Celebration (intended to be offensive, possible humor)

From: Sean 'Captain Napalm' Conner <spc_at_conman.org>
Date: Sat Jul 7 20:27:50 2001

It was thus said that the Great Richard Erlacher once stated:
>
> If you don't care to live in a society with a
> given set of laws, you should leave. If there's no place on the planet where
> there are laws that suit you, then you should go elsewhere.

  Um, Richard ... if there is no place on the planet where there are laws
that suit you, where can you go? It's not like there's cheap (or even
moderately expensive) flights to say, the moon, or Mars. Fact is, there
*IS* no place left on this planet to go in such a case.

  And US$20,000,000.00 will only get you to orbit.

> If you don't like a law, then set about to change it within the system. In the
> meantime, however, you must still behave as a law abiding citizen. Part of
> effecting change involves work and suffering, the rest is waiting.

  Tell that to Rosa Parks.

> You enjoy the freedoms you enjoy only because others, less selfish than you
> repress their urge to harm you whenever your extralegal behavior irritates them.
> If you KNEW for certain that someone else would take it upon himself to punish
> you by some equally illegal act, and any illegal act is equally illegal, you
> might not behave as you do.

  ``The more laws a society has, the more corrupt it is.'' An old quote, I
forget who said it, but it was said during the Roman Empire I believe (or
about the Roman Empire). Do *YOU* know all the laws of the Federal, State
and local governments of where you live? I certainly hope so.

        Idaho state law makes it illegal for a man to give his sweetheart a
        box of candy weighing less than fifty pounds.

        In Denver it is unlawful to lend your vacuum cleaner to your
        next-door neighbor.

        In Devon, Connecticut, it is unlawful to walk backwards after
        sunset.

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

        New Hampshire law forbids you to tap your feet, nod your head, or in
        any way keep time to the music in a tavern, restaurant, or cafe.

        Texas law forbids anyone to have a pair of pliers in his possession.

        The Arkansas legislature passed a law that states that the Arkansas
        River can rise no higher than to the Main Street bridge in Little
        Rock.

        Frankfort, Kentucky, makes it against the law to shoot off a
        policeman's tie.

        The state law of Pennsylvania prohibits singing in the bathtub.

  Now, to at least get this somewhat back on topic: Should Microsoft be
killed for breaking Lotus under MS-DOS 2.0?

  -spc (Even Bill Gates has been arrested, don't 'cha know?)
Received on Sat Jul 07 2001 - 20:27:50 BST