True Dumb Oregon Laws

# Dishes must drip dry.
# The "Peer Review Statute" prohibits you from finding out details of any written or oral discussion about your medical treatment. Not even a court of law can. All you can access is what the doctor or nurse voluntarily records in your chart.
# It is illegal to buy or sell marijuana, but it is legal to smoke it on your own property.
# Ice cream may not be eaten on Sundays.
# You may not pump your own gas in service stations.
# One may not bathe without wearing "suitable clothing," i.e.,that which covers one's body from neck to knee.
# Canned corn is not to be used as bait for fishing.

Beaverton
# You must buy a $10 permit to be allowed to install a burglar alarm.

Eugene
# It is illegal to show movies or attend a car race on Sundays. (Repealed in the 1970s)
# It is legal to conduct a horse race or a symphony concert.

Hood River
# Juggling is strictly prohibited without a license.

Klamath Falls
# It's illegal to walk down a sidewalk and knock a snakes head off with your cane.

Portland
# It's against the law for a wedding ceremony to be performed at a skating rink. (Repealed in 1989)
# People may not whistle underwater.
# You cannot wear roller skates in restrooms.

Marion
# Ministers are forbidden from eating garlic or onions before delivering a sermon.

Myrtle Creek
# One may not box with a kangaroo.

Salem
# Women may not wrestle in Salem.

Springfield
# It is illegal to own a reptile within the city limits, unless you are a school or city, as a pet.

Stanfield
# Cloth towel dispensers are banned from restrooms.
# No more than two people may share a single drink.