Archive for April, 2010

Florida Dumb Laws

(SARASOTA) It is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit.Apparently with an exaggerated idea of the laws of thermal dynamics, the city council of West Palm Beach, Fla., once decreed that the roofs of all outhouses be fireproof.A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing.Big Pine Key: It is illegal to molest a Key deer; If caught one will be fined or will have to go to jail.Cape Coral: It is against the ci

April 20, 2010 No Comments Full Story

Dumb Laws of Connecticut

A local ordinance in Atwoodville, Connecticut prohibits people from playing Scrabble while waiting for a politician to speak.A pickle is not officially a pickle unless it bouncesBalloons with advertising on them are illegal in Hartford, Conn.Bloomfield, Conn: It's against the law to eat in your car.Cattle branding in the United States did not originate in the West. It began in Connecticut in the mid-nineteenth century, when farmers were required by law to mark all their pigs.Devon: It is unlawfu

April 18, 2010 No Comments Full Story

Your Daily Facts about Cotton

The English word “cotton" comes from the Arabic word qutun or kutun. It is know that man has made cotton into fabric since at least 3000 BC.In the New World cotton textiles date as far back as 2500 BC.The cotton fiber is slightly over one inch long.  It is a single cell, and is the largest cell in the plant kingdom.  No other plant anywhere in the world has a cell even close to an inch long.The cotton fiber is an elongation of a cell in the skin of the cottonseed.It takes approximately 150

April 16, 2010 No Comments Full Story

Dumb Laws of Colorado

• Car dealers may not show cars on a Sunday.• Colorado law requires that wine be sold in containers of at least 24 ounces and spirits in containers at least a fifth of a gallon. But, at the same time, it also decrees that no alcohol beverage can be stored in hotel minibars in anything larger than miniature containers.• Colorado Springs: It is permissible to wear a holstered six-gun within city limits, except on Sunday, Election Day, or holidays.• Crippe Creek: It is illegal to bring your

April 15, 2010 No Comments Full Story

Dumb Laws of California

A city ordinance states that a $500 fine will be given to anyone who detonates a nuclear device within city limits. • Alhambra: You cannot leave your car on the street overnight without the proper permit. • Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship. • A regulation in San Francisco makes it unlawful to use used underwear to wipe off cars in a car wash. • Arcadia: Peacocks have the right of w

April 12, 2010 No Comments Full Story

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