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They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? (1969)
IMDB rating: 7.80
Plot: Gloria (Jane Fonda) is a young woman of the Depression. She has aged beyond her years and feels her life is hopeless, having been cheated and betrayed many times in her past. Fantasizing about movies, she sees herself as an actress and decides to head for Hollywood, having got the idea from a movie magazine while recuperating in the hospital from a suicide attempt which resulted from another unhappy love affair. Robert (Michael Sarrazin), a desperate Hollywood citizen unsuccessfully trying to become a director, never doubting that he’ll eventually make it. Robert and Gloria meet and decide to enter a dance marathon, one of the crazes of the thirties. The grueling dancing takes its toll on Gloria’s already weakened spirit, and she tells Robert that she’d be better off dead, that her life is hopeless – all the while acting cruel and bitter, alienating those around her, trying to convince him to shoot her and put her out of her misery. After all, they shoot horses, don’t they?
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Directors: Pollack Sydney
Actors: Sarrazin Michael,Young Gig,Red Buttons,Conrad Michael,Dern Bruce,Lewis Al,Fields Robert,Darden Severn,Orlandi Felice,Drama,
Who can add to this list of "ridiculous" laws? Which law is the funniest?
ILLINOIS – females must call their male counterparts "master" while on a date. (This does not apply to married couples.)
-According to state law, it is illegal to speak English. The officially recognized language is "American".
-A man with a mustache may not kiss a woman.
- It is against the law to use a slingshot unless your are a law enforcement officer.
-Chicago: Law forbids eating in a place that is on fire; It is illegal to give a dog whiskey; Kites may not be flown within the city limits; Spitting against the wind is forbidden
-One may not pee in his neighbor’s mouth
-There is a $1,000 dollar fine for beating rats with baseball bats.
-In Chicago it is also illegal to take a French poodle to the opera, and for women over 200 pounds to ride horses in shorts.
You may be convicted of a Class 4 felony offense, punishable by up to three years in state prison, for the crime of "eavesdropping" on your own conversation
-Dwarf-tossing," the strange practice of hurling dwarfs in padded suits, is outlawed in the bars of Springfield, Ill., because it’s dangerous and exploitative. The practice is apparently allowed elsewhere in town, with a special permit.
CHINA – You must be intelligent to go to college.
IOWA – Men cannot wink at females they are unacquainted with.
NEW YORK – $25 fine for flirting -prohibits men from turning around on any city street and looking "at a woman in that way". 2nd conviction for a crime of this magnitude calls for the violating male to wear horse-blinders. Men cannot be seen in public wearing pants/jacket that don’t match. You may only water your lawn if hose is held in hand.
CALIFORNIA – Sunshine is guaranteed to the masses. It’s a misdemeanor to shoot at any game from a moving vehicle, unless that target is a whale.
-No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 mph.
-Nobody is allowed to ride a bike in a pool.
OREGON – One may not test their physical endurance while driving a car on a highway. Illegal to place a container filled with human fecal matter on the side of any highway. It is illegal to whisper "dirty" things in your lover’s ear during sex. Ice-cream may not be eaten on Sunday’s. Ministers are forbidden to eat onion or garlic before delivering a sermon.
OKLAHOMA: You must first have permission before taking a bite out of someone’s hamburger. Whale fishing is illegal. People who make ugly faces at dogs may be fined. Molesting an automobile is illegal. Cars must be tethered/leashed outside of public buildings.
PENNSYLVANIA – Placing an alligator over 3 ft in a kitchen to frighten a family member is illegal.
In Ohio, it’s illegal to hold a piece of cheese in hand while talking to the opposite sex.
Virtually none of these laws actually exist. You do realize this, right?
The Internet is a great thing. One of its downsides, though, is that any knuckle-dragger can write their own site, and post it as "true", and someone will fall for it.
Richard
rickinnocal | Jan 24, 2010
In Baltimore It is Illegal to take a lion to the movie theater.
Mark | Jan 24, 2010
those arent real laws fool.
honey<333 | Jan 24, 2010
There are 100s if those ridiculous laws in every state. What should be illegal is for idiots who make laws like that to hold public office. Fortunately no one bothers to enforce any of them.
hironymus | Jan 24, 2010
idk where but i have a couple.
it is illegal to walk backwars with an ice cream cone in your pocket
you cant sleep on top of a refrigerator outside..
Sie Sie | Jan 24, 2010
Chicago: You may be convicted of a Class 4 felony offense, punishable by up to three years in state prison, for the crime of "eavesdropping" on your own conversation
While I can’t comment on the exact penalties this one is basically true, but it’s not as crazy as it sounds.
Illinois is one of the states that requires everyone involved a conversation to know that it is being recorded. Since several other states have the same rule it’s nothing special about Chicago. While I personally feel it’s wrong it’s not loony.
California: Whaling is normally done from boats that are moving. Boats are vehicles. Thus an exemption for whales makes sense.
Loren Pechtel | Jan 24, 2010
If you’d like to see some real laws, Google Massachusetts blue laws. These are actual laws that are still on the books. Many are from Pilgrim days.
Examples:
All adult males must carry their fowling pieces (muskets/shotguns) while traveling to and from church on the Sabbath. (holdover from Puritan times when the risk of Indian attack was real.)
It is legal to graze your cattle on Boston Common. (Similar to Central Park in NYC.)
It also is still legal to hang pirates, and imprison criminals in "Stocks" on Boston Common. (Stocks are the wooden devices where your head and hands are placed in slots in the bottom section and the hinged top section is lowered to hold you in a bent over position.)
dallenmarket | Jan 24, 2010
