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From: jah@brunix.UUCP (Jim Hendler)
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Subject: Little known laws
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Date: Sun, 2-Sep-84 12:16:07 EDT
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Posted: Sun Sep  2 12:16:07 1984
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in 1975 Barbara Seuling published "You Can't Eat Peanuts in Church
and Other Little-known Laws."  This book is a collection of strange
laws from around the country.  Some examples:

In Star, Mississippi it is illegal to ridicule public architecture.

To take a bath in Boston you must have a doctor's written prescription.

A Louisiana law upholds your right to grow as tall as you lke.

In Brainderd Minnesota every male must grow a beard.  (my favorite)

In Kentucky it is illegal for a man to marry his wife's grandmother.

In Riverside California it is illegal to kiss on the lips unless both
parties frst wipe their lips with carbolized rose water.

In Gary Indiana it is illegal to attend the theater within four hours of
eating garlic. (hear, hear!)

In New York it is illegal to disturb the occupant of a house by ringing
the doorbell.

In Connecticut the law states that if you are a beaver, you have a legal
right to build a dam.

In Oregon it is illegal for a dead juror to serve on a jury.

In Massachusetts it is illegal to put tomatoes in clam chowder. (Again, Hear,
Hear!)

A favorite of mine:  In Idaho you cannot fish for trout from the back of a
giraffe.

In Baltimore it is illegal to mistreat an oyster.

In Arkansas an automobile must be preceded by a man carrying a red flag.

Another of my favorites:  In Indiana a moustache is illegal on anyone who
"habitually kisses human beings."

Florida law reuires that you wear clothing when you take a bath in a bathtub.

IN Michigan you may not hitch a crocodile to a fire hydrant.



There are many more.  I highly recommend this little book if you can find it.

  cheers,
  Jim Hendler