ANGLO-SAXON CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION

Im Under Arrest for What !"ft# $"%arre U&S& La's

I(e ne(er )*a"med to ha(e e+tens"(e ,no'*ed-e of U&S& *e-"s*at"on thro.-ho.t h"stor#/ 0.t "ts safe to sa# that I and most
1eo1*e I asso)"ate '"th are *a'-a0"d"n- )"t"%ens 2 or not& As "t t.rns o.t/ e(er# state "n th"s )o.ntr# has at *east one 'a),#
*e-a* st"1.*at"on that )o.*d *and res"dents "n hot 'ater "f the# dont )om1*#& Dont sa# I d"dnt 'arn #o.&
Alabama
Its "**e-a* to 'ear a fa,e m.sta)he that )a.ses *a.-hter "n )h.r)h&
Alaska
Wh"s1er"n- "n someones ear 'h"*e hes moose h.nt"n- "s 1roh"0"ted&
Arizona
C.tt"n- do'n a )a)t.s ma# earn #o. a t'ent#-f"(e-#ear 1r"son term&
Arkansas
Its "**e-a* to m"s1rono.n)e the name of the state of Ar,ansas&
California
3o. ma# not eat an oran-e "n #o.r 0atht.0&
Colorado
Its .n*a'f.* to *end #o.r (a)..m )*eaner to #o.r ne+t-door ne"-h0or 4Den(er5&
Connecticut
A 1"),*e )annot a)t.a**# 0e a 1"),*e .n*ess "t 0o.n)es&
Delaware
Its "**e-a* to -et marr"ed on a dare&
Washington, D.C.
Its a-a"nst the *a' to 1ost a 1.0*") not")e )a**"n- someone a )o'ard for ref.s"n- to a))e1t a )ha**en-e to d.e*&
Florida
If #o. t"e an e*e1hant to a 1ar,"n- meter/ #o. m.st 1a# the same 1ar,"n- fee as #o. 'o.*d for a (eh")*e&
Georgia
Its "**e-a* to )han-e the )*othes on a storefront manne6."n .n*ess #o. dra' the shades f"rst&
Hawaii
A** res"dents ma# 0e f"ned for not o'n"n- a 0oat&
Idaho
A man m.st not -"(e h"s s'eetheart a 0o+ of )and# 'e"-h"n- fe'er than f"ft# 1o.nds&
Illinois
Its "**e-a* to ta,e a !ren)h 1ood*e to the o1era 4Ch")a-o5&
Indiana
The (a*.e of 1" "s 7/ and not 8&979:&
Iowa
One-armed 1"ano 1*a#ers m.st 1erform for free&
Kansas
Its "**e-a* to thro' ,n"(es at men 'ear"n- str"1ed s."ts 4Natoma5&
Kentucky
E(er# )"t"%en "s re6."red to ta,e a sho'er on)e a #ear&

ouisiana
$"t"n- someone '"th #o.r nat.ra* teeth )onst"t.tes s"m1*e assa.*t/ 0.t 0"t"n- someone '"th #o.r false teeth
)*ass"f"es as a--ra(ated assa.*t&
!aine
If #o. ,ee1 #o.r Chr"stmas de)orat"ons on d"s1*a# after ;an.ar# 97/ #o.** 0e f"ned&
!aryland
Its a-a"nst the *a' to 'ash or s)r.0 a s"n,/ no matter ho' d"rt# "t "s 4$a*t"more5&
!assachusetts
No -or"**a "s a**o'ed "n the 0a),seat of an# )ar&
!ichigan
A 'oman ma# not ).t her o'n ha"r '"tho.t her h.s0ands 1erm"ss"on&
!innesota
Its "**e-a* to 1a"nt a s1arro' '"th the "ntent of se**"n- "t as a 1ara,eet 4<ar1er Woods5&
!ississi""i
Wa*,"n- a do- '"tho.t dress"n- "t "n d"a1ers "s for0"dden 4Tem1eran)e5&
!issouri
Ch"*dren ma# 0.# shot-.ns "n =ansas C"t#/ 0.t not to# )a1 -.ns&
!ontana
Its a fe*on# for a '"fe to o1en her h.s0ands ma"*&
#ebraska
$ar o'ners ma# not se** 0eer .n*ess the# 0re' a ,ett*e of so.1 s"m.*taneo.s*#&
#e$ada
Its "**e-a* for men '"th m.sta)hes to ,"ss 'omen&
#ew Ham"shire
Its for0"dden to se** the )*othes #o.re 'ear"n- to 1a# off a -am0*"n- de0t&
#ew %ersey
Its a-a"nst the *a' for a man to ,n"t d.r"n- the f"sh"n- season&
#ew !e&ico
!ema*es ma# not a11ear .nsha(en "n 1.0*")&
#ew 'ork
Wh"*e r"d"n- "n an e*e(ator/ #o. m.st ta*, to no one/ fo*d #o.r hands/ and *oo, to'ard the door&
#orth Carolina
Its a-a"nst the *a' to s"n- off-,e#&
#orth Dakota
Its "**e-a* to *"e do'n and fa** as*ee1 '"th #o.r shoes on&
(hio
3o. m.st hon, the horn 'hene(er #o. 1ass another )ar/ a))ord"n- to the states dr"(ers ed.)at"on man.a*&
(klahoma
Its for0"dden to ta,e a 0"te o.t of another 1ersons ham0.r-er&
(regon
State *a' re6."res d"shes to 0e dr"1-dr"ed&
)ennsyl$ania
Its "**e-a* to s*ee1 on to1 of a refr"-erator o.tdoors&
*hode Island
3o. ma# not 0"te off another 1ersons *e-&
+outh Carolina
If a man 1rom"ses to marr# an .nmarr"ed 'oman/ he "s re6."red 0# *a' to ,ee1 h"s 1rom"se&
+outh Dakota
It "s "**e-a* to *"e do'n and fa** as*ee1 "n a )heese fa)tor#&
,ennessee
Se**"n- ho**o' *o-s "s str")t*# for0"dden&
,e&as
3o. ma# not shoot a 0.ffa*o from the se)ond stor# of a hote*&
-tah
It "s "**e-a* not to dr"n, m"*,&
.ermont
Women m.st o0ta"n 'r"tten 1erm"ss"on from the"r h.s0ands to 'ear fa*se teeth&
.irginia
T"),*"n- a 'oman "s .n*a'f.*&
Washington
Its "**e-a* to 1retend that ones 1arents are 'ea*th#&
West .irginia
If #o. ma,e f.n of someone 'ho does not a))e1t a )ha**en-e/ #o. r"s, a s"+-month 1r"son senten)e&
Wisconsin
Un*ess a ).stomer s1e)"f")a**# re6.ests "t/ mar-ar"ne ma# not 0e s.0st"t.ted for 0.tter "n a resta.rant&
Wyoming
Un*ess #o. ha(e an off")"a* 1erm"t/ #o. ma# not ta,e a 1")t.re of a ra00"t from ;an.ar# to A1r"*&
This Court Is Adjourned
Whe'> W"th a** th"s *e-"s*at"on/ "ts a 'onder 'ere not a** shar"n- a 1r"son )e** r"-ht no'& Granted/ someth"n- te**s me the
Los An-e*es ?o*")e De1artment has 0"--er f"sh to fr# than 1o11"n- 1eo1*e 'ho dare to eat oran-es 'h"*e 0ath"n-/ and that
most 1eo1*e 'ho sa' me )at)h"n- some sh.t-e#e on to1 of a fr"d-e "n ?enns#*(an"a 'o.*dnt )a** the )o1s on me/ 0.t #o.
ne(er ,no' 'hen #o. m"-ht )ome a)ross that rare 'h"st*e-0*o'er 'ho 'ants #o. 1erse).ted to the f.**est e+tent of the
*a'/ so "ts 1ro0a0*# 0etter to 0e safe than sorr#& The ne+t t"me I t"e .1 m# e*e1hant at a 1ar,"n- meter "n !*or"da/ I** 0e
s.re to 0r"n- a 1o),et f.** of 6.arters&