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| Genre/Form: | Anecdotes |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Lance S Davidson |
| ISBN: | 0760758093 9780760758090 9780785818236 0785818235 |
| OCLC Number: | 149118375 |
| Notes: | Originally published: New York : Wiley, c1998. |
| Description: | xi, 244 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Contents: | Food and drink -- Pets and animals -- Politics, patriotism, and religion -- Sports and games -- Health and safety -- Sex -- Trains, cars, and wacky drivers -- Crimes and criminals -- Grab bag of more weird laws -- Media and pop culture -- Courtship, marriage, and divorce -- Taxes and big business -- Prison and punishment -- Wills -- Lawyers -- Judges -- Poetic justice -- Just plain silly -- Mixed bag. |
| Other Titles: | Ludicrous laws & mindless misdemeanors |
| Responsibility: | [compiled by] Lance S. Davidson. |
| More information: |
Abstract:
Did you know that ... In Maine it is illegal to catch a lobster with your bare hands? A Kentucky law specifies that you must remove your hat if you come face-to-face with a cow on the road? Arizona has enacted a "veggie hate crimes act" that makes disparaging its produce a crime? Who says the law must always make sense? This book proves beyond a reasonable doubt just how absurd our laws can be; it takes a hilariously irreverent look at our legal system, featuring downright logic defying decisions, preposterous defenses, and scores of silly statutes that pepper our nation's law books. Here's the whole truth and nothing but on laughable lawsuits, judicial jokesters, and classic courtroom capers.
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