I was doing Excel support at Microsoft shortly after Win95 came out. Someone called and needed some help on Excel. He told me he had left the computer for a few minutes, and when he came back, the “devil” had “possessed” his computer. He told me it was bubbling all over the place, and the devil was in his monitor. I told him to move the mouse. The devil left. It was the screen saver.
Lee County, Alabama…
It is illegal to sell peanuts in Lee County after sundown on Wednesday.
Lee County, Mobile…
Women may not wear a ‘lewd dress’ in public.
No one may use a ‘funk ball’ within the city limits.
Bathing in city fountains is prohibited.
No person within the city may possess confetti.
It is illegal to spit orange peels on the sidewalk.
‘Spray String’ is banned.
Excerpt from a student essay…
Delegates from the original thirteen states formed the Contented Congress. Thomas Jefferson, a Virgin, and Benjamin Franklin were two singers of the Declaration of Independence. Franklin had gone to Boston carrying all his clothes in his pocket and a loaf of bread under each arm. He invented electricity by rubbing cats backwards and declared, “A horse divided against itself cannot stand.” Franklin died in 1790 and is still dead.
In Alabama…
It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle.
Anniston, Alabama…
It is unlawful for any person to spit upon the sidewalks, or upon the floors of places of worship, buses, public halls, theaters or other public places.
It is illegal to bike, roller-skate, skateboard, or inline skate in a commercially zoned area.Men who deflower virgins, regardless of age or marital status, may face up to five years in jail.
Huntsville, Alabama…
If an animal control officer is in uniform, it signifies to the public that he is an animal control officer.