I found this list of seemingly ridiculous laws today. They were researched and published by students from Kenston High School. I would like to think that at the time these were passed into law that there was a reasonable explanation.
Though, once you read them, you would surely have to think me to be quite a push over to believe that the law makers had any rationale at all. But please read them for yourself and make your own judgment.
In Fairbanks, Alaska, it is illegal to serve alcoholic beverages to a moose.
In Wilbur, Washington, it was at one time illegal for a man or woman to ride a UGLY horse.-as if there is such a thing!
In North Carolina, it is against the law to use an elephant to plow a cotton field.-I want to know who had the guilty elephant, and I want pictures.
In Tallahassee, Florida, it is against the law to attach oneself to a moving city bus.-That must have been some duct tape story.
In Montana, it is a crime to keep a fur-bearing animal that you have caught unless you tattoo your name on it.-UH?
In the state of Arkansas, it is against the law to say the word Arkansas incorrectly.-I believe that if you’re looking for a job, you ought to consider moving to Arkansas and start making citizens arrests and collecting the rewards. I would try rest stops and look for unsuspecting travelers. In Spartanburg, South Carolina, it is unlawful to eat watermelon in a cemetery.
In Leahy, Washington you cannot blow your nose in public.
In the State of Nevada you are not allowed to ride a camel on the freeway.-I am sure this caused great distress to the employees of the Luxur Hotel.
In Cleveland, Ohio, you are forbidden to catch mice without a hunting license.
Now remind yourself these are laws that have been passed.
In Louisiana you may not tie an alligator to a fire hydrant.
In California no vehicle may exceed 60 miles an hour without a driver.
In Ohio you cannot eat a doughnut and walk back-wards on a street.-Who is this coordinated anyway?
After reading this list I think we all need to think twice and cut ourselves a little slack. Next time you look back at your past mistakes and find yourself saying, “What in the heck was I thinking?” I suggest you throw away your big, mean, ‘beat-yourself-up” stick. And I suggest you take “if only” and “what if” out of your vocabulary and take these next few quotes to heart.
Today’s Quotes:
“We do the best with what we know, and when we know more we do better.”-Sheri Dew
“A Life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.”—George Bernard Shaw.
While I still can’t imagine what those law makers were thinking, I do commend them for being doers. A wise man once said:
“If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything. I’m positive that a doer makes mistakes.”
If your life is full of mistakes, take heart, because it means you’re a doer. And doing your best with what you know is all that is required. You know it doesn’t take much to move forward and progress. It just takes being consistent. If we will just do a little bit every day our actions will add up to something we can be proud of. So here’s to doing!
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