Here is a list of some of the little-known laws on the nation's books that by today's thinking are friviolous, or worse! Most of them had significance when enacted, but have not been overruled or repealed due to legal inertia.

It is against the law in Georgia to slap an old friend on the back.

In Berea, Kentucky, a law still stands that requires a horse to have a bright red taillight securely attached to its rump during the night on the streets and highways.

A fourteen-year-old in Michigan can sue his parents for the right to wear his hair long.

Graffiti has become so prevalent in New York City that it is now unlawful to even cary an open can of spray-paint there.

Carrying a concealed weapon more than six feet long is illegal in Seattle, Washington.

In Salem, West Virginia, it is against the law to eat candy any time during the hour and a half before attending a church service. During this same period, it is illegal to sell candy to a minor.

Dancing - even at a high school prom - is banned in the schools in Purdy, Missouri.

In Shreveport, Louisiana, it is against the law for undertakers to advertise their services by giving away pencils carrying the name of the funeral home.

The law in Cicero, Illinois, forbids humming on the streets on the Sabbath.

It is against the law to do acrobatics that might frighten horses on the sidewalks of Denver, Colorado.

In Abilene, Texas, law makes it illegal to whistle at girls.

You cannot own more than five cats at a time and live within the city limits of Topeka, Kansas.

In Homer, Georgia, only the men on the police force are permitted to carry guns.

In the 1980s, laws were passed in Midwestern towns prohibiting the sale of ice cream sodas on SUnday. In Illinois, fountain owners skirted the law by omitting the carbonated water and serving just the scoop of ice cream and the syrup. They called it the "Sunday Soda." Later, "Sunday" was changed to "Sundae."

Just when you thought they were done....

In Pontiac, Michigan, taxi cab drivers are not permitted to give a ride to anyone engaged in an illegal undertaking.

You cannot walk down the street with your shoelaces untied in Maine.

A minimum fine of $25 is levied on anyone scaring wild ducks during Michigan's official hunting season.

It is unlawful in Louisville, Kentucky, for businesses to install air-conditioning systems that blow air through sidewalk gratings and lift up ladies' skirts.

In Duluth, Minnesota, it is illegal to let animals sleep in a bakery.

Using the name of a dead United States president to advertise liquor is against Michigan law.

A law prohibits bringing a mule into town and hitching it to a fire-alarm box in Washington, D.C.

It is illegal to read while walking in the street in New York City.

In Green Bay, Wisconsin, it is against the law for a car to drip on the pavement. The fine for this offense is one dollar for each drop.

New regulations in Detroit permit mail carriers to wear Bermuda shorts, but they are required to wear black socks.

If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter in Orlando, Florida, the parking fee must be paid exactly as if it were for a motor vehicle.

In the United States, only the male head of a household is allowed to make wine.

Cab drivers in Albuquerque, New Mexico, are forbidden to reach out and pull prospective customers into their cabs.

A recent California law prohibits offering a "dead or alive" reward.

In New Orleans, Louisiana, biting someone with your natural teeth brings a simple assault charge; however, if you do so with false teeth, it is an aggravated assault.

Car drivers in Detroit, Micigan, are prohibited from carelesly, willfully, wantonly, or recklessly splashing water by driving though puddles.

In Eureka, Nevada, the law reads: "A mustache is a known carrier of germs, and a man cannot wear one if he habitually kisses human beings."

Car wash attendants in San Francisco, California, are barred from using cast-off underwear as wiping rags when cleaning or drying cars.

In Logan County, Colorado, a man is forbidden to kiss a woman "while she is asleep without first waking her."

Good stuff....

Looks like running with an erection is still ok...RUN HARD

I find this one odd since at least 4 people have drowned in this river since March.