Going back to the funny thing that Glenn Beck did last night about silly laws on the books in our country, here are a few in California alone that just boggle the mind:

1. It is illegal to set a mousetrap without a hunting license. (Beck mentioned this one.)

2. In L.A. it is against the law to complain through the mail that a hotel has cockroaches, even if it is true.

3. In Blythe, California, a person must own two cows in order to legally wear cowboy boots in public.

4. Redwood City has outlawed the frying of gravy.

5. In Los Angeles, you cannot bathe two babies in the same tub at the same time. (I wonder how many parents break this law daily?)

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1. Hilarious!

   I wonder if #2 is also a federal offense, since it involves the USPS.

   I happen to know from first hand experience that it is also illegal to pick up mussels on the beach in CA without a fishing license.  This is not a far cry from needing a hunting license to kill mice.  If a mouse is in your home, do you suppose you can use the self-defense argument in protest?

   Posted by Gwynne  on  07/18/08  at  03:14 PM

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