Linux Law

In Tennessee, it is illegal to shoot any game other than whales from a
moving automobile.

In the olden days in England, you could be hung for stealing a sheep or a
loaf of bread.  However, if a sheep stole a loaf of bread and gave it to
you, you would only be tried for receiving, a crime punishable by forty
lashes with the cat or the dog, whichever was handy.  If you stole a dog
and were caught, you were punished with twelve rabbit punches, although it
was hard to find rabbits big enough or strong enough to punch you.
                -- Mike Harding, "The Armchair Anarchist's Almanac"

In Tulsa, Oklahoma, it is against the law to open a soda bottle without
the supervision of a licensed engineer.

In West Union, Ohio, No married man can go flying without his spouse
along at any time, unless he has been married for more than 12 months.

It has long been noticed that juries are pitiless for robbery and full of
indulgence for infanticide.  A question of interest, my dear Sir!  The jury
is afraid of being robbed and has passed the age when it could be a victim
of infanticide.
                -- Edmond About

It is against the law for a monster to enter the corporate limits of
Urbana, Illinois.

It is illegal to drive more than two thousand sheep down Hollywood
Boulevard at one time.

It is illegal to say "Oh, Boy" in Jonesboro, Georgia.

It is Mr. Mellon's credo that $200,000,000 can do no wrong.  Our
offense consists in doubting it.
                -- Justice Robert H. Jackson

It is Texas law that when two trains meet each other at a railroad crossing,
each shall come to a full stop, and neither shall proceed until the other
has gone.