Pointless Laws and Dumb Laws

[Oofty Goofty]

Pointless Laws and Dumb Laws (http://www.angelfire.com/falcon/flamingchickens/pointlesslaws.html)

A list of stupid US laws.

I have no idea how accurate these are.

[DemonGeminiX]

Georgia

It is illegal to say "Oh, Boy."

That's in Jonesboro, a town south of Atlanta.

[FBD]

They forgot obamacare

and the 16th amendment

[DemonGeminiX]

Georgia

No spitting on the sidewalk is permitted after dark.(St. Mary's, ga)

Funny, I never heard of this one. I'll have to ask my buddy Gerald (county cop I went to high school with) if he's ever arrested anyone for doing this.

Yes, I do live in Saint Marys.

Although I would outlaw spitting on the ground entirely (especially gum and tobacco chew/dip), because it's horribly disgusting to pick up other people's spit/freshly chewed gum/dip on my wheelchair tires, and even more annoying when there's a trash can not but 5 feet away from where they spit it on the ground.

[DemonGeminiX]

That's in Jonesboro, a town south of Atlanta, closer to the I-16/I-75 changeover.

Found some background:

After the south was destroyed during the Civil War, former slaves who were now free had no place to go. As a result, they had no regular money, and sadly, little or no food. Many former slaves lived in Jonesboro the city, working for whatever money they could earn. Unfortunately, there was almost no work for them due to the economic downturn. Sometimes, when the richer gentlemen came to town, they would want their horses cleaned. Former slaves, some of whom hadn't eaten in days, would fight over who got to clean the horse. This would earn them enough money to eat for the night. As a result of the fights, many were killed, and were others injured. Because of all this, the city of Jonesboro passed a law saying that these wealthy people could no longer come to town and call for these former slaves. How did they used to call them? "Oh, boy!"

http://www.dumblaws.com/law/1291

[DemonGeminiX]

That sidewalk spitting thing goes back to when tuberculosis was easily spread.

[Noilly Pratt]

In my little seaside town there was a law on the books until the 90's that prohibited females exposing ones naval. I used that many times as a conversation starter on the beach. ;)