Let's take a look at another ten legal issues that have arisen across the states over time. Again, someone somewhere decided at some time or other that constituents were upset over a specific issue, enough to push this issue to some legislature's attention, enough to get the laws passed. Remember, I found these laws on the Internet so I cannot vouch for their veracity or the time of their passage.
New Mexico - In the town of Las Cruces you may not carry a lunchbox down
Main street.
New York - It is against the law to slurp your soup.
North Carolina - Attention all cotton farmers!! You may not use elephants to plow
your cotton fields.
Ohio - And fishermen must also be diligent when enjoying their passion. It is
illegal to get a fish drunk in this fair state. (If you take booze to the
lake or river, plan on consuming it yourself.)
Oklahoma - It is illegal to wear your boots to bed. (Do you think the ladies had
something to do with getting this law enacted?)
Oregon - One must wear "suitable clothing" when bathing. (Is the "suitable
clothing specified in the law? I just don't know.)
Pennsylvania - This law is related to the one in Oregon. In William Penn's namesake
state you may not sing in the bathtub. (I wonder if they later updated
it to include singing in the shower?)
Rhode Island - In this state, you may not bite off the leg of another person. (I don't
even want to think about the reasoning behind this law.)
South Carolina - Evidently a pious state at the time, the powers that be passed a law
making it illegal to do any work on Sunday. (I have a feeling this
one has gone by the wayside by now.)
So watch your actions, fellow citizens. You do not want to run afoul of the law in any of our fair states. In reading this and the past lists, how many are you in danger of doing?
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