More Crazy State Laws #38 ~ Mystery Question

Patricia Bradley Mystery Question 41 Comments

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?
  1. 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.
  2.  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.”
  3. 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.
  4. 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?
  1. It is illegal to let a dandelion grow within the city limits.
  2. Here, it is unlawful for small boys to throw stones, at any time, at any place.
  3. 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?
  4.  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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Comments 41

  1. Priscilla Bettis

    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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  2. Tim Johnson

    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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  3. Barbara Diggs

    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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      Patricia Bradley

      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.

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      2. Dottie

        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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  4. Joy Shelden

    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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  5. Edward Arrington

    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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  6. debbieburkewriter

    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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      Patricia Bradley

      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!

  7. Paula Shreckhise

    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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      Patricia Bradley

      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?

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  8. Gloria A

    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.

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