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| #6311 | | In Pocataligo, Georgia, it is a violation for a woman over 200 pounds
and attired in shorts to pilot or ride in an airplane.
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| #6312 | | In Pocatello, Idaho, a law passed in 1912 provided that "The carrying
of concealed weapons is forbidden, unless same are exhibited to public view."
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| #6313 | | In Seattle, Washington, it is illegal to carry a concealed weapon that
is over six feet in length.
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| #6314 | | In Tennessee, it is illegal to shoot any game other than whales from a
moving automobile.
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| #6315 | | In the olden days in England, you could be hung for stealing a sheep or a
loaf of bread. However, if a sheep stole a loaf of bread and gave it to
you, you would only be tried for receiving, a crime punishable by forty
lashes with the cat or the dog, whichever was handy. If you stole a dog
and were caught, you were punished with twelve rabbit punches, although it
was hard to find rabbits big enough or strong enough to punch you.
-- Mike Harding, "The Armchair Anarchist's Almanac"
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| #6316 | | In Tulsa, Oklahoma, it is against the law to open a soda bottle without
the supervision of a licensed engineer.
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| #6317 | | In West Union, Ohio, No married man can go flying without his spouse
along at any time, unless he has been married for more than 12 months.
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| #6318 | | It has long been noticed that juries are pitiless for robbery and full of
indulgence for infanticide. A question of interest, my dear Sir! The jury
is afraid of being robbed and has passed the age when it could be a victim
of infanticide.
-- Edmond About
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| #6319 | | It is against the law for a monster to enter the corporate limits of
Urbana, Illinois.
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| #6320 | | It is illegal to drive more than two thousand sheep down Hollywood
Boulevard at one time.
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