A comedian shares a list of "dumb laws" in the United States, one from each state, that are either outdated, ridiculous, or just plain weird. Examples include Alaska's law against being drunk in a bar, Arizona's law against spitting on public buildings, and Connecticut's law requiring pickles to bounce before being sold. Other laws include Indiana's requirement for black cats to wear bells on Friday the 13th, Louisiana's law against stealing crawfish, and Mississippi's law allowing people to consume large drinks. The comedian pokes fun at these laws and encourages viewers to share their own experiences with weird laws.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. In Alaska, it is illegal to be drunk in a bar.
2. In Arizona, it is unlawful to spit on any public building, sidewalk, or road.
3. In Arizona, it is also illegal to cut a cactus.
4. In Arkansas, visitors are strictly prohibited from pronouncing "Arkansas" incorrectly.
5. In California, it is illegal to build, maintain, or use a nuclear weapon.
6. In Colorado, it is allowed to own a catapult, but not to charge it or use it to launch anything.
7. In Colorado, it is also illegal to have flaming arrows.
8. In Connecticut, a pickle cannot be sold unless it bounces.
9. In Delaware, children in the city may only go trick-or-treating between 6:00 and 8:00 p.m.
10. In Florida, it is a felony to sell your children.
11. In Georgia, it is mandatory to eat fried chicken with your fingers.
12. In Hawaii, it is illegal to have billboards.
13. In Idaho, there is an active ban on cannibalism, except for non-consensual consumption.
14. In Illinois, fancy riding is strictly prohibited on city streets.
15. In Indiana, all black cats must wear bells around their necks on Friday the 13th.
16. In Kansas, it is illegal to throw snowballs.
17. In Kentucky, public officials and attorneys must swear that they have not fought a duel with deadly weapons.
18. In Louisiana, it is illegal to steal someone else's crawfish.
19. In Maine, it is forbidden to post advertisements on another person's tombstone.
20. In Maryland, it is illegal to swear a curse while driving.
21. In Massachusetts, it is illegal to dance to the Star-Spangled Banner.
22. In Michigan, an act was passed in 1941 to provide payment for bounties for killing starlings and crows.
23. In Minnesota, it is a misdemeanor to operate, run, or participate in any activity where a pig is oiled up and released.
24. In Mississippi, it is a person's inalienable right to consume Big Gulps.
25. In Missouri, it is illegal to swing upon another person's motor vehicle and honk their horn for them.
26. In Montana, it is illegal to play Frisbee golf outside designated areas.
27. In Nebraska, no person with a venereal disease may get married.
28. In Nevada, it is illegal to use an X-ray device to determine someone's shoe size.
29. In New Hampshire, it is forbidden to collect seaweed from the beach at night.
30. In New Jersey, it is double against the law to murder someone while wearing a bulletproof vest.
31. In New Mexico, it is illegal to walk with your butt out.
32. In New York, if you order a sliced bagel, you get an 8% sales tax, but if you get it uncut, there is no tax.
33. In North Carolina, it is a felony to steal more than $1,000 worth of grease.
34. In North Dakota, it is illegal to set off fireworks after 11 p.m.
35. In Ohio, coal mines must provide an adequate supply of toilet paper.
36. In Pennsylvania, if you are convicted of a felony, you are never allowed to operate a bingo game.
37. In Rhode Island, it is illegal to impersonate an auctioneer.
38. In South Carolina, it is illegal to work on Sundays and also to dance on Sundays.
39. In Texas, it is illegal to throw litter out of an aircraft.
40. In Utah, hurling and missile into a bus terminal is a felony.
41. In Virginia, it is illegal to have a skunk as a pet.
42. In Wyoming, it is illegal to buy things from an intoxicated person.