Stupid Laws & Dumb Laws » New Jersey

Pickles are outlawed on Sundays

webmaster — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 22:01:27 +0000

This town denies you from having a pickle on your burger while watching football on Sundays.

Bad pickles are not to be thrown on the street

webmaster — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 21:59:59 +0000

Throwing a bad pickle on the street is not allowed.Â There’s a John Bobbitt joke in there somewhere.

Boiling bones on your property is illegal

webmaster — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 21:57:55 +0000

It is illegal to boil any type of bones on your property.

Swearing is strictly prohibited

webmaster — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 21:55:44 +0000

Say and curse word and you’ll be sent to jail.Â Darn.

Doctor’s note needed to buy ice cream after 6pm

webmaster — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 21:54:13 +0000

Without a note from your doctor, you won’t be able to buy an ice cream cone after 6pm.Â This is considered illegal and you can be fined or jailed.

Annoying others in your house while intoxicated is illegal

webmaster — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 21:51:51 +0000

This is a good law that’ll send your belligerent family member or friend to jail.

109-1. Unlawful acts.

A. No person shall, within the limits of the Township of Mount Laurel:

(1) Be intoxicated or drunk or disorderly in any public omnibus, street, highway, thoroughfare or on any sidewalk or in any private house, home or in any boardinghouse, store, restaurant or other private, public or quasi-public place or house to the annoyance of any person.

Giving whiskey or smokes to a zoo animal is illegal

webmaster — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 21:48:26 +0000

Just Say No… to wasting whiskey and smokes on zoo animals.Â They’re already pampered enough!

Annoying someone of the opposite sex is prohibited

webmaster — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 21:45:52 +0000

There must be a lot of divorces in this town. Â Are there couples that don’t fight? No.

It’s illegal to cross dress

webmaster — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 21:44:02 +0000

Men: put away those panties as it’s illegal to wear them in Haddon, NJ

Bathing tag required before you hop in that pool

webmaster — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 21:42:33 +0000

You must first obtain a bathing tag from the Township Clerk before you jump into the Crystal Lake pool.

Women walkin on Sundays are required to wear a petticoat or underskirt

webmaster — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 21:40:42 +0000

It is prohibited for women to walk down Broad Street on Sundays without wearing a petticoat or underskirt.

Cats must warn birds of their whereabouts

webmaster — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 21:38:12 +0000

Just to be fair and go against nature, all cats must wear 3 bells so that birds are aware of the cats whereabouts.

Do not park your boat on your lawn

webmaster — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 21:36:19 +0000

Parking your boat on your lawn will result in a fine and/or confiscation of your boat.

Wearing shorts and dancing on the main avenue is prohibited

webmaster — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 21:34:01 +0000

This town prohibits it’s citizens from wearing shorts and dancing when walking down the main avenue.Â This town obviously don’t like David Bowie’s song “Dancing in the Streets”.

Ashing your cigarette on the sidewalk is illegal

webmaster — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 21:28:32 +0000

You’d be caned in other countries for this action, but in New Jersey it’s just not allowed.

171-7. Ashes or waste on sidewalks.

No ashes, refuse or other waste shall be deposited on any of the sidewalks or in or on any streets or other public place in the township.