i will be in amsterdam, france and italy, are their any odd, different, or strictly enforced laws that i should be made aware of so that i do not spend the 2 weeks in jail? sounds silly i know, but its better to be informed

Thank goodness you aren't going to the UK. They have these really, really weird laws about which side of the street you drive your car.

Well after carefully studying all the past Fodor's postings I can tell you that actually you can be jailed for any of the following serious offenses:

wearing a pink jogging suit, a baseball cap, or tennis shoes

trying to cash a traveler's check

giving more than a 10% tip to a European waiter

drinking tap water in Italy

taking a picture of a working girl in Amsterdam's red light district

ordering beer instead of wine in Paris

ordering a cappucino after dinner

eating at a MacDonald's

How about odd in-laws?

You should be fine in Chester unless you are Welsh. There is still a law that any Welsh person found within the city walls between sunset and sunrise will be arrested and executed.
I think that in Hereford you are allowed to shoot a Welshman so long as it's with a crossbow and not on a Sunday.

Except for Amsterdam, don't bring marijuana or other controlled substances with you without an Rx.