# Weighted yo-yos illegal?
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weighted-yo-yos-illegal/53225
**Category:** General Yo-Yo
**Created:** [May 6, 2013, 2:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weighted-yo-yos-illegal/53225 "2013-05-06T14:59:43Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author:  [@TAB](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TAB)
#### Post date: [May 7, 2013, 2:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weighted-yo-yos-illegal/53225/41 "2013-05-07T14:47:32Z")
> [@turtleyo](#):
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> I was throwing at school the other day and someone’s parent came up to me and said weighted yo-yos are illegal in illinois. The only yo-yo i could find illegal in Illinois is a water yo-yo ball. Anyone shed a little light on this?
You may be the most gullible member of this forum. And the remaining posters in this thread round it out.
“Weighted yo-yos are illegal in illinois.”
Are we really on page 3?
Successful troll parent is successful.
> [@augmentedloyalty](#):
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> > [@TamOcello](#):
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> > > [@yuki\_onitsura](#):
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> > > Seriously, what in high heck is a ‘weighted yoyo’ anyway?
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> > Y’see, after yoyonacht back in '89, when some dude landed a chaos mount, the entire city went up in flames. Since then, the Thrower’s Consortium banned the mount, and the weight he was throwing. Unfortunately, the records have been lost, but…
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> whats a chaos mount?
He said THE RECORDS WERE LOST. DO NOT ATTEMPT THE CHAOS MOUNT!
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### Author:  [@turtleyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/turtleyo)
#### Post date: [May 7, 2013, 2:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weighted-yo-yos-illegal/53225/42 "2013-05-07T14:54:21Z")
Hey bro, it’s illinois, everything’s illegal, just because i asked the forum doesn’t make me gullible. I just wanted a few other opinions.
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### Author:  [@yoyospirit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyospirit)
#### Post date: [May 7, 2013, 3:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weighted-yo-yos-illegal/53225/43 "2013-05-07T15:06:39Z")
> [@yoyodoc](#):
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> > [@turtleyo](#):
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> > I was throwing at school the other day and someone’s parent came up to me and said weighted yo-yos are illegal in illinois. The only yo-yo i could find illegal in Illinois is a water yo-yo ball. Anyone shed a little light on this?
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> You should have told ‘someone’s’ parent that it is illegal in the State of Illinois to have children when you are so ignorant.
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> Also could have said,’ as part of the Homeland Security Special Extended Training Curriculum, that you have a Certificate to pack a Concealed loaded yoyo’.
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> You also could have told the parent that you got the yoyo as a gift from Haru Ray. The yoyo came with a Spirit in it. And the Spirit is overweight. Not your fault.
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> You should have challenged 'someone’s parent to do the right thing and call the Police immediately to come and arrest you. They might as well get your Execution over with.
If the “Spirit” has something to do with me, I am not overweight 😛
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### Author:  [@Jansen](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jansen)
#### Post date: [May 7, 2013, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weighted-yo-yos-illegal/53225/44 "2013-05-07T15:46:22Z")
> [@yoyospirit](#):
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> > [@yoyodoc](#):
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> > > [@turtleyo](#):
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> > > I was throwing at school the other day and someone’s parent came up to me and said weighted yo-yos are illegal in illinois. The only yo-yo i could find illegal in Illinois is a water yo-yo ball. Anyone shed a little light on this?
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> > You should have told ‘someone’s’ parent that it is illegal in the State of Illinois to have children when you are so ignorant.
> >
> > Also could have said,’ as part of the Homeland Security Special Extended Training Curriculum, that you have a Certificate to pack a Concealed loaded yoyo’.
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> > You also could have told the parent that you got the yoyo as a gift from Haru Ray. The yoyo came with a Spirit in it. And the Spirit is overweight. Not your fault.
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> > You should have challenged 'someone’s parent to do the right thing and call the Police immediately to come and arrest you. They might as well get your Execution over with.
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> If the “Spirit” has something to do with me, I am not overweight 😛
didn’t really mean to give you a thank you but hey…why not haha
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### Author:  [@stumbl1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/stumbl1)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2013, 3:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weighted-yo-yos-illegal/53225/45 "2013-05-08T03:53:56Z")
> [@turtleyo](#):
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> Hey bro, it’s illinois, everything’s illegal, just because i asked the forum doesn’t make me gullible. I just wanted a few other opinions.
truth. We’re in a race with California to see how many laws we can get in the books.
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### Author:  [@modman10](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/modman10)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2013, 2:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weighted-yo-yos-illegal/53225/46 "2013-05-08T14:59:24Z")
Welcome to Illinois!!
Breathing can be fined for up to $635.
All cars are illegal other than the Prius .
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### Author:  [@GregP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GregP)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2013, 3:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weighted-yo-yos-illegal/53225/47 "2013-05-08T15:05:57Z")
> [@modman10](#):
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> Welcome to Illinois!!
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> Breathing can be fined for up to $635.
> All cars are illegal other than the Prius .
I thought the Prius thing was specific to Portland!? That law has taken hold…
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### Author:  [@turtleyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/turtleyo)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2013, 3:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weighted-yo-yos-illegal/53225/48 "2013-05-08T15:12:32Z")
> [@modman10](#):
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> Welcome to Illinois!!
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> Breathing can be fined for up to $635.
> All cars are illegal other than the Prius .
Wait, that’s a law???
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### Author:  [@AFairhurst](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AFairhurst)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2013, 4:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weighted-yo-yos-illegal/53225/49 "2013-05-08T16:20:54Z")
In Indiana it’s illegal to walk backwards and eat a doughnut at the same time.
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### Author:  [@Dankdeadzombie](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Dankdeadzombie)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2013, 4:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weighted-yo-yos-illegal/53225/50 "2013-05-08T16:28:02Z")
> [@GregP](#):
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> > [@modman10](#):
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> > Welcome to Illinois!!
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> > Breathing can be fined for up to $635.
> > All cars are illegal other than the Prius .
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> I thought the Prius thing was specific to Portland!? That law has taken hold…
Ha ha! The only exception is if you have a beard, yes that does include women! :wink:
Our stickers used to say “Keep Portland Weird”… Then “Keep Portland Beered”… And now “Keep Portland Bearded”!
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