before i take my last load of stuff to my new "home" (which can really only be considered a glorified closet), it was vital that i made my rounds at the public library to say goodbye. i mean, these are some of my favorite people in all of chapel hill (and let's be honest, the world) so naturally i can't just peace out. i'm going to swing back by tomorrow to see as many of these wonderful people as possible, but tonight i made sure to catch sweet susan.
after a wonderful catch up session where we were even able to combine our skills to help a patron with her middle grades book club, i took a hot second to look through a south carolina book that the library has. i mean, you can never be too prepared for your new state, right?
i learned all kinds of things about south carolina history, the economy, the government structure, etc. ... you know, the basics so i don't say something stupid about seceding from the union or something.
but what was my favorite part of the entire book? it was naturally the little snippet that contained the weird laws of south carolina. BECAUSE THESE ARE THE IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW, PEOPLE.
i mean, anyone can memorize the south carolina state bird (which is the carolina wren for those of you with inquiring minds), but the real things you need to know are the laws that'll surely trip you up. you don't want to move to a new state and get arrested or something crazy because you didn't know you couldn't keep your horse in your bathtub.
and you might think that last one was fake, but here are the three laws listed:
- if a man proposes marriage to a woman, by law, the marriage must take place. [good to know!]
- it is illegal to keep a horse in a bathtub. [i can't help but wonder why ...]
- when approaching an intersection in an automated vehicle, the driver must stop 100 feet from the intersection and fire a gun or rifle to warn horse traffic. [and scare the piss out of other drivers]
so i now ask you fine blog readers, where am i supposed to keep my horse?? i mean, obviously my bathtub won't work, but my apartment is so small that really was my only option. the jury's still out, but this might be a deal breaker.
also, since these made me laugh, i did a quick google search and found a dumb laws website. some of my favorites for south carolina include:
- No work may be done on Sunday. [hooray!!]
- A person must be eighteen years old to play a pinball machine. [thank goodness i pass this test! gotta get my pinball on.]
- It is considered an offense to get a tattoo. [but is an offense punishable by law? because if not, the harry potter scar tattoo is still a possibility!]
also, if you're in the mood for a good laugh, check out the north carolina dumb laws. and be honest with yourself about how many times you have broken the third law.
[hint: for me, every single day. also, just in case they ever change the order of those laws, the above hint refers to the singing law. some of those other laws could be awkward to break every single day ... or ever ... so i felt clarification was important.]
