U.S. State Jokes

Signs and Notices 17

These are supposedly actual signs that have appeared at various locations.

  • An ad on the subway in NYC: "Learn to read and speak English. Call us now."
  • An Amelia Island, FL, podiatrist: "Emergency Foot Surgery- Walk-ins Welcomed."
  • Sign over a restroom in a restaurant: "Used beer department."
  • On a store front in Florida: "Your one stop shop! Beer ammo and liquor. Drive through open 24 hours!"
  • A speed limit sign on Long Beach Island, New Jersey: "Smile, You're on Radar!"
  • Seen in a State Park in California: "Weather Station (A large sign with a Rock hanging on a rope) Check the Rock. If it's wet, it's raining. If it's moving, it's windy. If you can't see it, it's foggy. If rock is gone, it's a tornado."

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Wisconsin Defined and Laws

Wisconsin: Come Cut The Cheese
Wisconsin: Eat Cheese or Die or Come Cut Our Cheese
Wisconsin: Land of funny accents.
Dumb Wisconsin Laws: 

  • You must manually flush all urinals in a building.
  • Butter substitutes are not allowed to be served in state prisons.
  • Citizens may not murder their enemies.
  • Whenever two trains meet at an intersection of said tracks, neither shall proceed until the other has.
  • As people used to smuggle it in from Illinois, all yellow butter substitute is banned.
  • At one time, margarine was illegal.
  • State Law made it illegal to serve apple pie in public restaurants without cheese.
  • While all cheese making requires a license, Limburger cheese making requires a master cheese maker's license.
  • It is illegal to kiss on a train.
  • It is illegal to cut a woman's hair.
  • Car dealerships cannot sell cars on Sunday.
  • Kenosha - No male is allowed to be in a state of arousal in public.
  • La Crosse - It is illegal to tie up your horse along Third Street (Now a major bar strip).
  • It is illegal to display an unclothed mannequin in a store window.
  • It is illegal to play checkers in public.
  • You cannot "worry a squirrel."
  • Milwaukee - An old ordinance forbids parking for over two hours unless a horse is tied to the car.
  • It is against the law to play a flute and drums on the streets to attract attention.
  • If one is thought of as offensive looking, it is illegal for him to be in public during the day.
  • It is illegal to purchase or use Sparklers in the city, yet you can buy fully disassembled automatic machine guns.
  • Racine - It is illegal to wake a fireman when he is asleep.
  • Women may not walk down a public street at night without being accompanied by a man.
  • St. Croix - Women are not allowed to wear anything red in public. 

Anonymous

Louisiana Crazy Laws

  • It is illegal to gargle in public places.
  • It is illegal to rob a bank and then shoot at the bank teller with a water pistol.
  • Biting someone with your natural teeth is "simple assault," while biting someone with your false teeth is "aggravated assault."
  • New Orleans - It illegal for a woman to drive a car unless her husband is waving a flag in front of it.
  • You may not tie an alligator to a fire hydrant. 

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