Lawmakers Always Know Best

We were thinking about the "fat tax" or the "junk food tax" and we had this awful feeling in the pit of our stomachs. No, no, not from the the fat or junk but from the lawmakers who would decide what is best for us.

But what are we worried about, over the years lawmakers have always taken the next logical step, right?

Here are some of those laws:

In Boston: It is illegal to eat peanuts in church.

Rosemead, CA: Eating ice cream in public with a fork is prohibited.

In California: It is illegal to eat an orange in your bath tub.

Marion, OH: It's a violation to eat a donut while walking backwards.

Carmel, NY: It's illegal to eat ice cream while standing on the sidewalk.

Riverside, CA: One may not carry a lunch down the street between 11 and 1 o’clock.

Massachusetts: At a wake, mourners may eat no more than three sandwiches.

Greene, NY: It's against the law to eat peanuts and walk backwards down the street while a concert is playing.

In Lexington, Kentucky it is illegal to carry an ice cream cone in your pocket.

Gainesville, Ga., it is illegal to eat chicken with a fork.

Delaware, It’s illegal to fly over water unless you are carrying enough snacks and drinks.