More Crazy State Laws #38 is this week’s Mystery Question. I thought I’d find a few more crazy laws for you to ponder. I honestly can’t understand where the lawmakers’ heads were on these…
But first the photo and verse. This is my new apricot rose bush. So far it’s doing well, and it such a delight to look at. And I love that verse.
Now for last week’s Cases of the Incriminating Parrot. Three of the following stories are true, and I made up a fourth one. Can you guess which one it is?
- A man was arrested for killing a woman. he claimed it was an accident, but her parrot repeated the whole terrible crime, saying, “No, please. Let me go,” in the woman’s voice.
- In this one, the victim was a husband. The wife, Helen, was charged with murder after the police overheard the parrot say, “Put down that gun, Helen! Don’t shoot … you’ve shot me.”
- Police found a husband and wife shot in their home. The wife survived and reported her husband tried to kill her before he killed himself. But the parrot repeated the husband’s last words. The parrot said, “Don’t …shoot!” in the husband’s voice.
- Police charged a man with child abuse and put the man’s parrot into witness protection after hearing the bird cry like a child. It then sounded like it was moaning in pain, and then made a noise like whack, or thwack!
And the answer is…actually I didn’t make up any of them…1, 3, and 4 are true cases and #2 is from an old Perry Mason case. Yep. I stole the idea from TV. lol I actually remember the show.
Now for last week’s Crazy State Laws #38. Three true laws and one made-up one. Can you guess which one?
- It is illegal to let a dandelion grow within the city limits.
- Here, it is unlawful for small boys to throw stones, at any time, at any place.
- Did you know it is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, and other domesticated animals kept as pets in this state?
- Squirrels have a right in this state to eat from bird feeders, so you can’t scare them away.
Okay Super Sleuths, which one did I make up? Leave your answers in the comments and I’ll enter you in a drawing for a book from my library!
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I love the old Perry Mason shows. I should have recognized the parrot episode!
I think you made up number 1 because everybody knows you can’t stop dandelions, not totally, even if you did have a law against them!
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Priscilla, I love the old Perry Mason shows, too…and this was on Debbie Burke’s Killzone post last week…
I’m going with #4.
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We’ll see, Diana!
Pat, I have a rose bush which displays the same color flower. I didn’t know what it was called. They are indeed beautiful and hardy. The glory of the Lord is certainly in those roses.
You had me with last week’s dumb laws. Too funny.
Now for this week’s…
#1. Now if only those wayward dandelions would obey that law!
#2. How big would a boy have to be to not be considered small? I see a loophole here.
#3. Giving a lighted cigar to any animal should be illegal. It’s certainly immoral.
#4. Squirrels have rights to bird feeders? Then, do birds have rights to squirrel feeders? Seems only fair.
I think you made up #4. It’s just to squirrelly.
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Love it, Tim! We’ll see next week how squirrelly you are. 😉
I hope you made up #4 and that’s my choice, but they’re all whacky. Long-live crime-solving parrots!
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I agree, Delores! We’ll see next week if it’s #4.
Your apricot rose is delightful! Good angle on the shot with the wall in the background. I keep bending down to sniff the flowers you post, then I realize it’s my I-Pad. Duh! The verse is perfect.
I’m going with #2 again. How sad for a boy not to get to throw stones. However, you said boys, not girls. So I guess I could’ve still skipped rocks as a kid.
Using the Perry Mason parrot was clever. lol.
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Yes, Barbara, a girl could skip rocks! lol I’m glad you’re enjoying my photos and verses. And I keep looking at the birdhouse on my walk and so far no birds have taken up residence…I kinda thought it was clever to use an old Perry Mason show with a parrot, too. 😀 We’ll see next week if it’s #2.
I’m going with #2
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We’ll see next week, Gail!
I love the color of your rose, and I bet it’s very fragrant! I’m going with #2, since there isn’t a lot a detail about being small, and girls would get to throw them.
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Thank you, Dottie. It is very fragrant, unlike some of Knockout roses I bought a couple of years ago. We’ll see next week if it’s #2.
#3?
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Maybe, MS Barb. 😉
I swear I’ve heard #1 before somewhere, & #3 is just too weird to not be true, so that leaves #2 & #4, so I’m gonna randomly pick…#4!
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Love your logic, Joy. 🙂 We’ll see if it’s #4 next week…
I am going with number four.
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We’ll see, Judy…
I hope #3 is an unnecessary law.
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I know what you mean, Mary! We’ll see next week if it’s #3.
#2
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We’ll see, Shelia!
Beautiful rose! You could not have picked a better verse.
I think #1 is made up. If that was a law, the police would be so busy watching yards just so they could make their illegal dandelion quota that they would never have time to catch real criminals. I think that in itself would be criminal.
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Love your logic, Edward…we’ll see. I liked that verse, too, with the photo.
Lovely photo for the scripture, Pat! #4
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Thank you, Caryl. We’ll see…
What a beautiful rose, Pat! I used to grow them but Montana weather and hungry deer are too hard on them. But I sure miss the smell and how beautiful the first blooms are.
If dandelions are illegal, I’ll get the death penalty for sure!
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Me, too, Debbie re the dandelions. lol It’s so good to ‘see’ you here!
That’s a knockout rose? I’ve never seen one that color. It’s beautiful!
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Dottie, that’s not a knockout. I forget what kind…I’ll see if I can find the little tag that came on it, I find that knockout roses have no smell or very little. This one is so fragrant. Knockouts do outdo themselves blooming, though!
I will go with #3
Still don’t know why I have not been getting your newsletter or blog. I signed up again!
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Paula, I hate that you’re not getting the blog–you’re not getting a newsletter because I’ve been lax in writing one! There simply isn’t enough time in the day to do everything I need to do. I am going to try and get a newsletter out next week, though, so look for it. 🙂 I sent you an email about winning April’s drawing…did you get it?
#4
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We’ll see, Lisa…
These are quite entertaining! I’ll guess #3 this week.
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Megan, I’m glad you enjoyed them…we’ll see next week if it’s #3.
#1
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We’ll see, Patricia…
I am guessing #2. That’s fun that the Perry Mason episode parrot was the correct answer. I guessed it correctly and am surprised that I did not connect it to the show. We have been watching Perry Mason at nights for the last few months.