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It’s amazed me over the years how vocal New Hampshire is. “Live Free or Die! Live Free or Die!” It seems a mindless chant that no one thinks about. Now I lived in NH from roughly 2002 to 2009, and I still work in NH. Don’t get me wrong, I love the area, there’s a lot that keeps me tied here locally. But…

For a state that is so adament that we should all live free and die, there seem to be an awful lot of weird rules in this state that keep you from living free, probably so you won’t die too soon. The most recent that I’m aware of is NH’s ban on good old Jim Koch’s Utopia Extreme beer. From an article at http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EXTREME_BEER?SITE=KGO&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT:

The maker of Samuel Adams beer has released an updated version of its biennial beer Utopias – now the highest alcohol content beer on the market. At 27 percent alcohol by volume and $150 a bottle, the limited release of the brandy-colored Utopias comes as more brewers take advantage of improvements in science to boost potency and enhance taste.

Most interestingly, the beer is 27% alcohol by volume. That says NH, means no way will it get sold in this state! Wait, I thought it was our right to die, living free?! I guess it goes along with the idea that you can’t buy hard alcohol in the grocery store, but wine and beer (unless it’s too high in alcohol) are o.k.

It got me thinking, what else out there can’t we do while we live freeze and die?

Highlights from http://www.dumblaws.com/laws/united-states/new-hampshire

• You may not tap your feet, nod your head, or in any way keep time to the music in a tavern, restaurant, or cafe.
• On Sundays citizens may not relieve themselves while looking up.

From http://www.weird-websites.info/Strange-Laws/New-Hampshire-laws-state-most-stupid-weird-10-old-legal-rules-online.htm

• Any car abandoned at the side of a highway is subject to ‘Piracy Law’ and can be claimed by any citizen of the state.
• It is against the law to hang yourself from any tree that’s older than 100 years.
• Men wearing kilts must use the female restrooms.

Sure, I know I’m trusting sites that may just be spouting off bull. So here’s where I need all 2 of my readers to help me out. Tell me about strange laws you know about in NH. I’m sure it will all be worth a good laugh.