{"id":1677,"date":"2001-11-27T17:50:03","date_gmt":"2001-11-27T22:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/?p=1677"},"modified":"2001-11-27T17:50:03","modified_gmt":"2001-11-27T22:50:03","slug":"i_fought_the_la","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2001\/11\/27\/i_fought_the_la.html","title":{"rendered":"I fought the law &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dumblaws.com\/\">Dumb Laws<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>A fun site (aside from the epilepsy-inducing banner ads and pop-ups) listing various &#8220;dumb&#8221; laws.<\/p>\n<p>Colorado&#8217;s aren&#8217;t funny-dumb, just annoying-dumb:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Car dealers may not show cars on a Sunday. <i>[This makes Sunday a great time to look at cars &#8212; at least car exteriors.  The dealers are closed, so you can wander the lot without hearing the theme from <\/i>Jaws<i>.]<\/i>\n<li>It is illegal for liquor stores to sell food or grocery stores to sell any alcohol except beer that is at most 3.2% alcohol. <i>[This particular law would have dropped off the books except for the powerful liquor store lobby.  It&#8217;s also worth noting that a particular company can only operate a single liquor store in the state &#8212; no chains.]<\/i>\n<li>No liquor may be sold on Sundays or election days. (Repealed) <i>[Actually, this is still on the books.  You can&#8217;t buy liquor on Christmas, either.  I have a funny story to tell about this one, some day.]<\/i>\n<li>It is illegal to ride a horse while under the influence.\n<li>Tags may be ripped off of pillows and mattresses. <i>[Actually, those &#8220;Do Not Remove&#8221; tags specifically say they cannot be removed by the seller, not by the buyer.]<\/i><\/ul>\n<p><\/small>(Via <a href=\"http:\/\/rooba.net\/2001_11_25_oldblog.html#7452731\">Captain Rooba<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dumb Laws A fun site (aside from the epilepsy-inducing banner ads and pop-ups) listing various &#8220;dumb&#8221; laws. 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