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The Trenton Pickle Ordinance and Other Bonehead Legislation
The Trenton Pickle Ordinance and Other Bonehead Legislation Author:Dick Hyman The Trenton Pickle Ordinance brings together some six hundred mind-boggling enactments, most of them still "on the books" of the several states, even those later starters Alaska and Hawii, where you can get in trouble for "inserting pennies in the ear" and "for whistling in any drinking establishment." — In Brattleboro, Vermont, it is a requireme... more »nt that "all junk dealers be United States citizens." Likewise, for the protection of its citizens, Danville, Pennsylvania, rules that "all fire hydrants be checked one hour before all fires."« less