Four 1/2 Pound Ice Cream and Other Completely Ridiculous Laws

Four and a half pound ice cream is just one of the many ridiculous laws that are on the books in this country. While I am a law abiding citizen 97% of the time anyway, t hanks to RealStrangeLaws.com,  here's a look at some laws that I most likely won't be breaking in the near future.

In the State of Colorado:

• Dueling is prohibited
• It is against the law to purchase jewelry from a minor
• A gallon of Ice Cream must weigh at least 4 ½ pounds
• Fighting by agreement is a crime
• Weather modification that affects adjoining states requires their approval first

In Boulder, Colorado:

• It is illegal to roll a boulder onto public property
• It is against the law to herd pigs in public without prior permission
• It is illegal to climb a public building

But wait…those are nothing compared to some of these from across the nation:

• In Iowa, it’s illegal for parents to exhibit deformed children in a circus
• In California, it’s a crime to pickle a spiny lobster
• In Everett, Washington, it’s a crime to exhibit a hypnotized person in a window
• In New York City, election laws prohibit candidate nudity
• In Minnesota, the length of a frog must be measured from the tip of his nose to the end of his toes

And last, but not least:

• In Oregon, it is illegal to strap children to the fender or roof of an automobile  (‘Honey, we’re just about to cross the state line into Oregon…better get the kids off the roof!" Of course, by all means continue to endanger their lives by making them breathe your second hand smoke.)

These are crazy laws to be sure, but now I'm changing the way I shop for ice cream. The next time I buy a gallon of ice cream, I am  heading to the scales in the produce department!