OFF: Silly laws

M Holmes fofp at TATTOO.ED.AC.UK
Tue Jan 21 06:36:25 EST 1997


QUEST writes:

> One that comes to my mind is the following:
> In Idaho, it is illegal to be pregnant out of wedlock.  No, the law says
> nothing about the *father* of the child.

The father of the child can't get pregnant in or out of wedlock. Your
mother will explain this when you're older.

> The law is just one of many that
> the State enacted for the sake of reducing the number of teen- and other
> single-parents.  Yes, the State of Idaho does enforce the law - to set an
> example, of course.  Weird...

'cordin' to the stats I read, this worked.

> Damon

Mike "Sarcasm'R'Us" Holmes ;-)



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