State Pride!

[Aikman_TheGreat]

We are all from different states, so lets show some facts that makes our respective states great and unique.

I'm from Texas, here is a very interesting website: http://www.legendsofamerica.com/TX-TexasFacts4.html
here are a few of the more interesting ones.
Texas is the only state that its flag can fly the same height of the National flag.

In Texas, if you get caught stealing cattle, you can still be hanged.

El Paso, TX is closer to California than it is to Dallas, TX.

In Mesquite, TX it is illegal for a child to have an "unusual haircut".

[garnett_21]

Minnesota's "unofficial" state bird is the mosquito. (not really)

In Virginia, MN, is it illegal to park your elephant on Main St.

It is illegal to have mens and womens undergarments hung on the same clothesline to dry in MN.

Minnesota is known as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes" yet it has less bodies of water than Florida.

[metallica rocks]

In Oregon it is illegal to use canned corn as fish bait

Eugene,OR was the first city to have One-Way seats

It is against the law in Myrtle Creek to box with a kangaroo.

Oregon is the only state to have an official state nut.

It is Illeagal to buy or sell marijuana but it is legal to smoke it on your own property in Oregon.

In Marion, ministers are forbidden from eating garlic or onions before delivering a sermon.

The world’s tallest barber shop pole stands in Forest Grove, Oregon.

In Stanfield, Oregon, no more than two people are allowed to share a single drink

[cubsarelife]

I'm from Illinois... what is interesting about Illinois???

Oh, our governors suck!!!!

[11chaos]

Born in Texas:
- The entire Encyclopedia Britannica is banned in Texas because it contains a formula for making beer at home.
- A recently passed anticrime law requires criminals to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed

Lived in Georgia:
- All males in the state between the ages of 16 and 50 are required to work on public roads.
- In Columbus, it is illegal to sit on one's porch in an indecent position.
- In Quitman, it is illegal for a chicken to cross a road.
- It is illegal to change the clothes on a storefront mannequin unless the shades are down.

lived in Florida:
- In Miami, it is illegal for a man to wear any kind of strapless gown.
- Unmarried women who parachute on Sundays may be jailed.
- In Sarasota, it is illegal to sing while wearing a bathing suit.

Lived in Virginia:
it is unlawful to hunt any wild bird or animal on Sunday, except for raccoons, which can be hunted up until 2:00 a.m. Sunday morning. The statute even states that Sunday “… is hereby declared a day of rest for all species of wild bird and wild animal life, except raccoons … .”

Lived in Maine:
- In Portland, it is illegal for men to tickle women under the chin with feather dusters.
- The most money one can legally win gambling is three dollars.
- In Rumford, it is illegal for a tenant to bite his/her landlord.
- In Waterville, it is illegal to blow one's nose in public.

Live in California:
- In Los Angeles, a man may legally beat his wife with a leather strap, as long as it is less than two inches wide, or she gives him permission to use a wider strap.
- It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.
- In Pacific Grove, "molesting" butterflies can result in a $500 fine.
- In Pasadena, it is illegal for a secretary to be alone in a room with her boss.
- It is illegal to set a mousetrap without a hunting license.
- In Long Beach, it is illegal to curse on a mini-golf course.
- In San Francisco, it is illegal to wipe one's car with used underwear.
- It is illegal to cry on the witness stand in Los Angeles courts.

[garnett_21]

Those are HILARIOUS Bill!! I especially like the 2nd one from TX, the VA one, and the mousetrap in CA...LOL!!

[JesRey]

Live in California:
- In Los Angeles, a man may legally beat his wife with a leather strap, as long as it is less than two inches wide, or she gives him permission to use a wider strap.
- It is illegal to set a mousetrap without a hunting license.
- In Long Beach, it is illegal to curse on a mini-golf course.

Haha i don't think these are true. Your not allowed to beat your wife no matter what. I've set many mouse traps when i was younger. And i've cussed many times at the golf course in Long Beach.

[Gtbballer20]

I'm from Illinois... what is interesting about Illinois???

Oh, our governors suck!!!!

hahaha i was just going to post about how the last 5/6 of our govenors have ended up doing some amount of time....lol

[garnett_21]

Haha i don't think these are true. Your not allowed to beat your wife no matter what. I've set many mouse traps when i was younger. And i've cussed many times at the golf course in Long Beach.

I'm sure they are - they just aren't enforced any longer, or haven't been removed from the book of laws.

[kujo_3]

there is more coastline in MN than TX,FL, and CA combined