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Dumb Laws

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Were at
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Here are some more

crazy laws from the US.
(US English spelling)
You cannot eat a doughnut
and walk backwards on a
city street. (Ohio)
Your duck may not be
paraded down
Ohio Avenue. (Ohio)
GLOSSARY

It is against the
law to roller
skate without
notifying the
police. (Ohio)
Its illegal
for a woman
to strip off her clothing
while standing in front of a
mans picture. (Ohio)
A policeman may bite a
dog to quiet him. (Ohio)
Throwing a snake at
anyone is illegal. (Ohio)
You may not run out of
gas. (Ohio)
Riding on the roof of a taxi
cab is not allowed. (Ohio)

It is against the law

to read a comic
book while operating a motor
vehicle. (Oklahoma)
Whaling is illegal.
(Oklahoma)
It is illegal to have the hind
legs of farm animals in
your boots. (Oklahoma)
People
who
make ugly
faces at
dogs may
be fined
and/or jailed. (Oklahoma)

No person may own

more than two adult cats.
(Oklahoma)
It is
unlawful
to put any
hypnotized
person in a
display window. (Oklahoma)
No one may walk backwards
downtown while eating a
hamburger. (Oklahoma)
The mayor may not go on
strike. (Oklahoma)

It is illegal to wear your

boots to bed. (Oklahoma)
Dogs must have a permit
signed by the mayor in
order to congregate in groups
of three or more on private
property. (Oklahoma)
Oklahoma will not tolerate
anyone taking a bite
out of anothers hamburger.
(Oklahoma)

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Fish may not be contained

in fishbowls while on a
public bus. (Oklahoma)

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to parade vb
if you parade a duck, you walk with
it in public
to strip off phr vb
to take off your clothing
to quiet vb
to cause a person, animal or thing to
stop making sound
to run out of phr vb
if you run out of something, you dont
have any more of that thing
a taxi cab n
a car driven by a taxi driver; you pay
him/her to take you where you want
to go
to congregate vb
if a group of people "congregate", they
join together in a group in the same
place
to take a bite out of exp
to eat a part of something using
your teeth
to whale vb
to try to catch a whale (a really big
mammal) in the sea
hind legs n
the legs on the back part of an animal
hypnotized adj
if you are hypnotized, someone else
controls your thoughts and actions
a display window n
a window in a shop where you can see
the things that are for sale
to go on strike exp
to refuse to work until you receive
something you want, usually more
money