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Buying
turtles that are less than 4 inches long are illegal too. Small baby
turtles can give off an eye disease that is contagious to humans. So sale
of turtles under 4 inches long was made illegal in the early seventies in
most states. Apparently not in Michigan, though. I was in Central Park
last weekend by the lake, and a family from Michigan had purchased 10 small adorable little turtles that you can buy on
the streets of NYC these days – Chinese folks from China
smuggle them into the country illegally and sell them. 10 turtles for a
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The folks from Michigan didn’t know about the eye disease until the bell hop in the hotel told
them, so they figured the best thing to do was let them loose in the Central Park
lake and let nature take its course. Their kids let them go and the
little turtles swam happily off into the water. Arguable if they’re
still alive; so many dangers lie in their wait -- ducks were eyeing them a minute into their swim.
If they survive
they could upset the eco-system. Those
weren’t just ordinary North American painted or red neck or South
American yellow belly turtles that you can buy at a pet store -- they were
an exotic turtle from China. Maybe they grow to be 100 pounds large,
and wipe out the local Central Park
turtle population.
It's
illegal to spit in the subway. If NYC politicians have their way, it will
soon be illegal to take a picture in the subway in NYC.
It
is illegal to cut off the piece of paper at the bottom of your couch or
bedroom mattress – the one that says do not remove under penalty of law. Prevents
counterfeiting – someone out there from selling a mattress
that looks just like yours but is fake.
It’s
illegal for a pitcher to be awarded with a no hitter if he hasn’t
pitched at least 9 innings. Back in 1990, the Yankees had a pitcher
named Andy Hawkins who one day had a no-hitter going into the eighth
inning. He ended up walking three guys and the Yanks made two errors behind
him and he lost 4-0. Since the Yankees didn't score in the top
of the ninth, the other team didn't need to bat in the bottom of the last
inning. Hawkins lost the game, but never allowed a hit. “All I know is
I pitched a no-hitter and they can’t take that away from you”, said
Andy. A year later, the American League changed the rule, and specified
that a pitcher had to pitch at least 9 innings to get credit for a no
hitter. 'They' took Andy Hawkins' no hitter away. So if anyone every asks
you who 'they' is, now you know.
Things
that Should Be Illegal
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You
see a really pretty girl on the street, wearing really really short
shorts, and the first thing that enters your mind? “That should be
illegal”. Actually it is illegal in some parts of the world. So really that’s one that “shouldn’t be
illegal”.
I
think the Knick City Dancers should be not illegal.
It
should be illegal for Sally Struthers to do advertisements for the under-priviledged kids in
Africa. I’m sure a certain
percentage of the audience turns the channel just at the site of Sally
Struthers. I mean those kids have it bad enough; they can’t get Amanda Peet
as their spokesperson?
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LouV
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