Posts Tagged ‘Law’

A reply letter to Weinberg”s law of programming, which is: “If builders

built buildings the way programmers wrote programs, then the first

woodpecker that came along would destroy civilization.”

Dear Mr. Architect,

Please design and build me a house. I am not quite sure of what I need,

so you should use your discretion. My house should have between two and

forty-five bedrooms. Just make sure the plans are such that the bedrooms

can be easily added or deleted. When you bring the blueprints to me, I

will make the final decision of what I want. Also, bring me the cost

breakdown for each configuration so that I can arbitrarily pick one.

Keep in mind that the house I ultimately choose must cost less than the

one I am currently living in. Make sure, however, that you correct all

the deficiencies that exist in my current house (the floor of my kitchen

vibrates when I walk across it, and the walls don”t have nearly enough

insulation in them). As you design, also keep in mind that I want to

keep yearly maintenance costs as low as possible. This should mean the

Cats in International Falls, Minnesota, are not allowed to chase dogs up telephone poles.

If your dog gets your neighbor’s dog pregnant in Danbury, Connecticut, you are responsible and must pay for the abortion if the neighbor chooses to have it done.

No dog may be tied to a shade tree in Birmingham, Alabama.

An ordinance in Belvedere, California, states “No dog shall be in a public place without its master on a leash.”

Another misworded ordinance is this one from Arvada, Colorado: “If a stray pet is not claimed within 24 hours, the owner will be destroyed.”

Fights between cats and dogs are prohibited by statute in Barber, North Carolina.

In Sterling, Colorado, it is unlawful to allow a pet cat to run loose without a taillight.

In Ventura County, California, cats and dogs are not allowed to have sex without a permit.

Cats living in Cresskill, New Jersey, must wear three bells to warn birds of their whereabouts.

A Fountain Inn, South Carolina, law once required horses to wear pants at all times. But carriage horses in Charleston, South Carolina, were required to wear diapers.