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Posted: 11/1/2001 11:34:34 AM EDT
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One handgun a month in VA. That was thanks to our first (and hopefully last) black governor.
"Do what you will, just don't expect governing expertise from people who never invented the wheel." |
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Posted: 11/1/2001 11:38:33 AM EDT
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Quoted: One handgun a month in VA. That was thanks to our first (and hopefully last) black governor. We've been similarly constrained in California. And our Gov is about as white bread as you can get. |
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Posted: 11/1/2001 11:44:27 AM EDT
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dumb non-gun law that went into effect today:
LAW: hands-free cell phones ONLY in motor vehicles. DUMB: now instead of holding the phone in front of your face to dial(in the same line of sight as the road), we now have to stare straight DOWN AT THE FLOOR to dial, taking our eyes off the road entirely, until all 11 numbers are dialed. not to mention taking our hands off the steering wheel while fumbling for the hands-free wire harness. |
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Posted: 11/1/2001 11:44:27 AM EDT
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I think AZ just repealled a law that basically stated that two unrelated women living together constituted a brothel.
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Posted: 11/1/2001 11:50:47 AM EDT
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So it appears that you may not possess an AR15 in Boston, but you MUST carry a shotgun while crossing the Common. I'd love to see that!
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Posted: 11/1/2001 11:53:54 AM EDT
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Quoted: I think AZ just repealled a law that basically stated that two unrelated women living together constituted a brothel. Close. The state legislature just repealled the cohabitation law which prohibited unmarried couples from living together. Maricopa County still has a statute prohibiting more than six women from living together and defines it as a brothel. |
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Posted: 11/1/2001 12:00:39 PM EDT
[#7]
I wouldn't believe everything on this site. For Michigan, it says, "Anyone over 12 can have a license for a handgun". That's total BS...first, there IS no "license" for a handgun, and second, the age is 21.
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Posted: 11/1/2001 12:18:05 PM EDT
[#8]
Maryland - [b]you must turn on your car's headlights anytime the windshield wipers are running[/b]
Great for bad weather, but how about getting a ticket for not having the lights on and running the washers on a sunny day? If they want you to turn the wipers on in crappy weather, just say so. |
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Posted: 11/1/2001 12:38:48 PM EDT
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Quoted: Maryland - [b]you must turn on your car's headlights anytime the windshield wipers are running[/b] Great for bad weather, but how about getting a ticket for not having the lights on and running the washers on a sunny day? If they want you to turn the wipers on in crappy weather, just say so. |
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Posted: 11/1/2001 12:41:18 PM EDT
[#10]
Quoted: Quoted: Maryland - [b]you must turn on your car's headlights anytime the windshield wipers are running[/b] Great for bad weather, but how about getting a ticket for not having the lights on and running the washers on a sunny day? If they want you to turn the wipers on in crappy weather, just say so. Understood. We are trying to legislate commonsense. So why not just SAY it? Write the law like Michigan did, [b]you must have your lights on in inclemant weather[/b] The way the law is written, it could be a bright sunny day and I get a ticket for trying to wash my windshield. |
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Posted: 11/1/2001 12:45:52 PM EDT
[#11]
In Michigan a pistol purchase permit will be issued, and a "safety inspection" card (license) will then be issued, to anyone over 18 who is not crazy, criminal, et al.
Federal law prevents an FFL sale to someone under 21. Many people purchase for their kids from the dealer and give as a gift at 18. (Family purchases for gifts are not the dreaded 'straw man' purchases) |
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Posted: 11/1/2001 12:52:14 PM EDT
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Quoted: One handgun a month in VA. That was thanks to our first (and hopefully last) black governor. Yeah, those damn blacks. They'll do it to you every time. Why can't we just get rid of them? PS. What does his being black have to do with anything? You wouldn't want another black governor simply because of his/her skin color? Cool... |
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Posted: 11/1/2001 12:52:20 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Maryland - [b]you must turn on your car's headlights anytime the windshield wipers are running[/b] Great for bad weather, but how about getting a ticket for not having the lights on and running the washers on a sunny day? If they want you to turn the wipers on in crappy weather, just say so. Understood. We are trying to legislate commonsense. So why not just SAY it? Write the law like Michigan did, [b]you must have your lights on in inclemant weather[/b] The way the law is written, it could be a bright sunny day and I get a ticket for trying to wash my windshield. |
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Posted: 11/1/2001 12:53:50 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: One handgun a month in VA. That was thanks to our first (and hopefully last) black governor. Yeah, those damn blacks. They'll do it to you every time. Why can't we just get rid of them? PS. What does his being black have to do with anything? You wouldn't want another black governor simply because of his/her skin color? Cool... Maybe because mainstream black culture has bought into the whole "guns are the cause of evil" propaganda. Still, I wouldn't have mentioned it. |
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Posted: 11/1/2001 12:59:52 PM EDT
[#15]
Alaska
[b]It is considered an offense to feed alcoholic beverages to a moose. [/b] Yeah sure... you go tell that drunk moose in my yard that he ain't getting no more beer.... [beer] |
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Posted: 11/1/2001 1:00:00 PM EDT
[#16]
No carry in ANY establishment in VA licensed to serve alcohol on premises. So I can't carry legally into the dining area of Applebees or Chili's to have dinner (sans alcohol). Total BS.
Now my old state, MA, is too bad to even start a list. BUT...they at least let you carry virtually anywhere if you find a local cheif that will issue an LTC for "All Lawful Purposes" (which I did). You can carry in bars, just can't carry under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and that was only enacted in 1998. I think that's the right approach. |
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Posted: 11/1/2001 1:06:58 PM EDT
[#17]
the cell phone ban that just went into affect today in NY
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Posted: 11/1/2001 1:10:51 PM EDT
[#18]
I'm in California, the armpit of the nation's dumb laws. Need I say more? [rolleyes]
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Posted: 11/1/2001 1:11:16 PM EDT
[#19]
I heard that in some city in one of the western states.
There is an old law that says a man can not discharge his firearm within the city limits in celebration of his wifes big "o". |
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Posted: 11/1/2001 1:19:59 PM EDT
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Quoted: Yeah, those damn blacks. They'll do it to you every time. Why can't we just get rid of them? PS. What does his being black have to do with anything? You wouldn't want another black governor simply because of his/her skin color? Cool... You should read some of my other posts on the matter of race and ethnicity. I don't think that race matters worth a damn, most of the time. I do believe that blacks make poor politicians however. If you look at areas that are controlled by blacks, you'll notice A. They are very socialistic; B. They have increasing amounts of gun laws; C. They have very high crime rates; and D. The people have a "blame it on whitey, because it ain't [b]our[/b] fault" attitude. Color matters not. Allan Keyes would have made a much better presidential candidate than Bush. Colin Powell is the best Sec. of State that we've had since Kissinger. What matters is the attitude that the man/woman has. Many blacks have a "you owe me" attitude that governs how they vote and how their politicians run things. DC and Detroit are perfect examples of this. There is also all of the strife in Africa, which can't possibly be blamed on European imperialism anymore. South Africa makes a crystal clear example. Whites run a country that has massive black African immigration, is the wealthiest nation in Africa, and has the one of the lowest crime rates on the continent. Blacks take over and the GNP plummets, immigration practically ceases, gun laws are strengthened while crime continually skyrockets. Not a very pretty picture. Unless blacks develop the "white" attitude towards government, they are doomed to failure. Just my personal opinion. "Do what you will, just don't think my comments were directed towards skin color." |
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Posted: 11/1/2001 1:54:17 PM EDT
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This one takes the cake.... In WA it is legal to own a silencer providing you meet all the Class 3 Licensing requirements.... but it is illegal for you to fire a gun with a silencer attatched... and there isn't even a loophole for Military/LEO use. So we can buy a silencer but have to drive to Oregon to use it. How gay is that?
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Posted: 11/1/2001 2:06:08 PM EDT
[#22]
Oklahoma.
Oral sex is illegal. You have to have a license to carry a gun, concealed only. any alcohol available at a regular store has to be 3.2% beer or less. Anything above must be purchased from a liquor store which cant be open past 9:00 or open at all on sundays (Because that's Jesus's time) also anything above 3.2% is illegal to sell chilled. |
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Posted: 11/1/2001 2:10:29 PM EDT
[#23]
3.2 beer is sold in groceries/convenience stores/bars as a non-intoxicating beverage. Yet, you can still be charged with DUI/DWI (ask my brother).
No XXX porn. |
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Posted: 11/1/2001 2:14:10 PM EDT
[#24]
Sancho, one day I goes to get some "refreshments", and there's a sign on the liquor store that says "CLOSED DUE TO ELECTION". First time I'd heard that. This was March I think. So, I don't know if it's a new law or not. Bogus anyhow.
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Posted: 11/1/2001 2:20:03 PM EDT
[#25]
In South Carolina mixed drinks are made with the tiny airplane bottles to meter the amount the alcohol. It has got to su*k to be a bartender here.
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Posted: 11/1/2001 2:45:04 PM EDT
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More MD gems (Gun laws aside):
-Oral sex can not be given or received anywhere. -Thistles may not grow in one's yard. for Baltimore: -It's illegal to throw bales of hay from a second-story window within the city limits. -It's illegal to take a lion to the movies. |
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Posted: 11/1/2001 2:57:53 PM EDT
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Ditto what JIMBEAM said. Also, liquor stores here close at 7 PM, and they can not open on Sunday. Bars must close by 2 AM, except on Saturday night when they must close by midnight. (note, there are a few exceptions)
BTW, my niece's fiance is a manager at a restaurant in Columbia, SC. He was busted for opening minibottles while not in the presence of the purchaser, then not delivering the minibottle to the table. That's right, in SC when you order a mixed drink here and the server doesn't either open the bottles in front of you or bring you the minibottles, according to section 61-6-2210 of our "wonderful" state law, they are guilty of a crime. The penalty is "upon conviction, be punished by a fine or imprisonment in the discretion of the court of general sessions." In other words, it's anything the judge wants it to be! Also, the restaurant might lose their license to sell, so he was fired as a manager. Worse, because he was legally carrying in his place of work while breaking one of SC's (many) alcohol-related laws, according to section 61-6-4180 there is a minimum 1 year jail term. My poor niece had to delay her wedding until this mess is straightened out. All because a couple of off-duty cops at the table were upset because one of their hamburgers didn't have cheese on it like it should have. Petty jerks.z |
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Posted: 11/1/2001 3:02:20 PM EDT
[#28]
NC: No Sunday hunting
No Beer sales on Sunday until 12:30 PM |
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Posted: 11/1/2001 3:03:20 PM EDT
[#29]
You guys should check out Hawaii. There is a law that each household must own a boat. [:D]
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Posted: 11/1/2001 3:11:14 PM EDT
[#30]
I love that site. I submitted one of the Dumb Laws of Pennsylvania:
"Fireworks stores may not sell fireworks to Pennsylvania residents." I discovered that on a big road trip through the Great East. Had to show my _California_ driver's license and sign a promise NOT to set off any fireworks in Pennsylvania. (I set them off in South Carolina, which is one of the most pyrotechnic-friendly places on Earth). And of course most fireworks are completely illegal in the Occupied California Republic. |
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Posted: 11/1/2001 3:13:17 PM EDT
[#31]
A really old law was recently used against a PETA-freak here in VA. She apparently organized some kind of protest that the local officials didn't like so they nabbed her on "lewd and lacivious cohabitation" because she lived with her boyfriend. I got a big kick out of that.
-Oral and anal sex is illegal -sex with animals is illegal (ewwwwww) -premarital sex is illegal -when a woman drives her husband must walk so many feet (forget the exact distance) waving a yellow flag to warn others that woman is driving Stupid laws abound. "Do what you will, just don't think legislation is the answer to any problem." |
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Posted: 11/1/2001 3:17:08 PM EDT
[#32]
Here's a good local one from San Diego, OCR:
"It is illegal to shoot jackrabbits from the back of a streetcar." Considering the fact that it's illegal to discharge a firearm inside the city at all (except at a shooting range or in self-defense), that's an amazing law. It must have been a problem once upon a time, long, long ago. Our present-day streetcars (The San Diego Trolley) only have windows on the sides, anyway. Oh well. It must have been a lot more fun here back in the 'teens or the Roaring Twenties. Here, bunny bunny bunny... [50] |
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Posted: 11/1/2001 3:20:33 PM EDT
[#33]
Hartford:
It is illegal for a man to kiss his wife on Sunday. New Britain: It is illegal for fire trucks to exceed 25mph, even when going to a fire. |
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Posted: 11/1/2001 3:26:03 PM EDT
[#34]
Quoted: Quoted: Yeah, those damn blacks. They'll do it to you every time. Why can't we just get rid of them? PS. What does his being black have to do with anything? You wouldn't want another black governor simply because of his/her skin color? Cool... You should read some of my other posts on the matter of race and ethnicity. I don't think that race matters worth a damn, most of the time. I do believe that blacks make poor politicians however. If you look at areas that are controlled by blacks, you'll notice A. They are very socialistic; B. They have increasing amounts of gun laws; C. They have very high crime rates; and D. The people have a "blame it on whitey, because it ain't [b]our[/b] fault" attitude. Color matters not. Allan Keyes would have made a much better presidential candidate than Bush. Colin Powell is the best Sec. of State that we've had since Kissinger. What matters is the attitude that the man/woman has. Many blacks have a "you owe me" attitude that governs how they vote and how their politicians run things. DC and Detroit are perfect examples of this. There is also all of the strife in Africa, which can't possibly be blamed on European imperialism anymore. South Africa makes a crystal clear example. Whites run a country that has massive black African immigration, is the wealthiest nation in Africa, and has the one of the lowest crime rates on the continent. Blacks take over and the GNP plummets, immigration practically ceases, gun laws are strengthened while crime continually skyrockets. Not a very pretty picture. Unless blacks develop the "white" attitude towards government, they are doomed to failure. Just my personal opinion. "Do what you will, just don't think my comments were directed towards skin color." Hell I wouldn't care if the person had purple skin, so long as the person is a conservative. I think the correct saying is hopefully we don't have a Black DEMOCRAT as governor again..... |
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Posted: 11/1/2001 3:35:19 PM EDT
[#35]
Quoted: -when a woman drives her husband must walk so many feet (forget the exact distance) waving a yellow flag to warn others that woman is driving Stupid laws abound. Doesn't sound like such a bad law to me. With the women I see on the highway on a daily basis, maybe we shoud get his law and enforce it. [:D] Guncrazy223 |
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Posted: 11/1/2001 3:44:12 PM EDT
[#36]
Here in Pensacola:
[list=1] [*]Citizens may not be caught downtown without at least 10 dollars on their person.[/*] [list=a] [*]I Hope I Don't Get Caught Downtown Before Friday (Payday)[/*] [/list=a] [*]It is illegal to roll a barrel on any street, fines go up according to the contents of the barrel.[/*] [*]A women can be fined (only after death), for being electrocuted in a bath-tub because of using self-beautification utensils.[/*] [/list=1] |
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Posted: 11/1/2001 3:48:57 PM EDT
[#37]
Nooo Joisey!!!
Ya hafta aks? |
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Posted: 11/1/2001 3:50:30 PM EDT
[#38]
This one was from North Lauderdale (Where I Grew Up):
[list=1] [*]Even though they don't enforce it, you need a permit to change a light bulb.[/*] [*]The City Is Also A Bird Sanctuary, As Is Pensacola (As Per Sign On Davis Highway.)[/*] [/list=1] Miami: [list=1] [*]A Man May Not Be Seen In A Strapless Gown.[/*] [list=a] [*]I Can never Go Home. [;)][/*] [/list=a] [/list=1] |
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Posted: 11/1/2001 4:38:03 PM EDT
[#39]
I can't believe here in Nebraska I can shoot coyotes, coons, crows, prarie dawgs at will and you need to get a permit to shoot people from Iowa. Go figure
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Posted: 11/1/2001 7:44:31 PM EDT
[#40]
In Indiana: A man over the age of 18 may be arrested for statutory rape if the female passenger in his car is barefoot, and is under the age of 17.
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Posted: 11/1/2001 8:25:41 PM EDT
[#41]
Check out the law in San Francisco CA about ugly people. I was laughing for days about that one.
Awww hell here's a link: [url]www.dumblaws.com/states/california.html[/url] Here's a couple from the State of Texas: [url]www.dumblaws.com/states/texas.html[/url] [list] [*]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.[/*] [*]A city ordinance states that a person cannot go barefoot without first obtaining a special five-dollar permit.[/*] [*]It is illegal to take more than three sips of beer at a time while standing. [/*] [*]You can be legally married by publically introducing a person as your husband or wife 3 times. [/*] [*]It is illegal to drive without windshield wipers. You don't need a windshield, but you must have the wipers.[/*] [*]It is illegal for one to shoot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel. [/*] [*]It is illegal to milk another person's cow.[/*] [*][b]A recently passed anticrime law requires criminals to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed.[/b][/*][i]my personal favorite by th way[/i] [*]The entire Encyclopedia Britannica is banned in Texas because it contains a formula for making beer at home.[/*] |
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Posted: 11/1/2001 8:31:11 PM EDT
[#42]
It is illegal to have oral sex.
[size=6][b]DAMN IT![/b][/size=6] |
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Posted: 11/1/2001 8:49:37 PM EDT
[#43]
yeah, there's a fireworks store on I90 not too far over the border from NY (used yo be at a gas station but it has since moved to a stand alone store)
PA and NY state troopers team up, the PA guys watch people leave the store and radio the NY guys, as soon as you cross the border you get pulled over and busted Quoted: I love that site. I submitted one of the Dumb Laws of Pennsylvania: "Fireworks stores may not sell fireworks to Pennsylvania residents." I discovered that on a big road trip through the Great East. Had to show my _California_ driver's license and sign a promise NOT to set off any fireworks in Pennsylvania. (I set them off in South Carolina, which is one of the most pyrotechnic-friendly places on Earth). And of course most fireworks are completely illegal in the Occupied California Republic. |
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Posted: 11/1/2001 8:52:32 PM EDT
[#44]
NY
A license must be purchased before hanging clothes on a clothesline. The penalty for jumping off a building is death. crap, I've hung clothes outside. NY requires licenses for everything |
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Posted: 11/1/2001 8:55:16 PM EDT
[#45]
65mph MAX!
I gess I don't have any place I need to be[:(!] |
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Posted: 11/2/2001 3:28:16 AM EDT
[#46]
Double back 20 miles and use another road. Great for bringing fireworks into Georgia. Though, I don't think they watch. But, there are great fireworks stores just over the SC, TN and AL state lines. NC only allows crappy fireworks, so I got those in TN and SC. Many times I'd just bring them from whereever I was that they were legal. Seriously, I like buying fireworks in ALabama becuase they are so much cheaper there. Florida seriously regulates anything other than fountains. You have to sign a statement to cover the ass of the seller to get firecrackers, bottle rockets, etc. I would have paid 10 times as much at Neptune in Davie, FL as I pay now in Robertsdale, AL. Orlando was even more expensive.
Funny thing is, there is a fireworks store (in a trailer) I swear to god, 10 inches from the state line on HWY-29. Quoted: yeah, there's a fireworks store on I90 not too far over the border from NY (used yo be at a gas station but it has since moved to a stand alone store) PA and NY state troopers team up, the PA guys watch people leave the store and radio the NY guys, as soon as you cross the border you get pulled over and busted Quoted: I love that site. I submitted one of the Dumb Laws of Pennsylvania: "Fireworks stores may not sell fireworks to Pennsylvania residents." I discovered that on a big road trip through the Great East. Had to show my _California_ driver's license and sign a promise NOT to set off any fireworks in Pennsylvania. (I set them off in South Carolina, which is one of the most pyrotechnic-friendly places on Earth). And of course most fireworks are completely illegal in the Occupied California Republic. |
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Posted: 11/2/2001 9:52:56 AM EDT
[#47]
"Arizona
Hunting camels is prohibited. Any misdemeanor committed while wearing a red mask is considered a felony. This goes back in the days of the Wild West. There is a possible 25 years in prison for cutting down a cactus. Donkeys cannot sleep in bathtubs. [b]When being attacked by a criminal or burglar, you may only protect yourself with the same weapon that the other person posseses.[/b] It is unlawful to refuse a person a glass of water. You may not have more than two dildos in a house." i like to c em try to enforce that one |
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Posted: 11/2/2001 9:59:35 AM EDT
[#48]
They wont let me have sex with my sheep anymore unless we are married-but there is no way I will ever give up Bessie....
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Posted: 11/2/2001 2:21:03 PM EDT
[#49]
Quoted: "Arizona You may not have more than two dildos in a house." i like to c em try to enforce that one So is the Double Dong considered 2? [;D] |
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Posted: 11/2/2001 2:43:41 PM EDT
[#50]
Quoted: No carry in ANY establishment in VA licensed to serve alcohol on premises. So I can't carry legally into the dining area of Applebees or Chili's to have dinner (sans alcohol). Total BS. You can open carry in a bar but not concealed. I think that's how the law is written. |
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