You live in Pennsylvania, and you just want to pick up a six-pack of beer and be on your way. So you head down to the Sheetz convenience store, which has a license to sell beer. But, under Pennsylvania law, because Sheetz wouldn’t allow folks to drink on the premises,…
Tumid? Seriously, does anyone know what “tumid” means? Some legislators did, because they put it in Section 3303.14 of the Columbus (Ohio) Code: “Nude” or “state of nudity” means a state of dress or undress that exposes to view: … 2. Human male genitals in a discernibly tumid state, even…
Seriously, you banned karaoke, Lilburn, Georgia? And it lasted 2 years? I’m guessing those lawmakers must have hated “Footloose.” All that dancing and music … As reported in The Atlanta Journal Constitution: Sing your hearts out, Lilburn. Now, it’s allowed. Two years after the city put the kibosh on karaoke…
I guess, once upon a time (and still? – okay, let me have it, Tremontonians), certain animal behavior was popular in Tremonton, Utah. From the Tremonton City Ordinances: 13-221. Unlawful Acts. It shall be unlawful for any person to … (4) … let any male animal to any female animal…
If you’re scheduled to work on Sunday in South Carolina, how about this little ditty from the South Carolina Code: Any employee of any business which operates on Sunday under the provisions of this section has the option of refusing to work in accordance with Section 53-1-100. Any employer who…
Sure, it’s not a frontal attack on Christmas. Nevertheless, municipalities are chipping away at old St. Nick. As reported by The Telegraph: [crossing guard] Kevin Simpson has decorated his lollipop [crossing sign] each year for Christmas to spread some festive cheer among the children arriving at Berrywood Primary School in…
Things are crazy in the Hoosier state, where Ms. Liz Ferris got the vanity plate “BE GODS” nine years ago. Because she let the renewal lapse, she had to reapply. Her application was rejected! Why? Per The Indy Channel: “We do not permit personalized license plates with references to deity,”…
How appropriate that I stumbled across this law the same day I saw our first snowflakes here in Washington, DC. Now, imagine – if you can – a law that both Bill O’Reilly and Keith Olbermann would agree goes too far. That law outlaws throwing snowballs! And the offending municipality…
Not only is it illegal for men to go topless in Easton, Maryland, it’s illegal for “any person.” What about babies? What about boys? Here’s the law: Sec. 18-9. Required dress, upper torso, penalty. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person, whether male or female, to appear upon the…
Should spitting really be criminalized? “Yes,” said the powers that be in Cincinnati. Here’s a law that was passed in 2006 as part of the “Neighborhood Quality of Life Unified Code” Sec. 1601-27. Spitting in a Public Place. No person shall spit upon any sidewalk, street, highway, alley, the floor…