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Map shows the craziest law in every state, lets you know where you can't wear a fake mustache. (Original Post)
azurnoir
Jan 2016
OP
"If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid
PoliticAverse
Jan 2016
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PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)1. "If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid
just as it would for a vehicle."
Seems perfectly reasonable to me.
edgineered
(2,101 posts)4. It explains why DWS has a parking pass. nt
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)2. PA: It is illegal to tell a fortune teller where to dig for buried treasure!
Nothing about asking for lottery numbers, though.
NV Whino
(20,886 posts)3. A couple of them actually made some sense
But one wonders just how these came to be laws.
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)5. I'm guessing they're often due to one persistantly annoying person. n/t
jmowreader
(50,528 posts)6. I really like the Illinois one
How can you learn wine pairing - a VERY critical skill for fine dining employees - if you can't drink any wine?
As for the California one...the Calaveras County Frog Jumping Contest has a LOT of frog welfare rules, and you just know the Assemblyman from Calaveras County was bored one day and got them codified.
eppur_se_muova
(36,246 posts)7. At least two laws pertaining to equids in bathtubs ? Sup wit dat ?
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)8. I am all for Maine's law.....yep. n/t
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)9. Slippers are not to be worn after 10PM in New York.
How am I supposed to keep my tootsies warm
azurnoir
(45,850 posts)10. I dunno maybe it was written by a manufacturer of heavy socks?
Hey in my state you can't cross state lines with a duck on your headnow ya really got to wonder about the background of that one
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)12. It boggles teh mind ...
uriel1972
(4,261 posts)11. The Alskan ones seems just good sense...
Why it's a law?
On second thought a bear that has just been awakened, quite rudely, I imagine, would be a danger to innocent passersby.