Really Dumb Laws in Tennessee

Dumb Laws Still Exist in Tennessee

Stacy Hensley, Yahoo! Contributor Network
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These really dumb laws will have you laughing out loud. If you are planning a visit to the Volunteer state, you should definitely be aware of these laws. It would be pretty embarrassing if you had to tell someone that you were arrested for breaking one of these dumb laws.

Really Dumb Laws in Lexington, Tennessee

It is illegal to transport an ice cream cone in your pocket. This isn't one you can sneak by the cops either because the evidence will stick with you. And if your thinking that you will just rest on the sidewalk and eat your ice cream cone, think again! In Lexington, Tennessee it is illegal to eat an ice cream cone on the sidewalk.

Really Dumb Laws in Nashville, Tennessee

So you and your buddies are planning to go check out the girls at that Nashville hot spot you have heard so much about. Be careful because it is illegal for males to be sexually aroused in public.

My parents always told me not to throw stones. But they never told me that it was illegal to throw stones because it might break a window.

Really Dumb Laws in Memphis, Tennessee

Ladies are you sick of hearing all those woman driver no survivor comments? Well stay out of Memphis! It is illegal for a woman to drive a car unless there is a man either running or walking in front of it waving a red flag to warn approaching motorists and pedestrians.

If you run short of money after your visit to Graceland, just remember that in Memphis you have to purchase a $10 permit before you can beg for money.

Really Dumb Laws in Tennessee

If your planning on hunting from your car, you might want to pack a harpoon. You can't shoot any game other than whales from a moving automobile.

I'm guessing Bill Clinton won't be visiting Tennessee too often, since it's illegal to give or receive oral sex.

"Crimes against nature" are prohibited. But it's legal to gather and consume roadkill. Yum, I'm having possum stew for dinner.

You can't carry skunks into the state. And if you cowboys are coming to Tennessee to lasso ya some fish, you might want to rethink it. Catching fish with a lasso is illegal.

This next one is my favorite really dumb law in Tennessee. In Lexington, Tennessee, by law, anyone who has been drinking is "sober" until he or she "cannot hold onto the ground!

These really dumb laws in Tennessee gave me a laugh. And even though I live in Tennessee, I swear that I have never eaten roadkill!

Sources:

Dumblaws.com

Published by Stacy Hensley

Stacy is a SAHM of 3 wonderful kids. 14 yr old twins (boy and girl) and a 7 yr old daughter. She writes about many different subjects, but she is often led to write about subjects that are important in her... View profile

Really Dumb Laws in Tennessee

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