TheBanyanTree: Two guys, dumb laws and photo-evidence

[Stew Young]

Playing an instrument with the intention of
luring someone into a store is illegal in Indian
Wells, CA. - I can see it now: someone with a
concertina standing outside of Frederick's of
Hollywood batting their eyes. Lose the concertina
and stick to lingerie: better results, I'll bet.

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Is playing a stereo or a radio considered "playing an instrument"? I've
known of many stores in many malls that use music to gather people to their
wares.

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 It is illegal in Globe, AZ to play cards with a
Native American. - I'm uncomfortable with this
one. I mean, aren't; Native Americans oppressed
enough? We conquered them and stole their land,
including the many atrocities used to achieve
those, and we can't even let them play Old Maid?

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In California we now have a TON of Indian Casinos. Does that mean the Native
Americans who own the casinos can't play poker or black jack with the
patrons of the casino?


On 8/1/07, LLDeMerle <twigllet at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> Two guys, dumb laws and photo-evidence
>
> I remember hearing on a couple of occasions that
> it's against the law to put tomatoes in clam
> chowder in Massachusetts, but I figured, hey.
> It's their right and being The Land of the
> Puritans and their Nazi agenda, what else to
> expect? I mean, any society that jails people for
> celebrating Christmas is not to be trusted, anyway, I always say.
>   At any rate, I slid into the website,
> <http://www.randomhouse.com/crown/youcangetarrestedforthat/index.html>YOU
> CAN GET ARRESTED FOR THAT, an apparent companion
> to the Random House publication of the same name.
> The site is a photo essay by 2 guys from the UK
> (the authors of the book) who come to the U.S.
> and launch into a frenzied crime spree to see how
> many inane laws they can be documented breaking.
> With photos, hence, photo essay, or "diary," as they call it.
>
>   A sampling:
>
> It is illegal to peel an orange in a hotel room in L.A. - Uh…why?
>
> Playing an instrument with the intention of
> luring someone into a store is illegal in Indian
> Wells, CA. - I can see it now: someone with a
> concertina standing outside of Frederick's of
> Hollywood batting their eyes. Lose the concertina
> and stick to lingerie: better results, I'll bet.
>
>   It is illegal in Globe, AZ to play cards with a
> Native American. - I'm uncomfortable with this
> one. I mean, aren't; Native Americans oppressed
> enough? We conquered them and stole their land,
> including the many atrocities used to achieve
> those, and we can't even let them play Old Maid?
> What happens if 2 Native Americans play cards together?
>   Whale hunting is illegal in Utah. - Excuse me?
>
>   Fishing in your pajamas is illegal in Chicago.
> -How about fishing in lingerie? Swimming with concrete galoshes?
>
>   Drinking beer from a bucket is illegal in St.
> Louis. -Apparently, bucket-tipping beer drinking is considered….crass?
>
>   Driving around the town square more than 100
> times in a single session is illegal in Oxford,
> Mississippi. - I think I know who's responsible
> for this one, but I am sworn to secrecy.
>
>   Sleeping on a fridge is illegal in Pittsburgh.
> - Of course it is! The dust you'd gather up there is criminal, alone.
>
>   Sporting a "goatee" is illegal in Boston. -
> I'll bet this is another Puritan thing.
>
>   Hand-walking across the street is illegal in
> Hartford, Connecticut. - As it should be. I mean, really!
>
> Of course, I am sure that your first thought is
> as mine was, as in, well, no, make that the
> second thought, since the first is "How
> ridiculous is that?" The second thought is, "Who
> would want to, anyway?" followed by a wistful
> fantasy of how the entire event unfolded complete
> with sound effects and…why didn't someone get
> this on video? I'll cut the ubiquitous Them a
> break and give the benefit of the doubt by
> assuming that perhaps camcorders were not yet
> invented. Still. What could have been.
>
> I know there are some weird ones out there, so if
> anyone knows of any, please share them.
>
>
>


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