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In Oklahoma, hamburgers purchased on a Sunday have to be eaten in the restaurant. Are they telling you where you can and cannot eat? (21 Okl.St.Ann. § 908)
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In Cambridge, Massachusetts, it's illegal to throw orange peels on the sidewalk. What about setting them there? (Section 12.16.100 Sidewalks, Obstruction, Fruit peelings)
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In South Carolina, only fruit can be sold by itinerants within a half-mile of any church. Now they’re just trying to limit what foods you can buy near churches. (Code 1976 § 40-41-70)
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There is no free lunch in Maryland. For serious. Aside from hors d’oeuvres, bars in that state cannot offer food for free. Sounds a lot like prison. (Maryland § 12-106)
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In Wisconsin, legislators decided that you need a license in order to make cheese there. How un-free can you get? (W.S.A. 97.17. Buttermaker and Cheesemaker License)
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In New Jersey, you need a license to break eggs for any purpose. Seriously? How do people eat breakfast? (24:11-1. License; Expiration)
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Unconfirmed: Our lawyers are working to verify the truth of these laws.
UNCONFIRMED – In certain parts of Maryland it’s illegal to eat in the ocean.
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UNCONFIRMED – In various places in New York, it’s illegal to eat peas while walking backwards during a concert.
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UNCONFIRMED – In parts of Connecticut, it states that a pickle is officially a pickle only if it bounces.
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UNCONFIRMED – In different places in Idaho, it’s against state law for a man to give a woman a box of chocolates weighing less than 50 pounds.
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UNCONFIRMED – Residents living in a small town in Colorado may not own chickens, but they can own up to three turkeys.
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UNCONFIRMED – In parts of California, it’s illegal to take a bite out of someone else’s hamburger.
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UNCONFIRMED – In certain parts of New Jersey, cabbage can’t be sold on Sunday.
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UNCONFIRMED – In distinct parts of Tennessee, a law exists which prohibits the sale of bologna on Sunday.
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UNCONFIRMED – It’s against the law to put tomatoes in clam chowder in certain parts of Massachusetts.
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UNCONFIRMED – In different places in West Virginia, you can’t cook sauerkraut or cabbage. The odors are apparently subject to imprisonment.
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UNCONFIRMED – In parts of California, all the food in a children’s camp has to be approved by the director before being used.
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UNCONFIRMED – In parts of California, one may not carry a lunch down the street between 11 and 1 o’clock.
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UNCONFIRMED – The “Ice Cream Man” and his truck are banned in various locations in Iowa.
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UNCONFIRMED – In specific parts of Iowa, horses are forbidden to eat fire hydrants.
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UNCONFIRMED – In different places in New York, a person may not walk around on Sunday with an ice cream cone in his or her pocket. And ice cream may not be eaten while standing on the sidewalk.
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UNCONFIRMED – It is illegal to eat peanuts and walk backwards on the sidewalks during a concert in certain places in New York.
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UNCONFIRMED – People are not allowed to slurp their soup in certain parts of New York.
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UNCONFIRMED – In certain places in West Virginia, road kill may be taken home to make for dinner.
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UNCONFIRMED – In parts of Illinois, it’s illegal to eat in a building that’s on fire.
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UNCONFIRMED – In certain parts of the state of Indiana, citizens are not allowed to attend a movie house or theatre nor ride in a public streetcar within at least four hours of eating garlic.
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UNCONFIRMED – In certain parts of Massachusetts, mourners at a wake may not eat more than three sandwiches.
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UNCONFIRMED – All lollipops are forbidden in the state of Washington.
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