Dumb Massachusetts Laws: Nukes Are Banned

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In Massachusetts, one is not allowed to go to bed without bathing or allow gorillas to ride in the back seat of a car. A law that has not yet been repealed also prohibits piercings and tattoos.

32 Weird Massachusetts Laws

• A woman is prohibited from being on top during sex.
• Specialty alcoholic beverages are disallowed.
• All men are required to carry a rifle to church on Sunday.
• Boston: Kissing in front of the church is forbidden.
• Boston: Eating peanuts in church is forbidden.
• Boston: According to an old law, bathing on Sundays is not allowed.
• Boston: Women are not allowed to wear heels higher than 7.62 inches.
• Boston: Bathing without a doctor’s prescription is illegal.
• Boston: City residents are not allowed to own more than three dogs.
• Boston: Splitting firewood on the street is prohibited.
• Boston: Shooting a bow and arrow in the street is illegal.
• Using bullets as currency is prohibited.
• Cambridge: Throwing orange peels on the street or beating rugs on them is forbidden.
• Children are allowed to smoke but are prohibited from buying cigarettes.
• Eating while swimming in the ocean is not allowed.
• Making love on Sundays is prohibited.
• In the city of Holyoke, watering the lawn while it’s raining is forbidden.
• In 1659, the state of Massachusetts outlawed Christmas.
• Obtaining a permit is required to grow a goatee.
• Going to bed without bathing is forbidden.
• Defaming Jesus Christ or the Holy Spirit is prohibited.
• Going to the cinema with a lion is forbidden.
• Marlboro: Buying, selling, or possessing squirt guns is illegal.
• Marlboro: Detonating nuclear weapons within the city is illegal.
• Marlboro: Each citizen is permitted to own a maximum of two dogs.
• Allowing gorillas to sit in the back seat of cars is prohibited.
• Boxing in public is prohibited.
• Practicing witchcraft is illegal in the state.
• Southbridge: Reading newspapers on the streets after 8:00 p.m. is not allowed.
• Tattooing and piercing are illegal.
• Taxi drivers are not allowed to make love in the front seats of their cars while on duty.
• Marblehead: Until recently, residents were not allowed to cross the street on Sundays unless absolutely necessary.