"Mitt Romney may have gotten away with strapping his dog onto the roof of a family car for a family vacation in Massachusetts, but that behavior would get him a hefty fine in Alaska where it is illegal to strap a dog onto the roof of a car." - Heather from Bookmarklet

NO! IT'S ILLEGAL HERE TOO! AND IT'S NOT WACKY! - Heather

AAAAAAAaaaaaarg!!!!1!11!one! - Heather

Yeah, that "wacky" animal cruelty. - Jennifer Dittrich

Elephants in Florida... Oh, Florida - Johnny

"so many of them seem so common sense, it makes us wonder why they were ever introduced into legislation" <-- Common sense isn't always so common, and sometimes people endanger other people by doing stupid things. - John (bird whisperer)

Yep. You can pretty much guarantee that if something even vaguely dangerous isn't against the law, someone will get around to trying it. (My favorite "Why?" is the Seattle regulation against 6' long concealed weapons, because seriously. How /do/ you conceal a 6' long weapon, if they're not talking collapsible?) - Jennifer Dittrich

I do wonder why San Francisco decided to ban wiping a car with old underwear, though. It seems like a good idea to me. - John (bird whisperer)

I'm guessing that's aimed at panhandlers who "clean" your windshield at stoplights. - Jennifer Dittrich

Ah, maybe. - John (bird whisperer)

A history teacher of mine once told me that if a law is passed against it, you can bet it was happening. - Spidra Webster