Thursday, January 04, 2007

Now for the rest of the state

Here are some stupid laws I looked up for GA.

Members of the state assembly cannot be ticketed for speeding while the state assembly is in session. (but some of the assemblymen obviously forgot that drunk driving isn't the same as speeding oops)

Donkeys may not be kept in bathtubs.
(This is a stupid law, who is the donkey hurting? I assume donkeys need baths too)

Signs are required to be written in English.
(Given how tolerant Georgians are of other languages, this law kinda came from nowhere, didn't it? cough)

You have the right to commit simple battery if provoked by "fighting" words.
(Like not having the right ever stopped Southern men from fighting at the drop of a hat)

No one may carry an ice cream cone in their back pocket if it is Sunday.
(Okay, WTF?? Are they smoking crack up there in the Capitol?)

It is illegal to use profanity in front of a dead body which lies in a funeral home or in a coroners office. (This one is actually enforced)

Acworth
All citizens must own a rake.
(Given how much pot gets grown out in those parts, they might want to rethink this particular law)

Atlanta
Against the law to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or street lamp.
(I hate to break it to them, but this isn't going to stop the traffic epidemic. Good try, though.)

One man may not be on another man's back.
(Exhibit A that homophobia makes you look like an idiot)

Columbus (My hometown)
Can't cut off a chicken's head on Sunday.
(are they worried about Satanic rituals occuring on Sunday or something?)

It is illegal to carry a chicken by it's feet down Broadway on Sunday.
(Oh honey, I go clubbing on Broadway, and there is far more they need to be worried about than chickens being carried upside-down)


Gainesville
Chicken must be eaten with the hands.
(I thought this was just understood all over the South)

Jonesboro
It is illegal to say "Oh, Boy"
(yeah, cause that's just the worst thing coming out of people's mouths these days, isn't it?)

Kennesaw
Every head of household must possess a firearm of some kind.
(The right to bear arms becomes the responsibility to bear arms!)

Marietta
Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus, citizens may spit from a truck
.(Eew)

St. Mary's
No spitting on the sidewalk is permitted after dark.
(I actually like, love and agree with this law... and feel it should be expanded to all stages of the day)

Quitman
Cars are not to drive on sidewalks.
(Unless the driver is drunk, upon which case another law claims jurisdiction)

It is illegal for a chicken to cross the road.
(Okay, why did the chicken cross the road? Because he was a felon!)

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