Big Sister is always enligtening the family with trivia facts. Her usual source is Dan Yaccarino's "Go, Go America", a book of unique oddities, kooky state contests, and ludicrous laws on the books for our 50 states.
Well, I was recently at the library and came across another gem of a book in the childrens section entitled "Chickens May Not Cross the Road: and Other Crazy (But True) Laws " by Kathy Linz. I brought the book home, shared it with the kids, and just had to include these ridiculous laws on the blog. Definitely usless trivia but comical.
**Trout fishing is against the law if you are sitting on a Giraffes back. (Idaho State Law) ??? Did not know Giraffes were common in Idaho.
**Donkeys are not allowed to sleep in bathtubs. (Brooklyn, NY) Trying to imagine the percentaage of pet "donkeys" currently residng in Brooklyn these days.
**No one may drive while asleep. (Memphis, TN) Sounds like sound advice!
**A pickle is not to be sold unless it bounces. (Connecticut State law) I have never bounced a pickle...thinking something I will try real soon.
**Chicken may not cross the road. (Quitman, GA) No need to ask why then!
**You may not swim on dry land (Santa Ana, CA) Seems a difficult task at best.
**Riding an ugly horse is illegal .(Wilbur, Washington) Who or what determines whether the horse is ugly or not? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, right?
**All traffic must come to a STOP if there is a bird on the Highway. (Utah State Code) Utterly ridiculous in the Washington DC Metro area!
**It is forbidden to fish for whales. (Oklahoma State Law) One must have to go far in Oklahoma for whale fishing.
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