Loony Laws & Silly Statutes [Paperback]

Sheryl Lindsell-Roberts (Author), Myron Miller (Illustrator)

Book Description

Hundreds of the most ridiculous rules lawmakers have ever put into writing, drawn from actual city, state, and federal statute books. Find what has been forbidden about keeping pets (cats require tail lights in Sterling, Colorado), fishing and hunting, marriage, going to school, and much more. 128 pages, 75 b/w illus., 5 3/8 x 8 1/4.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Sterling (June 30, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806904720
• ISBN-13: 978-0806904726
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,890,309 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

SHERYL LINDSELL-ROBERTS runs business-writing and e-mail seminars throughout the country and is the author of twenty-three books, including the popular Strategic Business Letters and E-mail, Mastering Computer Typing, Revised Edition, and 135 Tips for Writing Successful Business Documents.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Save your money, November 24, 2000

By 

dlcochrane (Saint Paul, MN USA) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Loony Laws & Silly Statutes (Paperback)

I purchased this book as a gift for my mother-in-law, a retired judge. It is fortunate I previewed the book before I sent it on, or she would have sentenced me to the workhouse. This book is an absolute waste of time and money.

The author apparently collected statutes from a variety of sources, and spends 90 pages usually listing one sentence summaries with no reference and little organization. Examples from this book include:

"In Marblehead, Mass., it is illegal to cross the street on Sunday, unless it is absolutely necessary."

"In Atlanta, it is against the law to secure a giraffe to a telephone pole or a street lamp."

And it goes on and on. Forget about this book, and save your money.

4.0 out of 5 stars Amusing laws in the United States, March 31, 2009

By 

Rose Shakespeare (Georgia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Loony Laws & Silly Statutes (Paperback)

This book has a collection of laws from all over the states. Many of them seem ridiculous or absurd but can still be used as a teaching tool to look at what was going on in that society for the laws to be made in the first place. The book is a good study in development of society.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Law-makers: Lighten Up!, March 18, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Loony Laws & Silly Statutes (Paperback)

Not a law book, not a reference...Just a reminder that when it comes to making the rules, it's easy to get carried away!

With election season upon us, it's good to be reminded that it's possible to look pretty silly when you try to regulate everybody's behavior all the time.

This is a book just for fun, filled with humorous illustrations.
Send a copy to your favorite politician!