At 04:16 PM 6/30/1999 -0600, Frederick R Snyder wrote:
>I know a book or two exists compiling silly laws and/or silly cases, but I
>can't remember the names of the books. Can somebody help me out, please.
Fritz,
Some sample titles are listed below. I've often wondered about these
books (and the numerous Web sites that have similar content), though.
You'll often read really absurd stuff, like "it's illegal to rub a pig's
belly for more than 5 minutes unless you have a blueberry muffin stuffed in
your back pocket" -- but you'll rarely, if ever, see a citation for the law.
I've often thought of these books as collections of apocryphal laws for
entertainment value only. Am I off base?
-- Mike
Michael Dahn
Librarian, Webmaster
Stetson University College of Law
dahn@law.stetson.edu
(727) 562-7800 x7681
http://www.law.stetson.edu
Laughable Laws and Courtroom Capers : Loony Legalities and Curious Cases
All Around U.S.A.
by Robert W. Pelton
Walker & Co; ISBN: 0802773907
Loony Laws and Silly Statutes
by Sheryl Lindsell-Roberts, Myron Miller (Illustrator)
Sterling Publications; ISBN: 0806904720
Loony Sex Laws : That You Never Knew You Were Breaking
by Robert Wayne Pelton
Walker & Co; ISBN: 0802773834
This Is the Law? : A Selection of Silly Laws from Around the World
by Nigel. Napier-Andrews
Great Government Goofs : Over 200 Loopy Laws, Hilarious Screw-Ups and
Acts-Idents of Congress
by Leland H. III Gregory, Leland Gregory
ISBN: 0440507863
Presumed Ignorant! : Over 400 Cases of Legal Looniness, Daffy Defendants,
and Bloopers from the Bench
by Leland H. Gregory
ISBN: 0440507898
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