[Ansteorra] Nuttiness closer to Home

[Jocelyn Hinkle]

Along this line there is a great book called "The Trenton Pickle Agreement and other Laws"

it is chock-a-block full of silly laws and their states of orgin. 

Ari
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--------- Original Message ---------

DATE: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 00:07:51
From: "K&L" <k-l at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at ansteorra.org>
Cc: 

>This is a great website that has several state laws across the country that
>are a little odd.  http://www.dumblaws.com/  Some of them are outdated, but
>are usually noted that at one time they were standing laws.
>
>For example, in my home town Borger, Texas.
>* It is against the law to throw confetti, rubber balls, feather dusters,
>whips or quirts (riding crop), and explosive firecrackers of any kind.
>And One of my favorites, It is Illegal to go whale fishing in Nebraska.
>
>
>Rufus
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: ansteorra-bounces at ansteorra.org
>[mailto:ansteorra-bounces at ansteorra.org]On Behalf Of Elaine Crittenden
>Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 10:58 PM
>To: noble at delafyeld.com; Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc.; Ansteorra;
>Steppes
>Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Nuttiness closer to Home
>
>So who got the ticket that would bring this knowledge to light? ;-)
>
>Lete
>
>PS. Eons ago, there were two boys in Abilene TX who found an ancient law
>that you couldn't legally go through Abilene in an automobile (frightening
>all the horses in town) without stopping at the outskirts of town to notify
>the officials that you were going to drive a car through Abilene and needed
>the required escort. They pulled the law out and asked for the escort. Got
>it.
>
>Rumor has it that the next day, the car that had had the escort got a
>multitude of tickets for every infraction of the law that could be legally
>mustered! Never did hear if the law was repealed.
><giggling>
>
>----------
>>From: Noble Field <noble at delafyeld.com>
>>To: Ansteorra <Ansteorra at ansteorra.org>, Elfsea <Elfsea at ansteorra.org>,
>Glaslyn
><Glaslyn at ansteorra.org>, Lindenwood <Lindenwood at ansteorra.org>, Steppes
><Steppes at ansteorra.org>
>>Cc:
>>Subject: [Ansteorra] Nuttiness closer to Home
>>Date: Wed, Jul16, 2003, 6:38 PM
>>
>
>>    Did anybody know that in TEXAS it is illegal to drive with your parking
>> lights only on???  Watch out, smokey is watching!
>>           Bre'nainn
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