More Crazy State Laws #57 is this week’s Mystery Question. It is truly amazing how many legislatures have enacted or left crazy laws on the books! But it makes my job easier…and I’m excited to report that my word count stands at 75,000 words. I’m in the home stretch!
First the photo and verse. I don’t know if you saw that gorgeous moon this weekend, but I hope so. I love the November moon and have photographed it several times. And I always love the verse that I added to the graphic this time. 🙂
Now for last week’s Mystery Question about crazy state laws. Three laws are on the books somewhere and I made up one of them. Your job is to figure out which one I made up…
- You can be arrested if you tie your dog to the roof of your car here–even if it’s in a cage. (AK)
- Here you have to have a permit to exterminate rodents. Otherwise, you can be fined. (Washington, DC)
- By the way, you can be arrested if you drive sheep without supervision in this state.
- Better not wear shorts before May 16 or after Labor Day if you’re driving a taxi –you can be fined. (OH)
And the answer is…#3. As for #2, I will say all states say you have to have a license to exterminate rodents…unless they are in your house.
Now for this week’s Mystery Question about crazy state laws. Three laws are on the books somewhere and I made up one of them. Your job is to figure out which one I made up…
- Unless you have a chaperone, it’s illegal to have sheep in your truck here.
- Here it’s illegal to run out of gas.
- You can’t get a vanity plate in this state that says “bad driver”.
- In this state you can be fined if you ride your horse faster than 10 miles an hour.
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 $10 gift card.
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My first thought is #3, but I think it’s #4.
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Love it, Mary. 🙂 We’ll see next week if it’s #4…
I knew I should have stuck with #3 last week. Oh well.
I’m going against #3 again this week and choosing #1
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Hi Gail…I thought about that when I read your answer last week. lol We’ll see
Oh and that moon, wow! That scripture reminds me of a song I love, My Redeemer Lives. (“You taught the ocean it could only go so far….”)
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I always think of Shout to the Lord when I read that verse…oh, wait..I’m thinking of the verse I used for Friday’s blog. lol I love My Redeemer Lives!
I’m going with #3.
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Hi, Diana…we’ll see…and I mailed your book from the Suspense Sisters blog yesterday. 🙂
I will guess #4 this time. Beautiful photo and verse.
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Thanks, Paula. We’ll see next week if it’s #4.
I am going with #3
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We’ll see…
You got a great shot of the moon, Pat. James gave the biggest wow I’ve ever heard out of him. Lol
We both are going with #1
Congrats on your word count! May they continue to freely flow.
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Thank you, Barbara! I need all the prayer I can get…hopefully by this evening I’ll have 77,000 words…we’ll see if you’re both correct next week…
77,000 for tonight. Prayers going up now!
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It’s looking more like 76k, Barbara–I forgot I had back to back zoom meetings from 5pm-9pm!
Congrats on the great review for Deadly Revenge! This week I’m going with #2 because it made me laugh the hardest!
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So glad to start your day off with a laugh, Priscilla! We’ll see if it’s #2 next week…
I’m guessing you made up #4. There’s probably a law that specifies horse mph that you might have adjusted. I’m wondering what kind of chaperone they want to accompany sheep in a car. My dad’s parents once arrived at our house with two goats in the back seat of their car–that was a show stopper.
Congrats on being in the homestretch. The barn door is open and the cheering squad is ready 🙂
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Thank you for being part of the cheering squad, Delores! Seeing goats in the back seat of a car would be a show stopper! We’ll ee if it’s #4 next week.
Pat, that moon shot is incredible! The verse you paired with it reminds us that God not only has all the power to create this universe, but also all the knowledge to make it work perfectly. Amen.
Congratulations on the success of “Deadly Revenge”! It was well worth our patient waiting.
Now for those crazy laws.
#1. Chaperoned sheep in your truck. What would those sheep be up to that they need a chaperone?
#2. Running out of gas is not good or fun, and might be dangerous. Not sure making it illegal helps.
#3. A “Bad Driver” vanity plate is hilarious. Thanks for the warning, not that we couldn’t tell.
#4. I can’t imaging me riding a horse at over 10 mph. Not without a “Bad Driver” vanity plate at least.
I think once again you made up #3.
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As always I love the way you reason the answers out, Tim. 🙂 We’ll see next week how that works out for you. I love that I have a camera that can capture the details of the moon like that!
#2?
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Maybe…we’ll see, Barbie!
#3 I think…
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We’ll see, Betti!
I am picking one. Love your photo and scripure!
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Thank you, Judy. I love that moon photo. We’ll see next week if it’s #1.
I am going with #3. Good job with your word count.
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Thanks, Gloria! We’ll see next week if it’s #3!
#2
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Hi Patricia…we’ll see…
Quite a moon shot! Great verses to go with it! I don’t think I have ever been able to get a good picture of the moon.
Congratulations on the word count.
!. Is the chaperone for the driver or the sheep. I wonder what the chances are that you would make up a law about sheep two weeks in a row. Possible but not likely, I think.
2. It’s bad enough to run out of gas. Getting fined for doing so is adding insult to injury. Funny story: when I was a young driver, my brother and I were going to the barber shop. The pickup I was driving ran out of gas (ridiculous since my parents owned and operated a service station and home heating oil business, and it was a company pickup). Anyway, I somehow convinced my brother with minimal effort that one of us needed to stay with the pickup. Since I was the driver, it should be me. He walked to a nearby station and got enough gas to get to the barber shop and back home. To this day, I’m not sure why I thought someone needed to stay with the truck, but it keep me from having to make the hike with him.
3. I don’t know about a law, but “bad driver” would not fit a Virginia license plate. The maximum characters is seven with a dash.
4. I can’t imagine Kentucky, or any other state with horse racing, having such a law. Wouldn’t the Kentucky Derby be totally boring if the horses had to run at less than 10 mph?
I believe 3 is made up. It’s probably true that you can’t have “bad driver” on your license plate, but it would be because it’s too long rather than there being a law.
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Love your logic, Edward…we’ll see…As for the moon shot–I used my Canon. I’ve never been able to get a clear hot of the moon with my phone. Maybe once, when I was on a cruise. But I wouldn’t have gotten the craters.
#2
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We’ll see, Shelia!
I am going with #1 this week.
That is a gorgeous picture of the moon!!!
Carolyn Frazier
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Carolyn, I love taking photos of the moon, no matter what phase it’s in. I have one that looks like an old man–and when I saw it I realized where the saying about the old man in the moon came from. lol We’ll see next week if it’s #1.
Have you ever seen the woman in the moon? Have a look here: https://terrylove.com/images/pic/woman-in-the-moon.jpg
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Love the Woman in the Moon! lol
Gorgeous shot of the moon!
#4
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We’ll see, Caryl. Thank you.
I’m going with #3 this time. I know my husband would like to get me one of those plates!
And I did see the moon several times last weekend, it was beautiful and so bright. I never need a flashlight taking my doggie out when it’s that bright out!