More Dumb Laws 9 ~ Mystery Question

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More Dumb Laws 9; Psalm 105:1

More Dumb Laws 9 is this week’s Mystery Question. I’ll probably do one more and then change back over to dumb crimes and criminals. 😉 But first the photo and verse.

The verse was in my Bible reading this week. I’ve always loved this verse ever since I heard the Hillsong Singers begin one of their songs with Psalm 105. The photo was taken from my driveway pointed toward the Western skies as the sun set.

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?
  1. You’re not allowed to park your goat on Main Street.
  2. No gorilla is allowed in the back seat of any car. Massachusetts
  3. It’s unlawful to tickle a woman’s chin with a feather duster. Maine
  4. Keeping a mule on the second floor of a building not in a city is illegal unless there are 2 exits. Colorado

And the answer is…#1. 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?
  1. One state made a law that it’s now legal to remove the furniture tags that say, “Do Not Remove Under Penalty of Law.”
  2. The law forbids drinking in a bar that is on fire.
  3. Hens that wish to cackle must step two hundred feet back from any residence.
  4. Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus, you may spit from a truck.

Okay Super Sleuths, which one did I make up? Leave your answers in the comments and I’ll enter you in a September drawing for a book from my library.

August’s winner is…Natalya Lakhno!

I am making slow but steady progress on Deadly Vengeance…I now have 26,000 words of 90,000 words–thank you all who have prayed for me to get my daily word count! And Fatal Witness is coming along in the editing process…Fatal Witness by Patricia Bradley

 

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  1. Vera Day

    Congratulations to Natalya! Gorgeous sunset and verse. My guess is number 3 because chickens aren’t smart enough to know how far 200 feet is and to remember to step back before cackling.

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  2. Melissa Joy Romine

    I’m going to choose #4.
    Beautiful picture and verse. I woke up this morning with the song “What He’s Done” on my mind and then saw this verse. Love how God does things like that.

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  3. Delores Topliff

    I think you made up #3 this week. As for last week’s tickling ladies’ chins w/ a feather, as per The Light and the Glory by Peter Marshall, Jr. and David Manuel, in early Plymouth, Mass. days, if a lady fell asleep in church, she was tickled with a stick that had a feather on the end. Men got a stick w/ a sharp thorn. One man may have been dreaming and leaped up saying, “Curse you, wood chuck,” before realizing his situation and sitting down 🙂 Some of us may benefit from gender distinctions more than we realize.

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  4. Tim Johnson

    You must see some fantastic sunsets from your driveway, Pat. Wonderful photo. How wonderful our God is, as that verse reminds us. Also, thank you for sharing that rendition of “Shout to the Lord”. It’s one of my favorite worship songs. A great way to start the day!

    Congratulations Natalya.

    I noticed something as I was reading the dumb laws. There is only one that actually makes some sense. That would be #2, and I think that’s the one you made up. Good time to stop drinking that fire water. 🙂

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  5. Barbara Diggs

    I’ll bet you never want to miss those sunsets that burst forth over your house! Beautiful! I so enjoyed hearing and singing with this song today! Great way to start the day. Thank you!

    #1 Boy do I remember those tags on the pillows and how much they annoyed me. I was terrified to remove them. I think I was an adult before I realized it is OKAY to remove the tag! Good riddance!

    I hope #2 is a law, because alcohol and fires just don’t mix!

    #3 I guess hens are going to cackle wherever they want.

    #4 I doubt we would have a say in spitting from a truck…at least here in Tennessee. Too many rifles in back windows. So probably, it’s not a law??? We’ll see. Lol

    All that to say, I’m going with #3

    May your word count increase more and more each day! Peace be upon you.

    Congratulations Natalya!

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    2. MS. Dottie

      I’m going to pick 2 this time, hoping people would have common sense to get out of a bar if it was on fire . They could always take it with them! . Love the beautiful sunset, I love sunsets this time of year.

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  6. Edward Arrington

    I love the picture. I have always enjoyed the sun rising or setting over the ocean. I’m starting to lean more towards the sun setting over the mountains and treetops. You probably don’t have many mountains where you live, so the treetops work fine. Excellent choice for the verse.

    I think #3 is made up. I know lawmakers can come up with some doozies, but do they really think a hen gets this idea that she wants to cackle and have the brain-power to remember she has to step back two hundred feet from any residence before beginning? If she does, she has more brains than the lawmakers. Probably does regardless but that’s a subject best left alone.

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      Patricia Bradley

      Thanks, Edward. No, I don’t have any mountains near me, although the highest point in Mississippi is about 30 miles away– Woodall Mountain — which isn’t much of a mountain as mountains go at 806 feet above sea level. lol We’ll see next week if the hens have more sense than the lawmakers…

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  7. Miss Mary

    Beautiful sunset! God’s majesty!
    I’ll guess #3. As a child we raised chickens and I can’t recall ever seeing a hen counting anything! Lol

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  8. Gloria A

    Lovely sunset! Our kitchen window faces west, and we have had many nice sunsets lately. I am guessing #4 this week.

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  9. Erika Luther

    The picture is beautiful. The verse fits it well. I’m going to guess #2. If you wanted a drink that much, I’d think you were drunk!

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