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correctiveshoes62112. Driving is always better in winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
14. You can recite the four seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter and construction.
18. You learned long ago how to "step carefully" around the buggy tie ups in the supermarket parking lot.
20. You can go 2 weeks in winter without sunshine and think this is normal.
23. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway.
33. You carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend or wife knows how to use them.
35. You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and flannel pajamas.
36. It takes you 3 hours to go to the store for one item, even when you're in a rush, because you have to stop and talk to everyone in town.
40. At least 5 people on your block have electric "candles" in all or most of their windows all year long.
41. You know what a "State Store" is, and your out of state friend find it incredulous that you can't purchase liquor at the mini-mart.
55. You actually understand these jokes and send them on to your friends in PA too.
------ and yeah...I did. LOL.
ETA: This is ridiculous...but I believe it!
Dumb Pennsylvania Laws
It is contrary to Pennsylvania law to discharge a gun, cannon, revolver or other explosive weapon at a wedding.
It is illegal to have over 16 women live in a house together because that constitutes a brothel. However up to 120 men can live together, without breaking the law.
It it illegal to sleep on top of a refrigerator outdoors.
Any motorist driving along a country road at night must stop every mile and send up a rocket signal, wait 10 minutes for the road to be cleared of livestock, and continue.
A special cleaning ordinance bans housewives from hiding dirt and dust under a rug in a dwelling.
You may not sing in the bathtub.
Fireworks stores may not sell fireworks to Pennsylvania residents.
A person is not eligible to become Governor if he/she has participated in a duel.
Any motorist who sights a team of horses coming toward him must pull well off the road, cover his car with a blanket or canvas that blends with the countryside, and let the horses pass. If the horses appear skittish, the motorist must take his car apart, piece by piece, and hide it under the nearest bushes.
Ministers are forbidden from performing marriages when either the bride or groom is drunk.
No more than two packages of beer at a time may be purchased, unless you are buying from an official "beer distributor"
All liquor stores must be run by the state.
Motorized vehicles are not to be sold on Sundays.
You may not catch a fish with your hands.
You may not catch a fish by any body part except the mouth.
Dynamite is not to be used to catch fish.
Though you do not need a fishing license to fish on your own land, but a hunting license is required to hunt on your own land.
Carlisle
In the middle of town, one must pay a fee of $50 dollars a year to park on a particular block. At night, however, the cars must be moved for street cleaning. This law is enforced even if snow or ice prevents the cars from being moved.
Connellsville
One's pants may be worn no lower than five inches below the waist.
Danville
All fire hydrants must be checked one hour before all fires.
Millville
One may not shoot any dog that is found wandering the streets.
The sale of alcohol is prohibited.
Morrisville
It is required that a woman have a permit to wear cosmetics.
Newtown
Every outlet or switch (which can be purchased for 59 cents) that is installed requires an electrical inspection fee of 1 dollar and 33 cents.
Pittsburgh
It is still illegal to bring a donkey or a mule onto a trolley car.
No one is allowed to sleep on a refrigerator.
Ridley Park
You cannot walk backwards eating peanuts in front of the Barnstormers Auditorium during a performance.
Tarentum
Horses are not to be tied to parking meters.
14. You can recite the four seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter and construction.
18. You learned long ago how to "step carefully" around the buggy tie ups in the supermarket parking lot.
20. You can go 2 weeks in winter without sunshine and think this is normal.
23. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway.
33. You carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend or wife knows how to use them.
35. You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and flannel pajamas.
36. It takes you 3 hours to go to the store for one item, even when you're in a rush, because you have to stop and talk to everyone in town.
40. At least 5 people on your block have electric "candles" in all or most of their windows all year long.
41. You know what a "State Store" is, and your out of state friend find it incredulous that you can't purchase liquor at the mini-mart.
55. You actually understand these jokes and send them on to your friends in PA too.
------ and yeah...I did. LOL.
ETA: This is ridiculous...but I believe it!
Dumb Pennsylvania Laws
It is contrary to Pennsylvania law to discharge a gun, cannon, revolver or other explosive weapon at a wedding.
It is illegal to have over 16 women live in a house together because that constitutes a brothel. However up to 120 men can live together, without breaking the law.
It it illegal to sleep on top of a refrigerator outdoors.
Any motorist driving along a country road at night must stop every mile and send up a rocket signal, wait 10 minutes for the road to be cleared of livestock, and continue.
A special cleaning ordinance bans housewives from hiding dirt and dust under a rug in a dwelling.
You may not sing in the bathtub.
Fireworks stores may not sell fireworks to Pennsylvania residents.
A person is not eligible to become Governor if he/she has participated in a duel.
Any motorist who sights a team of horses coming toward him must pull well off the road, cover his car with a blanket or canvas that blends with the countryside, and let the horses pass. If the horses appear skittish, the motorist must take his car apart, piece by piece, and hide it under the nearest bushes.
Ministers are forbidden from performing marriages when either the bride or groom is drunk.
No more than two packages of beer at a time may be purchased, unless you are buying from an official "beer distributor"
All liquor stores must be run by the state.
Motorized vehicles are not to be sold on Sundays.
You may not catch a fish with your hands.
You may not catch a fish by any body part except the mouth.
Dynamite is not to be used to catch fish.
Though you do not need a fishing license to fish on your own land, but a hunting license is required to hunt on your own land.
Carlisle
In the middle of town, one must pay a fee of $50 dollars a year to park on a particular block. At night, however, the cars must be moved for street cleaning. This law is enforced even if snow or ice prevents the cars from being moved.
Connellsville
One's pants may be worn no lower than five inches below the waist.
Danville
All fire hydrants must be checked one hour before all fires.
Millville
One may not shoot any dog that is found wandering the streets.
The sale of alcohol is prohibited.
Morrisville
It is required that a woman have a permit to wear cosmetics.
Newtown
Every outlet or switch (which can be purchased for 59 cents) that is installed requires an electrical inspection fee of 1 dollar and 33 cents.
Pittsburgh
It is still illegal to bring a donkey or a mule onto a trolley car.
No one is allowed to sleep on a refrigerator.
Ridley Park
You cannot walk backwards eating peanuts in front of the Barnstormers Auditorium during a performance.
Tarentum
Horses are not to be tied to parking meters.
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