OT: Stupid Pet -- Uh Law tricks (was) RE: [at-l] Re: OT-POOR PITIFUL ME!

[nealb at midlandstech.com (William Neal)]

(((IF this goes out to only one person and not the list, please forward.
The gremlins are working on my computer today.)))

A bit of trivia: The spitting on the sidewalk prohibition comes from when TB
was wide spread and it was thought spitting (which congested people did a
lot) on the sidewalk might contribute to TB's spread (consumption -- which
Doc Holiday (sp?) of OK Corral fame was dying of).

SC Trivia: Some of the ritzest suburbs are in the Columbia area are where
the old SC sanitorium for TB patients was located.

William, The Trival Turtle
-----Original Message-----
From: greyowl@rcn.com [mailto:greyowl@rcn.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 10:48 AM
To: KellyGoVols@aol.com
Cc: nealb@midlandstech.com; at-l@mailman.backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [at-l] Re: OT-POOR PITIFUL ME!


As Ms Kelly works for a law office I thought that she, as wel 
as the list, might enjoy the following

Dumb Tennessee Laws
You can't shoot any game other than whales from a moving 
automobile. 

Hollow logs may not be sold. 

Any person crippling, killing or in any way destroying a 
proud female dog that is running at large shall not be held 
liable for the damages due to such killing or destruction.
 
More than 8 women may not live in the same house because that 
would constitute a brothel. 

It is illegal to use a lasso to catch a fish. 
"Crimes against nature" are prohibited. 

Stealing a horse is punishible by hanging. 

Driving is not to be done while asleep. 

The age of consent is 16, but 12 if the girl is a virgin.
 
It is legal to gather and consume roadkill. 

Dyersburg 

It is illegal for a woman to call a man for a date. 

Fayette County 

You may not have more than five inoperable vehicles on a 
piece of property. 

Lenoir City 

When you pull up to a stop sign you must fire a gun out the 
window to warn horse carriages that you are coming. 

Lexington 

No one may eat ice cream on the sidewalk. 

Spitting on the sidewalk is prohibited. 

Knoxville 

In front of their buildings, all businesses must have 
a "hitching post." 

Memphis 

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. 

It's illegal for frogs to croak after 11 PM. 

Panhandlers must first obtain a $10 permit before begging on 
the streets of downtown Memphis. (Passed in 1996) 

It is illegal to give any pie to fellow diners. It is also 
illegal to take unfinished pie home. All pie must be eaten on 
the premises. 

Oneida 

An ordinance forbids anyone to sing the song "It Ain't Goin' 
To Rain No Mo'." 

Grey Owl