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  • Happy Independence Day: Strange but True America

    So, you don't think America is strange and stupid? After reading these REAL American laws, maybe you'll think again!

    In Oklahoma, dogs must have a permit signed by the mayor in order to congregate on private property in groups of three or more.

    It is illegal to walk down the street in Maine with your shoelaces undone.

    In Pennsylvania, it is illegal for a man to purchase alcohol without written consent from his wife.

    In Nebraska, a parent can be arrested in his or her child can’t hold back a burp during a church service. It is also against the law to sneeze in a Nebraska church. Meanwhile in God-fearing Alabama, it is illegal to wear a false moustache which causes laughter in church.

    When a man meets a cow in Minnesota, he is required by law to remove his hat.

    In Texas, it is illegal to take more than three sips of beer at a time while standing.

    In Ohio, women are prohibited from wearing patent leather shoes in public. In Cleveland, Ohio, it is illegal to catch mice without a hunting licence.

    In California, it is illegal to threaten a butterfly, let alone kill one.

    In North Dakota, it is illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on.

    No store is Providence, Rhode Island, is allowed to sell a toothbrush on a Sunday. But they can sell toothpaste and mouthwash on the Sabbath.

    In Atlanta, Gerogia, it is forbidden to dress a mannequin without first pulling down the window blinds. It is also illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or street lamp.

    It is illegal to spit into the wind in Nebraska.

    In Kansas, it’s against the law to catch fish with your bare hands.

    In Oklahoma, it is illegal to get a fish drunk. You also risk arrest, a fine or a jail sentence if you are caught making “ugly faces” at a dog.

    You may not eat cottage cheese after 6pm on a Sunday in Tampa Bay, Florida.

    In California it is illegal to peel an orange in your hotel room.

    In Milwaukee, residents must keep pet elephants on a leash while walking them on public streets.

    In Atwoodville, Connecticut, it is illegal to play Scrabble while wailting for a politician to speak.

    In Mobile, Alabama, it is illegal to howl at ladies inside the city limits.

    In Muncie, Indiana, it is illegal to carry fishing tackle in a cemetery.

    In Chicago, it is illegal to go fishing while wearing pyjamas.

    It is strictly against the law to allow lions to run wild on the streets of Alderson, West Virginia.

    In New York, a fine of $25 may still be levied for flirting. This old law prohibits men from turning around on any city street and looking “at a woman in that way”. A second conviction for this crime requires the offender to wear a pair of racehorse blinkers whenever he goes out!.

    A law at Kirkland, Illinois, forbids bees from flying over the town.

    In California, it is illegal for anyone to try and prevent a child from playfully jumping over a puddle of water.

    In Tusla, you may not open a soda bottle without the supervision of a licensed engineer.

    An Ohio law states that pets have to carry lights on their tails at night.

    In Florida, women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer. And men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.

    In Vermont, it is illegal for a woman to wear false teeth without first obtaining written permission from her husband.

    In Massachusetts, snoring it prohibited unless all bedroom windows are closed and securely locked. In the same state, goatee beards are banned unless you pay a special licence fee for the privilege of wearing one in public.

    A law in Kansas reads: “When trains meet at a crossing, both shall come to a full stop and neither shall proceed until the other has gone.”

    In Iowa, it is illegal for a kiss to last more than five minutes.

    At International Falls, Minnesota, it is illegal for a dog to chase a cat up a telegraph pole. Owners are liable to be fined.

    It is illegal to carry an ice-cream cone in your pocket in Kentucky.

  • Hello

    Playwrite27 has Saturday off, and is enjoying the rare luxuary. I slept until almost 2 in the afternoon, after waking at 8am, and going back to bed at 10am. Having side-effects of metformin beginning with the "D" word today...and a raging headache that's making my brain feel like it's trying to pop out of my skull...but hey, other than that, I'm fine. ;)

    It's cloudy and cool this Independence day. I'm going for a bike ride 'round the block in a bit, to clear my head.

    Flame is very in heat, and yowling and "screaming' like a banshee. "I want a maaaan!" The slut. :)) Not helping my headache, that.

    Going to the symphony and fireworks tonight. The Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra is doing "A Richard Rogers Songbook," followed by fireworks, at Crandall Park, which is just up the road about a quarter mile or so.

    Grabbed the trolley to Lake George last night--stayed on it and came home, went to Stewart's shop down the street, for an ice cream sundae instead. Lake George was so mobbed, there wasn't a bit of sitting room on the whole long shorefront...everyone waiting for the fireworks to go off, over the lake. Well, having lived in Lake George for 6 months, where they have fireworks every Thursday night as well as the night before the 4th July holiday, it wasn't something I felt like standing around on my bad foot for an hour, to watch.

    Likewise, the queue line for ice cream at the Pink Roof ice cream stand across from the trolley stop was 20 deep, and again, didn't feel that ice cream was worth standing around 20 minutes to wait for, when I could go down the street here at home, and get some with no queue for it.

    There's a new pizza place in town, debuting at the park tonight--"Pies on Wheels" is vintage truck (lorry) that's been re-done and kitted out with a pizza oven mounted on the back, operated by a former posh chef who's worked in posh resturants from Hawaii, to New York's Adirondack Mountains.

    The portable pizza oven will be at the family fest in the park today, chruning out gourmet pizza pies on the spot. There was photo in one of the local weekly papers, and the thing looks rather cool. I don't think I'll try any though, I'm guessing it will be hugely expensive...need to watch my funds, as this three day weekend means losing two days pay (our employers gave us 2 days off, but it's unpaid holiday time).

    Besides, I'm making spaghetti bologense in an eggplant/roasted garlic speghetti sauce tonight. Nom-nom!

    I hope you all are having a good Saturday. I'm off on a bike ride 'round the neighbourhood. Cheers!

  • 10 things about me meme

    1. Clothes Shops: consignment shops mostly, but also Peter Harris Clothing, TJMax, Tractor Supply Company (women's western/farm/outdoor wear).

    2. Online clothng shops: Haven't shopped online in years, but I still "window shop." I like Coldwater Creek, Chico's, PFI Western, Hippy Chix, and wholesalemall.com/women's plus size (formally completeoutfits.com).

    3. Music on your I-pod:

    I've never used an I-pod in my life. Don't know a thing about them. I don't even own a regular CD player (other than my computer and portable DVD/CD player).

    I only have the playlist player (see above). I have four different playlists. My main playlist "Playwrite27's playlist" (on Roasting David Tennant) features a mix of oldies I'm fond of, contempory music I enjoy, and some other stuff I like: jazz, folk, easy listening and cajun.

    On here ("playwrite27 contemporary") it's a mix of contemporary music artists and individual songs I like listening to.

    I have two other playlists--one that's strictly oldies, and one that features car/road trip tunes.

    4. Television series: As most of you know, I don't get television, I do watch it when I can, in hospital/doctor's offices, bars, the laundromat, my farm lady friend's house.

    But, I do like: Dr Who, Remember WENN, Are You Being Served? Austin City Limits, Trotters and Pacers (harness racing), Equestrian Nation, Wide World of Horses, Star Trek TNG, Trains and Locomotives, The Roping Show (cowboy lassoing), West Wing, Inside the Actors Studio, The Adirondacks, Law and Order, Queer Eye (USA), Father Ted, I Love Toy Trains, Vicar of Dibley, Keeping Up Appearences, Lovejoy, All In The Family, What's My Line Anyway?, One Foot in the Grave, Top Chef, Frazier, Antiques Roadshow (both USA and UK versions), Nova and horsecity.com TV, Top Gear...and, please try not to snigger, but, I also used to watch Classic Tractors and Big Joe's Polka Show (well, I am half-Polish).

    5. Coffee:

    Green Mountain Coffee--Vermont Country blend, hazelnut, mocha java and Harvard blend flavours are my favs. Lots of cream, no sugar. No expresso, no cappuchino, no Turkish, just ordinary old coffee and cream.

    5. Pizza:

    Pepperoni, cheese (marghretta), BBQ chicken, Hawaiian, sliced sausage, sliced kilbasa (Polish) sausage, eggplant, bacon-cheeseburger, white (bianca) broccolli, white (bianca) smoked salmon and broccolli w/whole wheat crust (my own invention years ago).

    6. Supermarket:

    I don't have any one favourite, I go wherever I feel like going to, or whomever has the best sales, or whomever is simply cheapest. When money is tight, I go to Price-Rite, Super Wal-Mart, or Aldi's. When things are OK, I go to Price Chopper or Hannaford.

    7. Books:

    Yes, I have books. I did a book meme a few days ago, so I am not going to elaborate, other than to say that I will read whatever grabs me, no matter what it is...excpet for romance novels...bleh!

    8. Your DVD's:

    I have between 25 and 30 DVD's....Dr Who, westerns, comedies, drama, classics, sit-coms, action/adventure.

    9. Artwork:

    Yes, I only own two original art works, nothing posh. An oil on board cowboy/western scene painting done in the early or mid-60's by a guy named George Hoose, and an oil on canvas painting of a bluebird on a blossoming branch. The bird is by someone whose signiture looks like "Sampkin" or "Samkins" or something like that...the signiture is hard to decipher. I got the bird painting at a second-hand shop, and I expect that it was probably from one of those massed produced "starving artists" shows, tho' heaven knows. I'm not sure why I bought it, other than i just liked the bird, and..it it had a nice carved teak frame. The rest of the stuff on my walls are prints/posters or decorative plates.

    10. Someone I'd like to meet:

    My friends online, I think that would be fabulous! I really can't think of anyone famous, I'd like to meet...well, i can think of a few, like Russell T. Davies, Hilary Clinton, Carson Kressley, Jimmy Carter, Dawn French, Graham Norton, Neil Simon, or Derek Jacobi...and yes, maybe David Tennant, but they'd likely not give a rat's arse about meetng me, so...nuts to that. I'd rather meet someone, who is "real" and actually would want to meet me, too.

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