There are a lot of silly laws on the books. Take this one, for example from the Municipal Code of the City of Manhattan Beach, California: 12.08.300 – Throwing missiles. No person shall throw, or otherwise propel, any missile, or mud or sand anywhere on the beach. First of all,…
Plenty of people eat frogs legs. Be forewarned, though, if you live in California, there are some frogs legs you can’t legally eat? Huh?, you must be wondering. Well, as set forth in The California Fish and Game Code: 6883. Any person may possess any number of live frogs to…
Really, who says lawmakers don’t accomplish anything? Check out this Indiana law: Chapter 13. State Rifle IC 1-2-13-1 – “Grouseland Rifle” Sec. 1. The “Grouseland Rifle” made by Colonel John Small of Vincennes, Indiana, between 1803 and 1812 is designated the official rifle of the state of Indiana. It probably…
There’s a certain part of Helena, Montana where – let’s just say if you’re going there, LEAVE YOUR DISC AT HOME, lest you be accused of folfing. You really don’t know what “folf” means? Well, as defined by the Helena Montana Code, folf is “A game formally called disc golf.…
You probably just assumed The Juice was talking about somewhere in the United States, didn’t you? It’s always about us! Well, this time it’s about Taiwan, as reported in The China Post: Motor vehicle drivers caught smoking while driving on busy roads will soon be fined NT$600, according to a…
Like it’s not hard enough to make a living as a junk dealer. In Wyoming, apparently you have to breathalyze the person before you can buy the junk! And why just junk dealers? Here’s the law: 33-18-105. Purchase from intoxicated persons. No person, firm or corporation engaged in the buying…
Please keep in mind that this is the same town, Kure Beach, North Carolina, that outlawed thong bathing suits. Anyway, way back when (way pre-thong), folks must have been going crazy with their steam whistles. Why would the Juice hazard this guess? This is from the Kure Beach nuisance laws:…
If you are prone to occasionally jostling, you’ll want to stay out of Topeka, Kansas. Why? The long (non-jostling) arm of the law, that’s why. From the Topeka Municipal Code: 9.45.060 Jostling, crowding. It shall be unlawful to be found jostling or roughly crowding or pushing any person in any…
What, you think The Juice is joking? No my friend, this subject is way too serious to joke about. Per the International Business Times: A Saudi cleric named Saleh al-Fawzan has issued fatwa against all-you-can-eat buffets in Saudi Arabia. He made the statement on a Saudi Quranic TV station. Fawzan…
The Juice does not have a problem with parents letting an older teenager have a drink in their own home. But this New Zealand law goes way, way beyond that, and extends outside of the home. In fact, it’s not clear what the outer limits are. As reported by The…