Oregon Jokes

Oregon: Spotted Owl ... It's What's For Dinner 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 (Repealed in the 1970s) It is legal to conduct a horse race or a symphony concert.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 (Repealed in 1989) People may not whistle underwater.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.