Currently Playing The Spine By They Might Be Giants song of the moment - experimental film see related

Hey, I found these today and thought they were cool.

Here you go:

Silly Laws

Arkansas

• The Arkansas legislature passed a law that states that the Arkansas River can rise no higher than to the Main Street bridge in Little Rock.

Canada

• In Calgary there is a by-law that is still on the books that requires businesses within the city to provide rails for tying up horses.

California

• In 1930, the City Council of Ontario passed an ordinance forbidding roosters to crow within the city limits.
• In Los Angeles, you cannot bathe two babies in the same tub at the same time.
• It is illegal to drive more than two thousand sheep down Hollywood Boulevard at one time.
• In California, animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.
• In Los Angeles, a man is legally entitled to beat his wife with a leather belt or strap, but the belt can't be wider than 2 inches, unless he has his wife's consent to beat her with a wider strap.

Colorado

• In Denver it is unlawful to lend your vacuum cleaner to your next-door neighbor.

Connecticut

• In Devon, Connecticut, it is unlawful to walk backwards after sunset.
• In Hartford, Conn., you aren't allowed to cross a street while walking on your hands.

England

• In the England it is illegal to sell most goods on a sunday, (this law is mostly ignored), it is however legal to sell a carrot. It is also legal to sell it at any price and to give free gifts with it, such as anything else one might want to buy on a sunday!

Florida

• In Miami, it's illegal for men to be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.

Georgia

• It is illegal to say "Oh, Boy" in Jonesboro, Georgia.

Idaho

• Idaho state law makes it illegal for a man to give his sweetheart a box of candy weighing less than fifty pounds.
• In Pocatello, Idaho, a law passed in 1912 provided that "The carrying of concealed weapons is forbidden, unless same are exhibited to public view."

Illinois

• It is against the law for a monster to enter the corporate limits of Urbana, Illinois.
• Kirkland, Illinois, law forbids bees to fly over the village or through any of its streets.
• In Zion, Ill., it is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, and other domesticated animals kept as pets.

Indiana

• Back in 1924, a monkey was convicted in South Bend of the crime of smoking a cigarette and sentenced to pay a 25 dollar fine and the trial costs.
• In Gary, Ind., persons are prohibited from attending a movie house or other theater and from riding a public streetcar within four hours of eating garlic.

Iowa

• Horses are forbidden to eat fire hydrants in Marshalltown, Iowa.
• In Ottumwa, Iowa, "It is unlawful for any male person, within the corporate limits of the (city), to wink at any female person with whom he is unaquainted."

Kansas

• Kansas state law requires pedestrians crossing the highways at night to wear tail lights.
• No one may catch fish with his bare hands in Kansas.

Kentucky

• Frankfort, Kentucky, makes it against the law to shoot off a policeman's tie.
• In Lexington, Kentucky, it's illegal to carry an ice cream cone in your pocket.
• A Kentucky statute says: "No female shall appear in a bathing suit on any highway within this state unless she is escorted by at least two officers or unless she be armed with a club." Later, an amendment proposed: "The provisions of this statute shall not apply to any female weighing less than sixty pounds nor exceeding 200 pounds; nor shall it apply to female horses."

Massachusetts

• There is a Massachusetts law requiring all dogs to have their hind legs tied during the month of April.
• It is illegal to take more than 2 baths a month within Boston confines.

Michigan

• In Clawson, Mich., there is a law that makes it LEGAL for a farmer to sleep with his pigs, cows, horses, goats, and chickens.
• In Detroit, couples are banned from making love in an automobile unless the act takes place while the vehicle is parked on the couple's own property.
• In Michigan, a woman isn't allowed to cut her own hair without her husband's permission.

Missouri

• Minors in Kansas City, Missouri, are not allowed to purchase cap pistols; they may buy shotguns freely, however.
• In St. Louis, it's illegal to sit on the curb of any city street and drink beer from a bucket.

New Hampshire

• New Hampshire law forbids you to tap your feet, nod your head, or in any way keep time to the music in a tavern, restaurant, or cafe.

New Mexico

• In Carrizozo, N.M., it's forbidden for a female to appear unshaven in public (includes legs and face).

New York

• In Greene, New York, it is illegal to eat peanuts and walk backwards on the sidewalks when a concert is on.
• In Carmel, N.Y., a man can't go outside while wearing a jacket and pants that do not match.

Ohio

• In Ohio, if you ignore an orator on Decoration day to such an extent as to publicly play croquet or pitch horseshoes within one mile of the speaker's stand, you can be fined $25.00.
• In Bexley, Ordinance number 223, of 09/09/19 prohibits the installation and usage of slot machines in outhouses.
• In Oxford, Ohio, it's illegal for a woman to strip off her clothing while standing in front of a man's picture. (ed: ???)

Oklahoma

• In Tulsa, Oklahoma, it is against the law to open a soda bottle without the supervision of a licensed engineer.
• Harthahorne City Ordinance, Section 363, states that it shall be unlawful to put any hypnotized person in a display window.

Pennsylvania

• The state law of Pennsylvania prohibits singing in the bathtub.
• In certain sections of Pennsylvania many years ago, the Farmer's Anti-Automobile society set up some "rules of the road." In effect, they said:
  1. "Automobiles travelling on country roads at night must send up a rocket every mile, then wait ten minutes for the road to clear."
  2. "If a driver sees a team of horses, he is to pull to one side of the road and cover his machine with a blanket or dust cover that has been painted to blend into the scenery."
  3. "In the event that a horse refuses to pass a car on the road, the owner must take his car apart and conceal the parts in the bushes."
• In Pennsylvania, "any motorist driving along a country road at night must stop every mile and send up a rocket signal, wait 10 minutes for the road to be cleared of livestock, and continue."

Tennessee

• In Memphis, Tennessee, it is illegal for a woman to drive a car unless there is a man either running or walking in front of it waving a red flag to warn approaching motorists and pedestrians.
• In Tennessee, it is illegal to shoot any game other than whales from a moving automobile.

Texas

• It is Texas law that when two trains meet each other at a railroad crossing, each shall come to a full stop, and neither shall proceed until the other has gone.
• Texas law forbids anyone to have a pair of pliers in his possession.

Utah

• It is against the law to fish from horseback.

Virginia

• Virginia law forbids bathtubs in the house; tubs must be kept in the yard.

Washington

• In Seattle, Washington, it is illegal to carry a concealed weapon that is over six feet in length.
• It's illegal in Wilbur, Washington, to ride an ugly horse.
• There is/was a law on the books in Washington state that stated that a motorcar driven at night must be preceded by something like 100 yards by a man carrying a lantern.

West Virginia

• In Nicholas County, W. Va., no member of the clergy is allowed to tell jokes or humorous stories from the pulpit during a church service.

ok, so some of those laws are kinda dumb. I'm not sure if they're all true. Maybe. but the website people might have made some of them up. I dunno. meh.

So, I went to estes park today. That was alright I suppose. Got to see my cousin pam and her new baby, and my brother, so that was good. That's about all to report.

Quote of the day: "You and your crazy Canadian traditions" -Ryan Stiles

Spanish word of the day:

¡Sí, ustedes estará en mi película experimental!

- Yeah! you're all going to be in my experimental film!

if you haven't watched experimental film yet,

http://www.homestarrunner.com/expfilm.html

ok bye!

-Jimbo

P.S. Realized that I haven't been doing current mood for a while. Sorry

Current mood: winky