More Dumb Laws 6 is this week’s Mystery Question. Guess by now you’re wondering if I’ll ever run out of dumb laws…it looks like not…lol
I took the photo while on a cruise — the open sea is such a beautiful place to take pictures. I ran across the verses this week during my daily reading again.
Now for last week’s Mystery Question. Just like with dumb crimes, three of these laws are really on some state’s books, and I made one up. Note someone compiled this list in 2011 and some of the laws can be quite old. Can you guess which one I made up?
- Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as can the salon owner. (Florida)
- A dog must step back a hundred feet from any residence he wishes to bark at.
- Residents may not fish from a giraffe’s back. (Idaho)
- Citizens are not allowed to attend a movie nor ride in a public streetcar within at least four hours after eating garlic. (Indiana)
And the answer is… like quite a few answered — #2! Congrats to all who guessed correctly.
Now for this week’s Mystery Question. Just like with dumb crimes, three of these laws are really on some state’s books, and I made one up. Note someone compiled this list in 2011 and some of the laws can be quite old. Can you guess which one I made up?
- It is illegal to educate a bird.
- Donkeys cannot sleep in bathtubs.
- You aren’t allowed to cross a street while walking on your hands.
- It is unlawful to change clothes in an automobile with the curtains drawn, except in case of fire.
Okay, Super Sleuths, which one did I make up? Leave your answers in the comments, and I’ll enter you in an August drawing for a book from my library.
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I was going to say #3 but #4 makes no sense. (Of course many of the actual laws don’t either) LOL
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Hi Gail…yes, many of the laws now and then make absolutely no sense. lol
Beautiful picture! I’m going to guess #4, but all of them sound “false!”
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We’ll see, MS Barb! I agree that they all sound false…
Beautiful photo. I’m going with #1.
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Thanks Diana. We’ll see next week if it’s #1.
#2 – got to love a donkey in a bathtub.
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LOL! We’ll see next week if it’s #2, Mary…
Hahaha, the visual of a donkey in a bathtub! I’ve got to pick number 2!
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🙂 Love your logic, Vera…We’ll see next week if it’s #2.
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We’ll see next week if it’s #1, BN.
These make my head spin 🙂 I’ll go w/ #2 but in the farm home we bought, the owners did let their 200 lb. pot-bellied pig sleep in the bath tub and their room. That still makes me shudder, and I swapped out the carpet immediately (if not sooner) 🙂
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I don’t remember you telling me about the pig, Delores! That is hilarious. And I don’t blame you for changing the carpet…we’ll see next week if it’s #2.
Ah, the photo and verse. True tranquility comes only from God.
Let’s see, no donkeys in bathtubs; I’d vote for that. No walking on hands while crossing the street; yeah, I’d vote for that. Changing clothes in a car, shades (where did they come from?) drawn, but fire exception?? Guess you need to dress properly for a fire. Maybe… But, illegal to educate a bird? Who’d know? I guess the legislative bird brains figured birds are too smart as it is. OK. I say you made up #1.
At least it’s not illegal to point friends to Pat’s blog. We all get educated here.
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True tranquility comes only from God–ABSOLUTELY, Tim. And I’m not sure about the getting educated here. lol. We’ll see next week if it’s #1.
I am thinking it is #1 Thank you for sharing your beautiful photo with the beautiful verse. Have a Great day.
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Hi Alicia! We’ll see next week if it’s #1.
I am guessing #4.
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Good morning, Gloria! We’ll see next week if it’s #4.
That beautiful and peaceful photo certainly was nice to see after 24 hours of violent thunderstorms. THANK YOU!
After reading these dumb laws, I’m grateful I haven’t been arrested since, in the past, I educated my parakeets…oh dear!
My cat loved to sleep in the bathroom sink. My sweet dog fell asleep in the bathtub during a bath. The process was taking too long, so she plopped down in the water, leaned her head against the side and promptly fell asleep….so maybe a donkey. Loved Delores’s tale of the pot-bellied pig. Good idea on changed out the carpet.
I cannot begin to tell you how many times, again in the past, I’ve discreetly changed clothes in the car…while driving. Dumb, I know.
I have not crossed the street on my hands and I’m 100% positive I will not get arrested for this one.
I’m going with #3, Pat, because I know I won’t be doing that one…but most likely it has been done by others out there. For one-liners, these sure are challenging! LOL
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Hi Barbara! Love the logical way you work through these…we’ll see next week. And I’m so sorry about the thunderstorms! We’ve had them for the pat 10 days with trees down all through town. We’ll see next week if it’s #3.
10 days!!! Ahhh. Mercy!
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Yes, Barbara, at least one a day and sometimes two or three!
I love Tim’s reasoning, though I knew of someone’s great uncle kept curtains hung in his car… maybe it was a thing once upon a time.
Delores, what a tale to tell!! I would have loved to see your face when that information was shared!!
Pat, I couldn’t get past the donkey in the tub! I just couldn’t! So #2 is my choice!
Debra, it is strange about the curtains on the cars. when I did mission work in Moldova, they hung curtains in the vans, so the border guards would not see what they were carrying inside. They also did this to try to prevent pedestrians from attacking your and your car in order to get a ride.
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We’ll see, Debra! And I love the way you reasoned it out. 😉
#1 because it just sounds like a ridiculous thing to try anyways
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Love your logic, Joy! We’ll see…
I’m so happy that you haven’t run out of Dumb Laws because these have really been fun!
As someone who has had goats, ducks, chickens, along with the usual cats and dogs in my bathtub, I’m going to guess #2…but I can easily believe you made up one of the others. Thanks for another wonderful post!
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Hi, L! We’ll see next week if I made up the donkey in a bathtub law.
I love the picture and scripture.
I’m trying to make the pieces of #4 fit, but I can’t. I have seen vans with curtains but not cars. What does a fire have to do with closing curtains or leaving them open? I think that was made up.
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Edward, you don’t remember the sedans with curtains you can pull in cars? Oh that’s right, you’re probably not as old as I am…or your parents never had a really old sedan. Of course by the time we got it there were no curtains… lol We’ll see if it’s #4 next week. Glad you enjoyed the photo and verse!
Pat, you may be wrong about our ages. Somewhere I got the idea we are close in age. My dad came home from World War II several months after V-E Day. He and mom got married the next day. I was born ten months later. I grew up playing around and later working for my parents in a service station. That was back when they actually serviced cars, pumped your gas, checked your oil, and whatever else was needed. Since it was locally owned and operated, not a brand name like Gulf, Esso, Amoco, or any other major brand, maybe those cars didn’t buy from us. We sold to the factory workers rather than the factory owners. I think the only cars I recall ever seeing with curtains may have been a few limousines, probably when we visited New York City.
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I’m a little older than you, Edward and for some reason I remember a sedan with curtains…it’s a vague memory, but I remember the car was black and big. lol
Going for 4 this time 🙂
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We’ll see Natalya! These are some really dumb laws. lol
I’ll guess #4 this week.
I’ll go with the donkey in the bathtub.
#3
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We’ll see, Shelia!
Gorgeous photo!
#2
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Thanks, Caryl! We’ll see next week if it’s #2.
Wow! Gorgeous photo! I’ll guess #2
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Thanks, Miss Mary! We’ll see next week if it’s #2.
They are all kinda way out there, but I’m going with #3. I don’t know how you could even get a donkey in a bathtub, and I don’t know how anybody could walk on their hands and who would want to?? Anyway, I’m doing #3 this week. They’re all pretty weird !
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They are indeed, MS Dottie! We’ll see next week if it’s #3.
I will pick number 2.
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We’ll see, Tuesday, Judy!
Look who showed up? LOL! I’ve missed coming here, seems like this summer has been so busy.
Anyway, another hard to guess mystery question….they all sound like they’d be true, honestly. My guess is #2 Donkey’s can’t sleep in bathtubs just because it made me chuckle! You always come up with some great questions Patricia.
Love the verse and picture, going on a cruise is on my list of things to do with my husband someday.
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Hey,Trixi! Great to see you! I hope you make that cruise one day! I really enjoyed it. And we’ll see if the correct answer is #2 on Tuesday.
#1
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We’ll see, Patricia!