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Re: Awesome stuff you have to share
« Reply #860 on: November 12, 2012, 09:26:29 AM »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oHWvFrpocY

For phaedrus & brujon, you guys need to get on the ball here.
lol, I just happened to see that last night before seeing this link. I think my little girl could take him. ;)

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Huhh, that pinky nail is rather long... Better clip that before she scratches herself!

Also, mega cute!

Also

I JUST FOUND THIS!

http://heroesinthenight.blogspot.com.br/2012/11/mutual-kombat-fight.html

I HAD to share this. Come on, that's got to be the coolest thing i ever saw in a loong, looong time. How many of you knew Washington had a mutual combat law? Shit's crazy!
We need that law around here.

Or at least I do. >.>;;

There's something like that on the Brazilian Penal Code. It's under Art. 129, § 5° "O juiz, não sendo graves as lesões, pode ainda substituir a pena de detenção pela de multa, de duzentos mil réis a dois contos de réis:

I - se ocorre qualquer das hipóteses do parágrafo anterior;

II - se as lesões são recíprocas."

(Quick translation: It means that if the injuries are not severe, the judge can replace the sentence with a fine, in the hypothesis of the previous paragraph ( I ), or if the injuries are reciprocal( II ) )

Bolding mine. There's also the fact that if the injuries are not severe enough to count as actual injuries, than it's no longer a crime, but a contravention (which i believe in the US they call minor misdemeanor), called "Vias de Fato". Which is what happens when there's no exchange of blows, only pushing around and yelling, and it's described on the appropriate law... (Lei das Contravenções Penais).

So basically what that means is that it's pretty hard for anyone to actually go to jail for a street fight, as long as both parties were not severely injured (Injuries that result in a inability to perform work-related duties for over 30 days, permanent disability, early child birth, or puts said person's life in danger, as per §1º). So, you can wail on a guy until he passes out, just so long as all he gets is a black eye and a headache when he wakes up, with no broken limbs or fractures, or at least none that take more than 29 days to heal, and NOT go to jail, just so long as you can A) Prove that he fought back and that you didn't initiate the assault, but it was something that occurred on the heat of the moment B) Convince the judge that you're a regular individual and that it's an isolated occurrence, which means it's best for all parties involved that the sentence be converted to a simple fine.

So it's not like you're going to have the police watching you wail on the guy just waiting to break up the fight when one of you hits the ground, but there's ways of not going to jail because of a street fight.

Are you sure that's still valid? I mean, look at the currency. That's seriously fucking old.
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« Reply #861 on: November 12, 2012, 11:38:37 AM »
Are you sure that's still valid? I mean, look at the currency. That's seriously fucking old.

Unless the law has actually been revoked, yes it would be.  There are old laws still in place all over the world that are still enforceable, but many no longer make sense to maintain, and are ignored by law enforcement.
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« Reply #862 on: November 12, 2012, 12:38:03 PM »
One of my favorite examples of this: it is illegal in Boston to take a bath more than twice a week, but less than once every two weeks.  This law was put into place because of a water issue a loooong time ago, and was just never removed from the books.  Just do a search for "stupid laws" and you'll get a huge list...
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« Reply #863 on: November 12, 2012, 12:39:05 PM »
One of my favorite examples of this: it is illegal in Boston to take a bath more than twice a week, but less than once every two weeks.  This law was put into place because of a water issue a loooong time ago, and was just never removed from the books.  Just do a search for "stupid laws" and you'll get a huge list...

It is illegal NOT to drink milk in Utah for example.

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« Reply #864 on: November 12, 2012, 01:11:53 PM »
The UK has loads of these due to the innumerable revisions to our legal system...

Personal favourites:
1. It is lawful to kill a Scotsman in York if he is carrying a bow and arrow.
2. Women are permitted to go topless in Liverpool provided they work as a clerk in a shop selling tropical fish.
3. Any person found breaking a boiled egg at the sharp end may be sentenced to 24 hours in the stocks.
4. It is illegal to go to a fancy dress party dressed as a soldier or sailor.
5. It is illegal for a lady to eat chocolates on a public conveyance.
6. All English Men over 14 are meant to carry out 2 hours of longbow practice each weekand supervised by the local clergy.

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« Reply #865 on: November 12, 2012, 01:29:09 PM »
It is illegal to walk your hippopotamus in the streets in New York City.
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« Reply #866 on: November 12, 2012, 02:36:40 PM »
Whale fishing is illegal in Ohio

If you want truly fucked up laws look at Tennessee. 

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« Reply #867 on: November 12, 2012, 03:02:58 PM »
New awesome thing:

Prime32, whom I spent about an hour last night pestering offsite when my login here spontaneously went kerflooey.   :cheers
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« Reply #868 on: November 12, 2012, 05:07:06 PM »
So I'm at the bus today. I'm standing up by this woman. I watch her for a few minutes, and suddenly it hits me.

"You're 29, virgin, and you do yoga."

She looks at me like she's seen a ghost. "How could you POSSIBLY know that?!"

"Your dress pattern suggests you took this bus on the way back from a place where you took up some sort of physical activity - sneakers, yoga pants, blouse. You look tired, but not sweaty, suggesting it was anaerobic. Your nails are painted light purple and your keychain has a Horus Eye in it suggesting you're an adept of one or several forms of counterculture. Your muscle tone is firm but not voluminous, which means you don't partake in weight lifting, but you're obviously in shape, and the way you stretched your neck just now is remniscent of a variety of warmup exercises commonly used in activities that demand flexibility from your body.

You don't wear makeup and your jewelry is simple and modest, implying you're comfortable with yourself but do not want to attract attention. You've probably been that way all your life, content with being in your own little world and not particularly charmed by the idea of a relationship - as such, you never dated, though you likely have many friends you found along the way. This is also a level of maturity one doesn't reach before a certain level of economic and social stability, which means you're past your early twenties but not past thirties yet - your skin would've tipped me off otherwise.

Oh, this is my stop. Good day!"


So I wave and take off.
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Re: Awesome stuff you have to share
« Reply #869 on: November 12, 2012, 05:16:47 PM »
So I wave and take off.
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« Reply #870 on: November 12, 2012, 05:20:58 PM »
That's the funny thing. I just kinda blurted out my first impression. Rationalization came while I was talking.
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« Reply #871 on: November 12, 2012, 07:30:02 PM »
Whale fishing is illegal in Ohio

If you want truly fucked up laws look at Tennessee.
Yeah... I grew up there... and promptly ran away like I was on fire as soon as I hit adulthood.
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« Reply #872 on: November 12, 2012, 09:11:03 PM »
I think the fave I found online a long time back was "It is only legal for men to have sex with animals in tennessee if that animal is 9 pounds or less."

THen again they also say ministers cant run for office so they arent all bad...

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« Reply #873 on: November 12, 2012, 09:39:10 PM »
So I wave and take off.

There's nothing wrong with analysing people (that's a skill we all possess, in a more or less developed state), but I think we should keep those results to ourselves as a way to respect other people's privacy. I wouldn't tell the stranger I saw on the street today that his slumped posture, slight crackle in respiration, very light jaundice, reddened eyes and skin discolouration where a wedding ring would be that they're going through a very stressful divorce and are currently drinking and smoking far too much (probably from a combination of a low self esteem from being middle-aged, overweight and balding, and the fear of a drastic lifestyle change), because I'd have a profound respect for his privacy and right to be left alone with his demons.

But that's just me.

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« Reply #874 on: November 13, 2012, 03:53:55 PM »
I think the fave I found online a long time back was "It is only legal for men to have sex with animals in tennessee if that animal is 9 pounds or less."

THen again they also say ministers cant run for office so they arent all bad...
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« Reply #875 on: November 14, 2012, 12:51:41 AM »
i believe such laws are also referred to as 'blue laws'. there are a lot of weird ones, and even more that make you certain that someone powerful got outraged at something silly that a neighbor was doing no one any harm by.

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« Reply #876 on: November 14, 2012, 01:10:31 AM »
I recall a law in England where you can't drive a motorcycle with a bear in the passenger seat.  As best I can recall the reason it was put in place is because a museum was transferring some exhibits to another one and one of the people got fed up waiting for a delivery truck for one of the stuffed bears so he put it in his motorcycle and went off.  The rubbernecking from this caused quite a few accidents, and thus the law went into place to prevent more accidents.

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« Reply #877 on: November 14, 2012, 02:08:11 PM »
I recall a law in England where you can't drive a motorcycle with a bear in the passenger seat.  As best I can recall the reason it was put in place is because a museum was transferring some exhibits to another one and one of the people got fed up waiting for a delivery truck for one of the stuffed bears so he put it in his motorcycle and went off.  The rubbernecking from this caused quite a few accidents, and thus the law went into place to prevent more accidents.
So presumably lions and tigers are still OK, then?  :P
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« Reply #878 on: November 14, 2012, 03:39:19 PM »
So I wave and take off.

There's nothing wrong with analysing people (that's a skill we all possess, in a more or less developed state), but I think we should keep those results to ourselves as a way to respect other people's privacy. I wouldn't tell the stranger I saw on the street today that his slumped posture, slight crackle in respiration, very light jaundice, reddened eyes and skin discolouration where a wedding ring would be that they're going through a very stressful divorce and are currently drinking and smoking far too much (probably from a combination of a low self esteem from being middle-aged, overweight and balding, and the fear of a drastic lifestyle change), because I'd have a profound respect for his privacy and right to be left alone with his demons.

But that's just me.
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Re: Awesome stuff you have to share
« Reply #879 on: November 14, 2012, 10:28:26 PM »
The US Presidential Elections as an example of bad game design.

Ohio is overpowered, and Florida's mechanics are unclear.