON’T DO IT DANNY!

4. Why is this man whispering, “Fear Oregon” into his lover’s ear? Because it’s illegal to whisper dirty things during sex in the area of Willowdale, at least according to DumbLaws.com.

5. You absolutely cannot dye a duckling blue and offer it for sale in Kentucky unless you offer more than six blue ducklings at once. This sounds like a lawmaker was really upset when one of his colleagues bought a blue duckling, then realized there was only one for sale. Sad. Or maybe it’s because you can’t dye a duckling blue without making shark bait: