Dumb or stupid law?

Nogard · Mayor's Aide Joined: 14 Jun 2006 Posts: 130

What's the dumbest law you ever heard of past or present?

This one stupid law. It's still in the law books but it's not a hard law that must be followed. The law is "In Ohio you can fish for whales on Sunday." Man today's Sunday and I was going to go fishing for whales. Wink

reviewer · Mayor's Aide Joined: 04 Dec 2006 Posts: 145

Most of these "dumb laws" are urban legends. If you actually look at the context of the law, they usually make more sense. For example, "it's illegal to leash a camel to a Fire Hydrant on Fridays" actually might refer to a law that makes it illegal to leash any animal to any fire hydrant at any time. Technically true but not "dumb" as it sounds.