On 01 Apr 04  17:17:29, mark lewis got back to Danny Ceppa 
-> Re: Mess in San Francisco

 ml>> tried for adultery... then again, i have yet to hear of
 ml>> anyone being arrested and tried for shouting underwater
 
 DC> Is that law for real somewhere?

 ml> yes... it was enacted where fishing was one of the main businesses...
 ml> if folk were to shout underwater, the fish would all be scared off and
 ml> the day's catch would not exist... 

It almost sounded like a law to prevent drowning!  

 ml> i also recently heard of something in the laws somewhere that when
 ml> someone got out of jail, they were to be given clothes, some money and
 ml> a shotgun... some guys were getting out and decided to push the
 ml> point... since they were felons, the state gave them money in
 ml> equivilent to what a shotgun would cost and then removed or ammended
 ml> that law... 

It is events such as the above that do get those laws taken off the 
books!  BTW, did the law say if they were to get ammo too?  


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