Tuesday, July 31, 2007

31 Jul, 2007 from washingtonpost.com - E.J. Dionne Jr. -- Washington Post Opinion Writer (washingtonpost.com)

Offbeat's Definitive List Of America's Strangest Laws

Yes, yes, Zsa Zsa Gabor's husband, Prince Frederic von Anhalt, was found "tied to his steering wheel in his birthday suit," but did you know that it is illegal to peel an orange in a Los Angeles hotel room? If not, don't fret -- OFF/beat is here to set you straight with our definitive list of America's 20 strangest laws. Readers are encouraged to add their own as long as doing so doesn't violate any obscure statute in their locality ... this means you, readers in Turkmenistan and North Korea! It's Against the Law to: 20) Fish while wearing pajamas in Chicago. 19) Sell instruments in South Carolina on Sunday. 18) Be drunk in a Wyoming mine. 17) Have a goatee in Boston. 16) Serve margarine in a Wisconsin restaurant unless the customer specifically requests it. 15) Eat a hamburger on Sunday in Minnesota. 14) Offer cigarettes and/or whiskey to...

washingtonpost.com Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:11:01 EDT


Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/blog/2007/07/31/BL2007073100762.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns
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