More Crazy Laws #40 is this week’s Mystery Question. I cannot believe I’ve written 40, count them–40 posts about our crazy laws on the books! Who would’ve thought?
But before we get to this (and last) week’s Mystery Question, the photo and verse. I found the photo when I was looking for the photos I took during my research trips to Natchez for the Natchez Trace Park Rangers Series. Next week I am giving a talk at our local library about that research so I was putting together a PowerPoint presentation. This is a sunset over the mighty Mississippi River. Every time I view the Mississippi, whether it’s at Memphis or Natchez, I am awed. And I thought the verse was perfect for it.
Now for last week’s Crazy State Laws #38. Three true laws and one made-up one. Can you guess which one?
- If you ever find yourself driving at night through rural parts of this state, you must stop every mile to send up a rocket signal. (PA)
- Here you can’t order wine and cheese because it’s against the law to serve the two together.
- In this city, you must share the road with cows—they have the same rights on the roads as motorists. (CT)
- When parking your elephant at a meter here, you must deposit the same amount of change as you would for a regular vehicle. (FL)
And the answer is…#2. congrats to all who guessed correctly! A note about #4–I couldn’t imagine a city making a law about an elephant and a meter. I just couldn’t…until I realized where it was–in Florida where the circuses used to winter.
Now for this week’s Crazy State Laws #40. Three true laws and one made-up one. Can you guess which one?
- It’s illegal to wear sunglasses at night in this state.
- You can’t drive down the highway with an uncaged bear in your car in this state.
- Here you can’t order a slice of cherry pie a la mode on Sunday.
- Be sure to keep your dog’s obedience training under wraps in this state. It’s against the law to educate dogs in there.
Okay Super Sleuths, which one did I make up? Leave your answers in the comments and I’ll enter you in a June drawing for a book from my library. (I have to reduce the size of my library!)
And the May’s winner is Caryl Kane!
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Well I am going to say #2 as I can’t imagine wanting to drive with a bear loose in your car. Yikes!
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Hi, Jean! Seems like a good choice…but who knows. lol
I agree, surely it’s #2.
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We’ll see, Mary!
Nice photo. I’m going with #1.
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Thanks, Diana! We’ll see next week if it’s #1.
I will pick #4.
Had to sign up again. I have not been getting blogs or newsletters. Ikeep signing up.
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Paula, I’m so sorry about the glitch. I’ll ask Jetpack to check it out! We’ll see next week if it’s #4.
Beautiful photo, and the verse parallels the might of the Mississippi. I have crossed the Mighty Miss at it’s source at Lake Itasca, several other places in MN, at the Quad Cities, St. Louis, and as far south as the I-40 crossing. I think it was there that I yelled MARK TWAIN!! 🙂
Regarding the dumb laws,
#1. You would think so.
#2. Seems rather obvious. I wouldn’t want to drive with a bear, period.
#3. Probably should be the other way around.
#4. Must be a lot of dumb dogs in that state.
Bucking common sense, I think you made up #1.
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Hi Tim. As always, I love the way you reason out the answer…we’ll see next week if that works this time…
I thought #4 was funny, so I’m going with that one…just because it’s my favorite!
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Hi Heather…glad you thought #4 was funny…I shake my head every week at the dumb laws I find. 😉
Pat, I love the Scripture! The photo, once again, displays God’s magnificent power and creation. I’m reading a book now taking place on The Mississippi River!
Hmmm, now to select an untruth…maybe #4???? But if in there is a prison, they have dog training programs, so maybe not, but maybe so. Grrr #4
James says #3. He loves cherry pie a la mode! He’s hoping you made it up.
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I wish you and James were here, Barbara–I have a cherry pie in the freezer! We’ll see next week if it’s #3 or 4…
I know when I tell James about the cherry pie in your freezer, his eyes will light up. So to end his torture, I just added a cherry pie to my grocery list! 🙂
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lol <3
These are absolutely nuts. It’s scary to live in a nation with such laws, but I imagine one can find them anywhere! I might as well play that children’s blindfold game, Pin the tail on the donkey. I’ll go w/ #4 but don’t have high hopes (though I’m one of those that guessed right last time) 🙂
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Hi Delores! Yes, they are all nuts. lol We’ll see how you fare with #4 next week…
Love the photo and verse! Both are wonderful! The Mississippi has its own special vibe…the beauty, the history, the culture.
Are you sure we’re stopping the crazy laws? These are some of the funniest yet! I’m going to guess #3.
Have a blessed week!
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Thanks, L. Some of these laws have been on the books for a hundred years or more. lol We’ll see next week if #3 is one of them…
I am going with number one. I don’t often get one right.
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Hi Judy! We’ll see if you get this one!
Love the verse you chose, Pat!
Ohhh, circuses in Florida. Yeah, I fell for #4 last week. This week I’m choosing #2 because how would you even get a bear in a car for the legislature to have to write a law against it?
Congrats to Caryl Kane!
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Thank you, Priscilla! Number two is very popular. 🙂 We’ll see…
#4?
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We’ll see, MS Barb!
I am going with #3 this week.
(Gloria A)
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Hi Gloria! We’ll see if it’s #3 next Tuesday. 🙂
Going with #4 this week.
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We’ll see, Gail…
I’m gonna choose #1, just because I have Corey Hart’s “Sunglasses at Night” stuck in my head. If he can do it, then everybody else should be able to do it, too. Even though it’s probably not a good idea.
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Love your reasoning, Joy! I’ll have to check out the song…since I can’t carry a tune, I rarely keep up with who sings what. lol We’ll see next week if the song nailed it for you.
Love the photo and verse!
These laws made me laugh out loud! I’ll guess #3
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Thanks, Mary G! Glad I made you laugh. 😉 We’ll see next week if it’s #3.
#2 is my pick! Congrats Caryl
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Hi Shelia! We’ll see next week if it’s #2.
One of the things I love about the Mississippi is that you can easily identify it from the air on a clear day. I always enjoyed flying on those days when I could see the earth from 30,000 feet and be able to identify certain landmarks or highways. This is a very good picture of the Mississippi and the scripture certainly fits.
I’m glad to learn about that Pennsylvania law. My wife and I will be spending some time in Pennsylvania in a couple of weeks celebrating our anniversary. I guess I need to stock up on rocket signals before we go, or we will simply have to make it to our destinations before dark each evening.
I’m going to adopt Tim’s style this week.
#1 – I agree with him that this is common sense, for the most part. Occasionally, I meet a car with their high beams on or with those piercing blue headlights when it would be nice to have sunglasses on.
#2 – I don’t think this one needs to be a law. I am sure it would be totally impossible for me to drive a car down the road with an uncaged bear in it.
#3 – This one is easy to avoid. Simply order a dish of ice cream with a slice of cherry pie on a separate dish. Enjoy!
#4 – Surely you made this one up. The effect of such a law would be that there were even more dumb dogs in the state than dumb politicians. Good grief! No, this has to be the one.
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Love the style you adopted…we’ll see next week how that works for you…and I’ll see if I can find some of those rocket flares for you before you head out on your trip to Pennsylvania, Edward!
I always try and identify places when I fly…but I’m not always successful.
Gorgeous photo, Pat!
#2
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Thanks, Caryl! We’ll see…
Wild guess of #4. I would think they would encourage dogs to be well behaved, it seems ?? They’re all crazy !
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Dottie, you’d think! We’ll see tomorrow!
These all seem too crazy to not be some states law. I’m guessing here and say #3.
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I know, Laura. I shake my head at some of these…no, all of them. lol We’ll see next week if it’s #3.
All these laws are crazy! But since I have to pick just one made up one I’m going with #4!!
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Yes, they are crazy, Elizabeth. And welcome to my blog!