Stupid Laws from Tennessee

• Tattooing a minor is a misdemeanor. (Repealed)
• It is illegal to dare a child to purchase a beer.
• Hollow logs may not be sold.
• More than 8 women may not live in the same house because that would constitute a brothel.
• It is illegal to use a lasso to catch a fish.
• Stealing a horse is punishable by hanging.
• Driving is not to be done while asleep.
• It is legal to gather and consume road-kill.
• It is illegal for a woman to call a man for a date. (Dyersburg)
• You may not have more than five inoperable vehicles on a piece of property. (Fayette County)
• In front of their buildings, all businesses must have a "hitching post." (Knoxville)
• It's illegal for frogs to croak after 11 PM. (Memphis)
• Anyone rollerblading may not tie his or herself to a moving vehicle on a highway. (Nashville)
• Throwing stones is prohibited as it might break a window. (Nashville)
• To play pinball, one must be 18 years old. (Nashville)
• All persons riding scooters must ride in single file. (Nashville)
• No person may roller skate and listen to a personal cd player at the same time. (Nashville)
• Panhandlers must first obtain a $10 permit before begging on the streets of downtown Memphis. (Memphis)