Signs and Notices 17

These are supposedly actual signs that have appeared at various locations.

• An ad on the subway in NYC: "Learn to read and speak English. Call us now."
• An Amelia Island, FL, podiatrist: "Emergency Foot Surgery- Walk-ins Welcomed."
• Sign over a restroom in a restaurant: "Used beer department."
• On a store front in Florida: "Your one stop shop! Beer ammo and liquor. Drive through open 24 hours!"
• A speed limit sign on Long Beach Island, New Jersey: "Smile, You're on Radar!"
• Seen in a State Park in California: "Weather Station (A large sign with a Rock hanging on a rope) Check the Rock. If it's wet, it's raining. If it's moving, it's windy. If you can't see it, it's foggy. If rock is gone, it's a tornado."

New Jersey Crazy Law

• It is against the law for a man to knit during the fishing season.
• You may not slurp your soup.
• If you have been convicted of driving while intoxicated, you may never again apply for personalized license plates.
• It is against the law to "frown" at a police officer. 
• On a highway you can not park under a bridge.
• Car dealerships are forbidden from opening on Sunday.
• You cannot pump your own gas.
• All gas stations are full service and full service only.
• Automobiles are not to pass horse drawn carriages on the street.
• It is illegal to delay or detain a homing pigeon.
• Bernards Township - It is illegal to frown as the town is a "Frown-Free Town Zone".
• Caldwell - You may not dance or wear shorts on the main avenue.
• Cranford - Citizens are not permitted to park their own boat on their lawn.
• Cresskill - All cats must wear three bells to warn birds of their whereabouts.
• Elizabeth - It is forbidden for a woman, on a Sunday, to walk down Broad Street without wearing a petticoat.
• Manville - It is illegal to offer whiskey or cigarettes to animals a the local zoo.
• Newark - It is illegal to sell ice cream after 6pm, unless the customer has a note from his doctor.
• Ocean City - Pinball machines are not to be played on Sunday.
• People may not slurp their soup.
• Raw hamburger may not be sold.
• Raritan - Profanity is prohibited.
• Sea Isle City - There will be no boiling of bones on the property.
• Trenton - Pickles are not to be consumed on Sundays.
• You may not throw a bad pickle in the street. 

New Jersey State Bird

Q: What is New Jersey's state bird?
A: The common House Fly.