SpinnerBait_Nut
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Ohio: At Least We're Not Michigan <br />__________________________________________________<br />A short, but true story....<br />In Ohio, an unidentified man in his late twenties walked into a police station with a 9-inch wire protruding from his forehead and calmly asked officers to give him an X-ray to help him find his brain,which he claimed had been stolen. <br /><br />Police were shocked to learn that the man had drilled a 6-inch deep hole in his skull with a Black & Decker power drill and had stuck the wire in to try and find the missing brain. <br />__________________________________________________<br /> Dumb Ohio Laws<br />In Ohio, if you ignore an orator on Decoration day to such an extent as to publicly play croquet or pitch horseshoes within one mile of the speaker's stand, you can be fined $25.00. <br /><br />Women are prohibited from wearing patent leather shoes in public. <br /><br />It is illegal to fish for whales on Sunday. <br /><br />It is illegal to get a fish drunk. <br /><br />The Ohio driver's education manual states that you must honk the horn whenever you pass another car. <br /><br />Participating or conducting a duel is prohibited. <br /><br />B-reast feeding is not allowed in public. <br /><br />It is illegal for more than five women to live in a house. <br /><br />It is illegal to mistreat anything of great importance. <br /><br />Owners of tigers must notify authorities within one hour if the tiger escapes. <br /><br />No one may be arrested on Sunday or on the Fourth of July. <br /><br />Bay Village <br />It is illegal to walk a cow down Lake Road. <br /><br />Bexley <br />Ordinance number 223, of 09/09/19 prohibits the installation and usage of slot machines in outhouses.<br /><br />Chillicothe<br />You can not sell a mattress to anyone named Frank. <br /><br />Clinton County <br />Any person who leans against a public building will be subject to fines. <br /><br />Cleveland <br />It's illegal to catch mice without a hunting license! <br /><br />Women are forbidden from wearing patent leather shoes, lest men see reflections of their underwear. <br /><br />Columbus <br />It is illegal for stores to sell corn flakes on Sunday. <br /><br />Fairview Park <br />It's against the law to honk your horn "excessively". A grandmother was fined for honking her horn twice at her neighbor. <br /><br />Items left on a tree lawn become city property. A young man was fined for removing an item from a tree lawn even though he had the owner's permission. <br /><br />Ironton <br />Cross-dressing is against the law. <br /><br />Lima <br />Any map that does not have Lima clearly stated on the map cannot be sold. <br /><br />Lowell <br />It is unlawful to run a horse over five miles per hour. <br /><br />Marion <br />You cannot eat a doughnut and walk backwards on a city street. <br /><br />North Canton <br />It is against the law to roller skate without notifying the police. <br /><br />McDonald <br />Your goose may not paraded down Main Street. <br /><br />Oxford <br />It's illegal for a woman to strip off her clothing while standing in front of a man's picture. <br /><br />Paulding <br />A policeman may bite a dog to quiet him. <br /><br />Toledo <br />Throwing a snake at anyone is illegal. <br /><br />Strongsville <br />Catch 22 is banned. <br /><br />Youngstown <br />Riding on the roof of a taxi cab is not allowed. <br /><br />You may not run out of gas.
