Author: Dick HymanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Crazy Laws
Author: Dick HymanWacky Laws, Weird Decisions, & Strange Statutes
Author: Sheryl Lindsell-RobertsPublisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402716706
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Presents a collection of silly laws, ridiculous court decisions, and strange government statutes that in many cases are still on the books.
Chickens May Not Cross the Road and Other Crazy(But True) Laws
Author: Kathi LinzPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547349874
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
It is against the law in Brooklyn, New York, for donkeys to sleep in bathtubs. In Idaho you are not allowed to fish while sitting on a giraffe. In California you must not keep slugs as pets. Yes, it’s the law—says so right on the state or city books. Some of the most ludicrous laws in the history of our country come to light in this funny and fascinating book for young citizens . . . citizens who have a special appreciation for the tyranny of silly rules.
Crazy Laws and Lawsuits
Author: Robert AllenPublisher: Sterling
ISBN: 9781402724954
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Offers a collection of strange laws, lawsuits, and court cases, including the story of the woman who sued a furniture store after breaking her ankle when she tripped over her own son or the man who sued after being bitten on the behind by a dog that he was shooting at with a pellet gun.
Weird Laws from Around the World
Author: Manik JoshiPublisher:
ISBN: 9781520113135
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 65
Book Description
Weird laws, Dumb Laws, Funny Laws, Crazy Laws from around the world. Weird laws from Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Philippines, Russia, Scotland, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, USA (State-wise list) and many other countries.Sample This:01. Weird Laws -- Australia01. Weird Laws -- Australia01. It is against the law for children to purchase alcohol, cigarettes, but they are not prohibited from using them.02. It is against the law to be drunk in a pub.03. It is against the law to be near or inside a house that is used by thieves regularly. [Vagrancy Act of 1966]04. It is against the law to come closer than one hundred meters from where a carcass of a dead whale is.05. It is against the law to crush a can of beer between your breasts.06. It is against the law to dress up as batman or robin.07. It is against the law to drive a cat or dog attached to a vehicle in public place.08. It is against the law to have an article of disguise without a lawful excuse.09. It is against the law to leave the keys in the ignition or inside a vehicle of an unattended vehicle.10. It is against the law to roam the streets wearing black clothes, felt shoes, and black shoe polish on your face.11. It is against the law to swim unless you are wearing a neck to knee swimsuit in Brighton Beach.12. It is against the law to touch in electric wires that cause death instantly.13. It is against the law to walk on the right hand side of a footpath.14. Bars are required to stable, water and feed the horses that come with patrons.15. If you advertise a reward for finding lost or stolen objects, the advertisement must have a statement that no questions will be asked.16. Men are allowed to cross-dress, just as long as their dresses are not strapless.17. No man under 4ft 8 inch is allowed to surf on Klondike Beach (due to the size of the waves.)18. Taxicabs are required to carry a bale of hay in their trunks.19. The legal age for straight sex is 16, unless the person is in the care/custody of the older person, in which case it is 18.
You Can Get Arrested for That
Author: Rich SmithPublisher: Crown Archetype
ISBN: 0307347443
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Two Englishmen on a crime spree break American laws! Stupid, unreasonable, and long-forgotten laws—but laws just the same. In 1787 the wise framers of the U.S. Constitution laid out the laws of the land. Since then, things have gone awry, and a few laws even the far-sighted framers couldn’t have imagined have worked their way onto the books in towns and cities across the country. Did you know that in the United States it’s illegal to: • Fish while wearing pajamas in Chicago, Illinois? • Enter a theater within three hours of eating garlic in Indianapolis? • Offer cigarettes or whiskey to zoo animals in New Jersey? • Fall asleep in a cheese factory in South Dakota? Englishman Rich Smith discovered these little-known laws during a great American crime spree that took him from coast to coast in search of girls to kiss (it’s illegal to kiss for longer than five minutes at a time in Kansas), oranges to peel (which the law says shouldn’t be done in hotel rooms in California), and whales to hunt (unlawful in Utah). What inspired a perfectly law abiding, mild-mannered Englishman to come to America and take on the law? He simply wanted to know why. How did these “only in America” laws come to be, do the police know they exist, and would they care if he broke them? So with his best mate, Bateman, by his side—and at the ready should bail be required—Smith set out to break the law in the United States. Part road trip, part chronicle of the absurdity of human behavior, part search for the ultimate in roadkill, You Can Get Arrested for That follows Smith and Bateman on their not quite Bonnie and Clyde adventure.
Law's Strangest Cases
Author: Peter SeddonPublisher: Portico
ISBN: 1911042319
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
A rollicking collection of barely believable stories from five centuries of legal history – you’ll be gripped by these tales of murder, intrigue, crime, punishment and the pursuit of justice. Meet the only dead parrot ever to give evidence in a court of law, the doctor with the worst bedside manner of all time, the murderess who collected money from her mummified victim for 21 years, and explore one of the most indigestible dilemmas – if you’d been shipwrecked 2,000 miles from home, would you have eaten Parker the cabin boy? The tales within these pages are bizarre, fascinating, hilarious and, most importantly, true. Revised, redesigned and updated for a new generation of legal eagles, this book is the perfect gift for lawyers, armchair detectives and true crime afficionados everywhere.
You May Not Tie an Alligator to a Fire Hydrant
Author: Jeff KoonPublisher: Pocket Books
ISBN: 9780743257190
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Did you know that in the state of Indiana it is illegal to be sexually aroused in public? Or that forgetting to close a gate is against the law in Nevada; or that shaking carpets in the street is strictly forbidden in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Thankfully the law which states that all London taxi drivers must carry a bale of hay or sack of oats was repealed in 1976! You can find out about these and a further ninety-seven ridiculous laws from all around the World in this hilarious collection. Compiled by Jeff Koon and Andy Powell from their website dumblaws.com, You May Not Tie an Alligator to a Fire Hydrant will astonish, possibly outrage and certainly amuse law-abiding citizens everywhere.
The WEIRDest People in the World
Author: Joseph HenrichPublisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 0374710457
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
A New York Times Notable Book of 2020 A Bloomberg Best Non-Fiction Book of 2020 A Behavioral Scientist Notable Book of 2020 A Human Behavior & Evolution Society Must-Read Popular Evolution Book of 2020 A bold, epic account of how the co-evolution of psychology and culture created the peculiar Western mind that has profoundly shaped the modern world. Perhaps you are WEIRD: raised in a society that is Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic. If so, you’re rather psychologically peculiar. Unlike much of the world today, and most people who have ever lived, WEIRD people are highly individualistic, self-obsessed, control-oriented, nonconformist, and analytical. They focus on themselves—their attributes, accomplishments, and aspirations—over their relationships and social roles. How did WEIRD populations become so psychologically distinct? What role did these psychological differences play in the industrial revolution and the global expansion of Europe during the last few centuries? In The WEIRDest People in the World, Joseph Henrich draws on cutting-edge research in anthropology, psychology, economics, and evolutionary biology to explore these questions and more. He illuminates the origins and evolution of family structures, marriage, and religion, and the profound impact these cultural transformations had on human psychology. Mapping these shifts through ancient history and late antiquity, Henrich reveals that the most fundamental institutions of kinship and marriage changed dramatically under pressure from the Roman Catholic Church. It was these changes that gave rise to the WEIRD psychology that would coevolve with impersonal markets, occupational specialization, and free competition—laying the foundation for the modern world. Provocative and engaging in both its broad scope and its surprising details, The WEIRDest People in the World explores how culture, institutions, and psychology shape one another, and explains what this means for both our most personal sense of who we are as individuals and also the large-scale social, political, and economic forces that drive human history. Includes black-and-white illustrations.
Weird U. S. Laws
Author: Winter ProsapioPublisher:
ISBN: 9781926700403
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Curious about what you can and can't do across the continental U.S.? Don't eventhink about putting salt on a railroad track in Alabama; you could be arrested andsentenced to die. And ladies, it's illegal for married women in Florida to parachute onSundays. Read about more of these strange and wacky laws in Weird U.S. Laws:• In Memphis, you aren't allowed to share your pie nor can you take home anyleftover pie• Motorists in Alabama are prohibited from driving their vehicles while blindfolded• Oregon banned self-serve gas bars in 1951, so it is illegal for anyone to pump gasinto a car in that state, although motorcycles and boats are exempt• Talk about courtesy patrol: in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, a police officer who suspectsa couple is having sex in a vehicle must honk the patrol car horn threetimes and wait two minutes before approaching the vehicle• In Carver County, Minnesota, airplanes, hot air balloons or any other flying apparatusaren't allowed to take off or land in public parks; shooting off toy rocketsis also against law• Bad news for the hairy: in Omaha, Nebraska, a man is not allowed to “runaround” with his chest shaved• Keep that car on the road in Quitman, Georgia, because it's illegal for cars todrive on sidewalks. Oddly, it's also illegal for chickens to cross the road!• Resist that music! In New Hampshire, patrons in bars are not permitted to taptheir feet to the music• In Arkansas you can't keep your alligator, or alligators as the case may be, in yourbathtub• In Washington State, it's against the law to use “X-ray, fluoroscopic or otherequipment or apparatus employing roentgen rays” to fit that perfect shoe; theonly people allowed to view the bones in your feet are licensed health practitioners• Since 1919 in Michigan, it has been illegal for anyone to kill an animal by electrocutionor by using a high altitude decompression chamber• If you plan to tie your elephant to a parking meter in Florida, you must pay thefee as you would for any vehicle.And so many more!
