Strange Laws

  It is against the law for a pilot to tickle a female flying student under her chin with a feather duster in order to get her attention.
  --Columbia, PA

  It is a violation for a woman over 200 pounds and attired in shorts to pilot or ride in an airplane.
  --Pocataligo, GA

  Lingerie can't be hung on a clothesline at the airport unless the undies are carefully hidden from prying eyes by a "suitable screen".
  --Kidderville, NH

  No female shall appear in a bathing suit at any airport in this state unless she is escorted by two officers or unless she is armed with a club.
 The provisions of this statue shall not apply to females weighing less than 90 pounds nor exceeding 200 pounds, nor shall it apply to female horses.
--Kentucky

  It is a violation of local law for any pilot or passenger to carry an ice cream cone in their pocket while either flying or waiting to board a plane.
--Lowes Crossroads, Delaware

  Pilots and passengers are prohibited from eating onions between the hours of 7 A.M. and 7 P.M.
 --Bluff, Utah

  Citizens are not allowed to enter an airplane within four hours of eating garlic.
 --Wakefield, RI

  No female wearing a nightgown can be taken for a flight on a private plane.
--Headland, AL

  It is against the law to eat ice cream in the local airport with a fork.
--Bicknell, IN

  No married man can go flying on Sunday.
 --Burdoville, VT

  No married man can go flying without his spouse along at any time, unless he has been married for more than 12 months.
 --West  Union, OH

  No one can play cards on the airport grounds with a woman, a child, or an Indian.
 --White Horse, NM

  No one -- man, woman, or child -- can be seen flying while barefoot.
  --Fairplay, CO

  Don't let your horse fall asleep in the airport.
   --Peewee, West Virginia

  Women who are single, widowed, or divorced are banned from parachuting on Sunday.
 --Crawford, Nebraska

  No turtle races shall be held at the airport.
  --Bourbon, Mississippi

  People cannot play checkers at the airport, "lest they acquire a taste for gambling."
 --Clearbrook, Minnesota

  Citizens cannot carry a slingshot on an airplane without special permission.
--Okanogan, WA

  No pilot can eat unshelled roasted peanuts or watermelon while flying.
  --Leadwood, Missouri

  No person is allowed to read the Sunday paper while sitting in a chair at the airport while church services are going on.
   --Upperville, VA

  No flyer may wear a pair of pants with hip pockets while flying.
  --Guyman, OK

  Gargling is prohibited while flying.
 --Hackberry, Arizona

  Loud burping while walking around the airport is prohibited.
  --Halstead, Kansas

  It is against the law to sneeze in an airplane.
   --Lynch Heights,  Delaware

  No flying instructor "can place his arm around a woman without a good and lawful reason" (while flying).
 --Rock Springs, WY

  Juggling in front of an airplane is illegal.
    --Wellsboro, PA

  Roosters may crow, only if it is done at least 300 feet from the airport.
--Stugis, Michigan