That's Really A Law?!

So, my sisters and I decided that for the October group post we would post up some stupid and/or ridiculous laws that we found for each state.  We spent hours looking for them, and these are the laws we though were pretty funny.  There are quite a bit, so you don't have to look at all of them, but we hope you enjoy!

Alabama

-In Alabama, It is illegal to howl at ladies within the city limits.

-In Alabama, You must have windshield wipers on your car. (But you don't need a windshield.)

-It is illegal to stab yourself to gain some one's pity

Alaska

-In Anchorage, Alaska, No one may tie their pet dog to the roof of a car.

Arkansas

-It is illegal to mispronounce Arkansas while in Arkansas

California

In San Francisco, California:

-No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour.

-Persons classified as "ugly" may not walk down any street.

-Prohibits elephants from strolling down Market Street unless they are on a leash.

Connecticut

-In Connecticut, You can be stopped by the police for biking over 65 miles per hour

-In Connecticut any dogs with tattoos must be reported to the police

In Devon, Connecticut:

- It is unlawful to walk backwards after sunset.

In Hartford Connecticut:

-You aren't allowed to cross a street while walking on your hands.

In New Britain, Connecticut:

-It is illegal for fire trucks to exceed 25mph, even when going to a fire.

Delaware

-In Delaware you may not sell dead people for money without a license.

Florida

-A women can be fined (only after death), for being electrocuted in a bath-tub because of using

self-beautification utensils. (*blinks* You get fined for killing yourself on accident?)

GEORGIA

-Against the law to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or street lamp.

-You have the right to commit simple battery if provoked by "fighting" words.

-Cars are not to drive on sidewalks

In Marietta, Georgia:

-Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus, citizens may spit from a truck.

In Quitman, Georgia:

-It is illegal for a chicken to cross the road.

Indiana

-It is illegal for barbers to threaten to cut off kid's ears.

-No one may throw an old computer across the street at their neighbor.

Illinois

-Ice skating at the Riverside pond during the months of June and August is prohibited.

-You must contact the police before entering the city in an automobile.

-You may be convicted of a Class 4 felony offense, punishable by up to three years in state

prison, for the crime of "eavesdropping" on your own conversation

Kansas

-If two trains meet on the same track, neither shall proceed until the other has passed.

-Pedestrians crossing the highways at night must wear tail lights.

Kentucky

-In Lexington, Kentucky, you are only considered to be "drunk" when you "cannot hold on to

the ground"

Louisiana

-It is illegal to rob a bank and then shoot at the bank teller with a water pistol

Missouri
-It is not illegal to speed. (Repealed)

Nebraska

-In Nebraska, A parent can be arrested if his child cannot hold back a burp during a church

service

New Hampshire

-By law, cattle crossing state roads in New Hampshire have to be fitted with a feces-collecting

device.

New Jersey

-No street-side trees may be planted that "obscure the air".

New Mexico

-State officials ordered 400 words of "sexually explicit material" to be cut from Romeo and

Juliet.

New York
-It is against the law to throw a ball at someone's head for fun

-The penalty for jumping off a building is death.

North Carolina

-In North Carolina, Bingo Games Can’t Last More Than Five Hours

-You may not fart in a public place after 6 P.M. on Thursdays.

Ohio

-A policeman may bite a dog to quiet him

Oklahoma

-In Oklahoma, you can get thrown in the slammer for making an ugly face at a dog.

Pennsylvania

-In Pennsylvania, All fire hydrants must be checked one hour before all fires.

Rhode Island

-No one may bite off another’s leg.

South Carolina

-In Fountain Inns in South Carolina, horses are required to wear pants

Tennessee

-In Tennessee, Driving is not to be done while asleep.

Texas

-In Texas, It is legal to commit a homicide as long as you tell the person when, and how you

are going to kill them.

Virginia

-It is legal for a man to beat his wife on the courthouse steps so long as it is before 8:00 pm

Washington

-In Washington, It is illegal to catch a fish by throwing a rock at it.

-If one is thought of as offensive looking, it is illegal for him to be in public during the day.

Hope you enjoyed our post.

Sincerely,

Sunni G., Chrissy G., Nicee G.

2011 Book List

Since you don't know much about me let me tell you I am  a huge reading nut and I also like sharing. So, sharing this book list of just a few of my favorite books from 2011 seemed like the natural thing to do. F.Y.I. these books aren't in any particular order.

Cleopatra's Moon by Vicky Alvear Shecter
In addition to being crazy about reading, I'm also a history nut.  So, when I read the description for this book I was very interested to read about a person in history that I hadn't even known existed.  I give this book high praise for spinning a entertaining, believable and mostly factual account of Cleopatra Selene, the daughter of Cleopatra and Marc Antony, from very sparse documented evidence.  This definitely earned a 5 stars from me.

Virals series by Kathy Reichs
Who doesn't like a good sci-fi mystery thriller once in a while?  This one is complete with genetically mutated teens, a bevy of bad guys with gun, and a healthy dose of sarcasm.  There are currently two books in the series and don't ask me which one I like better, because I'm not sure yet.  All I know is I stayed up all night to finish each of the books when I was reading them.

Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan
I am a huge fan of all of this guys books for kids and have read almost all of them.  this being said it's probably no surprise to hear that I was anxiously awaiting the release of this book and I certainly wasn't disappointed when I reached the last page.  In fact, it left me on the edge of my seat waiting for the next book in the series which in case you were wondering comes out sometime next fall.

Forest Born by Shannon Hale
This author is also one of my favorite s and I enjoy reading all of her books, but the books of the Bayern series are by far my favorites.  Forest Born is the fourth book in the series ans includes an old enemy from the first book, The Goose Girl, magic powers and a quest to save the kingdom.  This book will definitely be on standby in case I need my fairytale fix.

With this year coming to an end and Christmas just around the corner, I'm in the mood for making lists.  I was going to make a list of the 10 sexiest (in my opinion ) actors/singers/celebrities, but then I figured of my dad saw the list it might prompt a rather, um, awkward conversation.   So, I settled for the book list.  Hope you enjoyed it.  I f you're looking for more teen books to read here is a link to a website where you can search lists of books for the ones you might like best http://www.goodreads.com/list/tag/teen
Book-Crazy-Girl signing off
-Sunni G.
P.S. Shemar Moore definitely makes top 3

The Words In My Mind(a little piece I wrote yesterday)

Words swim in my consciousness and subconsciousness.  They tell me to jump in, so I do.  No, not jump in.  I dive in, put both arms first, not both feet.  Twisting myself into vibrant and vivacious flips and turns as I ready to slip smoothly in and descend into my mind.  The words swarm towards me, a motley mix of angry, excitable, feisty  pensive, indecisive, and a myriad of others that are waiting to be processed, refined, and set out on paper. But even if I spend my earthly life transferring them from my mind to a page, I'll still have a plethora of orphans waiting to be adopted into its home story.  And sometimes my words aren't tractable and they decide to run away to the unmapped territories in my mind.  Most of the time, they get lost and never find a way back.  But occasionally, they return.  And those words have the best stories to tell for they may still be young, but life has aged them.  They may still be spitfires, but they are no longer imprudent, time having taught them to be concise.  They tell stories of the battles and glories, hardships and failures, etc. that they slowly accumulated knowledge about to share later.  These are my words.  Some still are young and they haven't quite learned how to summarize, or how to be themselves.  But time will teach and, eventually tell their fate.  And all I have to do, is wait.

Chrissy G.

Rant

So one day I was sitting in science class and I saw this dude holding a paper clip..... while looking at the electric socket.  At first I thought big deal, I mean he's fifteen, there's no way he'll stick a paper clip in the electric socket.  But as I watched in disbelief I saw this idiot stick a paper clip in the socket, and all I could think is, "O my god he's such an idiot." I mean what teenager doesn't know that metal and the electric socket DO NOT go together.  Even worse was that we had to have a fire drill because the teacher thought we were having a fire.  I guess I shouldn't be so surprised though.  My cousin told his little brother to stick a fork in the electric socket because he would get super shock powers......and he did.  I think this is just a guy thing, like they think everyone boy has to stick something in the electric socket before he become a "man" or something.  I love, love, love my cousins but sometimes I wonder if they're ok.  They do some interesting things.

A Page From My Journal

The Chair
Shadows play upon the walls of my heart,
giving me brief glimpses of knowledge that
something else I'm not aware of is there.

©2006-2011 ~venaglia

They allude to darker sides of myself

that are only illuminated when the spotlight

is shown on them.

silhouettes on the wall,
nothing of substance in
my grasp ... yet.
How do you combat shadows

any more than you can

talk to a character in a book,

see the wind,

or fight the ghost of an old memory

Shadows play upon the walls of my heart,

leaving me nothing but the sense

I'm not getting something just out of my grasp,

but not out of my sight

Tantalizing and torturing at the same time,

leaving me alone in my Chair.

Sunni G.

Copyright © 2011 Mere I.M.A.G.G.E.

Most Memerable Teachers (The good, the bad, and the plain wierd)

Name: Mr.Chester*

Famous sayings:
"I will beat you like the red-headed stepchild you are."
"If you do not stop interrupting class, I will shove this pencil up your nose."
"Romeo was staring at Juliet like Chester the molestor."

Famous for:
Throwing teachers' guides at students' heads when they disrupted class by sharpening pencils.
Wearing pants so tight, they left people wondering how he could still walk.


 Name: Mr. Gilford*

 Famous for:
 Wall of Shame (This is basically a wall where he put up all the stupid things his students said.)
   Example:
   - How do you spell VCR?
   - Is a car like a carriage with wheels?
   - I am not eating any dairy products, including meat. (said by a faculty member)
 Giving out candy
 Spraying kids with Super Soakers in class. (Yes, he had more than one)
 Weird bonus questions
   Example
      Q: What is definition elope, antelope, and cantaloupe?
      A: Elope= to run away; Antelope= an ant who elopes; cantaloupe= someone who can't elope

Name: Mr.Benzford*

Famous for:
Sitting you next to the people you hate the most and then laughing at your pain.
Writing like a retarded first grader
Letting the girls win almost every jeopardy game (Each question was supposed to be the same amount of points)
   Example of scoreboard:

Team Girls	Team Boys
+ 500	-10,000
+40,000,000	+ 1
-3	-2,000,000,000,000

*Disclaimer: The names have been changed to protect our health and safety as they might see this and try to kill us. (Oh yeah, and to protect their identities.)
Copyright © 2011 Mere I.M.A.G.G.E.

Sometimes Words Sound Different Than They Are Spelled

Have you ever read a word aloud based on how it looks only to find out that it has a completely different pronunciation all together?  I have.  You know the word ‘colonel’?  It sounds like it’s supposed to be pronounced ‘ka-lo-nel’, but it’s not.  It’s actually pronounced ‘ker-nel’.  What?!  Why would you make a word that looks nothing like how it is said?  SO I have a bone to pick with the English Language.  Please stop making words that don’t look like they sound.  I mean, think about people that are trying to learn English as a second language.  Do you really want to make them suffer?  Do ya really?  Since I’ve already berated you and scolded you, I’ll be nice and give you a couple words that you need to work on.

1.       Featherstonehaugh     pronounced Fan-shaw (really?!  You couldn’t have just spelled it that way?  It’s a real word, by the way.  If you don’t believe me, look it up.  And no, I didn’t look it up on urban dictionary.)

2.       Ghoti    pronounced ‘fish’ (okay, really now?  I know this seems implausible, but it’s true.  I had to look it up for myself.  Apparently, the ‘gh’  is a ’f’ sound, the ‘o’ has an ‘i’ sound, and the ‘ti’ has the ‘sh’ sound as in creation)

3.       Chutzpah pronounced ‘hut-ba’ (…..?)

These are just a few of them… So  yeah.  Hope you enjoyed. :)

Chrissy G.
Copyright © 2011 Mere I.M.A.G.G.E.