Moving To School? Know Your Laws

August 25, 2009 5:00 pm     Posted in Back to School, Entertainment, HaHa  Brianna-Fordham University g+ page

girl being arrestedThe beginning of another fall semester is upon us, and for many that means packing up all your stuff and relocating to a new state. A lot of change can come with uprooting your life: a new climate to dress for, a new roommate to deal with and cafeteria food to adjust to.


By Brianna

With everything you have to worry about, I bet you never even considered the fact that you might have news laws to abide by. That’s right: laws do differ from state to state and some of them are pretty surprising. So here at CollegeCandy we thought we’d help you out by letting you in on some interesting laws that we have recently discovered. The hard way.

In Alabama, it is illegal to wear a fake mustache that causes laughter in church.

In Blythe, California you are not permitted to wear cowboy boots unless you already own at least two cows. (Leave this trend at home, girls, unless you plan to share your 12X12 box with some livestock.)

In Florida, you may not fart in a public place after 6 PM.

In Maryland, it is a violation of city code to sell chicks or ducklings to a minor within one week of the Easter holiday.

In New Hampshire, you may not tap your feet, nod your head, or in any way keep time to the music in a tavern, restaurant, or café.

In New Jersey, you cannot pump your own gas. (They’re all about the class in Jersey. Perhaps we can have some hors d’oeuvres delivered curbside while we wait?)

In New York, it is against the law to throw a ball at someone’s head for fun.

In North Carolina, while having sex, you must stay in the missionary position and have the shades pulled.

In Tennessee, more than 8 women may not live in the same house as that would constitute a brothel.  (Gives new meaning to “sorority whore,” eh?)

In New Britain, Connecticut the speed limit for fire trucks is 25 M.P.H., even when going to a fire.

In Miami, Florida it is illegal for a man to wear any kind of strapless gown.

In Idaho, boxes of candy given as romantic gifts must weigh more than 50 pounds. (Perhaps we’ll stick to teddy bears on Valentines Day.)

In Portland, Maine it is illegal for men to tickle women under the chin with feather dusters. Which totally ruins my plans of meeting a new college stud and having a little fun with household cleaning tools.

In Oklahoma, people who make “ugly faces” at dogs may be fined and/or jailed.

In Texas, the entire Encyclopedia Britannica is banned because it contains a formula for making beer at home.

14 Comments on "Moving To School? Know Your Laws"

  1. Stephanie PTY says:
    Tue, 25th Aug 20092:34 pm 

    In the county I went to college in, it's illegal not to recycle paper, cans, plastics #1 and #2, and glass. I never saw anyone arrested for not recycling, but a lot of people were certainly surprised that it was the law!

  2. Jenna says:
    Tue, 25th Aug 20095:26 pm 

    In my college town, drinking games are illegal. If security comes to a party and finds students of legal drinking age playing beer pong, they'll allow them to continue drinking but confiscate their cups.

  3. Sarah says:
    Tue, 25th Aug 20096:21 pm 

    Ha! These were really funny. And that's my school in the picture. Nice.

  4. emily says:
    Tue, 25th Aug 20099:47 pm 

    it's not that weird that we don't pump our own gas in jersey. we don't have to get out of the car when it's raining/snowing/balls hot and we don't have to tip. Plus our gas prices are cheaper than most states around us (CT, and NY and PA at least, i can't really comment on others.) It's a sweet deal if you ask me.

  5. C says:
    Wed, 26th Aug 20092:45 am 

    You can have sex in other positions in NC, that law is only for military bases :) Somehow people forget to mention that part!

  6. Jenny says:
    Wed, 26th Aug 20095:27 am 

    Oh man, I miss full-service gas stations. D:

  7. Star says:
    Wed, 26th Aug 20098:05 am 

    I heard a real news report the other day that one state (I forget which) had made it illegal to throw things at people riding bikes. I have to wonder if this means before then it was completely legal before then? Lol

  8. A.C. says:
    Wed, 26th Aug 20098:26 am 

    Of course it's illegal for a man to wear any kind of strapless gown…it'd make his shoulders look too broad. So that law makes perfect sense.

  9. Irene says:
    Wed, 26th Aug 200910:21 am 

    " C says:

    Wed, 26th Aug 20097:45 am

    You can have sex in other positions in NC, that law is only for military bases :) Somehow people forget to mention that part!"

    LOL

  10. Jamie says:
    Wed, 26th Aug 20095:53 pm 

    In Newberry, South Carolina (home of newberry college!! GO INDIANS!!! (well we used to be the…stupid NAACP)

    anywhoo…In Newberry, South Carolina it is illegal for four women with different last names to live in the same house, because it constitutes as a brothel.

    So sororities have to live in a hall of one of the dorms. Crappy dorms at that…. :/

  11. Rachael says:
    Thu, 27th Aug 20096:21 am 

    Not only is that illegal in Newberry, South Carolina its also illegal in Wilmington, NC (UNC-Wilmington – Go Seahawks!)

  12. Jena says:
    Thu, 27th Aug 200911:15 am 

    In Louisiana, it is a $500 fine to instruct a pizza delivery man to deliver a pizza to your friend without them knowing.

    Also, it's illegal to steal an alligator. :]

  13. Zubair says:
    Tue, 1st Sep 20093:45 am 

    In India, it is illegal to get your eye brows shaved. You wanna do it here for fun, get Scrrewwddd!!!
    http://neozubair.wordpress.com

  14. Lauren says:
    Thu, 2nd Sep 20103:27 pm 

    what? is this a joke?

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