From owner-freebsd-chat Mon Mar 27 0:18:56 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from theory1.physics.iisc.ernet.in (theory1.physics.iisc.ernet.in [144.16.71.20]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 843B637BC33 for ; Mon, 27 Mar 2000 00:18:28 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from rsidd@physics.iisc.ernet.in) Received: (qmail 383 invoked by uid 211); 27 Mar 2000 08:17:50 -0000 Received: from localhost (sendmail-bs@127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; 27 Mar 2000 08:17:50 -0000 Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2000 13:47:49 +0530 (IST) From: Rahul Siddharthan To: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Silly laws and fortunes In-Reply-To: <3.0.6.32.20000327010532.00a9a7c0@mail85.pair.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org The fortune database contains lots of silly laws which allegedly exist in various towns in the US. Are these really true? Examples: Idaho state law makes it illegal for a man to give his sweetheart a box of candy weighing less than fifty pounds. In Greene, New York, it is illegal to eat peanuts and walk backwards on the sidewalks when a concert is on. In Lexington, Kentucky, it's illegal to carry an ice cream cone in your pocket. In Memphis, Tennessee, it is illegal for a woman to drive a car unless there is a man either running or walking in front of it waving a red flag to warn approaching motorists and pedestrians. In Seattle, Washington, it is illegal to carry a concealed weapon that is over six feet in length. In Tennessee, it is illegal to shoot any game other than whales from a moving automobile. It is illegal to say "Oh, Boy" in Jonesboro, Georgia. It's illegal in Wilbur, Washington, to ride an ugly horse. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message