First of, it's the home of the unabomber. Besides that...
- In Helena, Montana... it's illegal to throw anything across the street. From footballs to babies, it's all a big no-no.
- It is illegal for a married woman to go fishing alone on Sundays, and illegal for a non-married woman 7 days a week.
- The average square mile of land in Montana contains 1.4 elk, 1.4 pronghorn antelope, and 3.3 deer. (it's the .4 of the antelope that boggle me...)
- Creeks in Montana are often called 'crick.' If you had a crick in your neck, they'd wonder how it got there...
- It is a misdemeanor to show a movie depicting a felonious crime. Thus, Tarentino movies have probably never been shown in this great state...
- It is a felony for a wife to open her husband's mail.
- It is illegal to have a sheep in the cab of your truck without a chaperone (now, an INFLATABLE sheep is a different story...)
- Montana is the 4th largest state, with the 44th largest population...
- Montana's first territorial capital, Bannack, has been preserved as a ghost town state park along once gold-laden Grasshopper Creek. This old town is also said to be haunted by several ghostly spirits. (I smell a future UrbEx post)
- In Whitehall, it is illegal to operate a vehicle with ice-picks attached to the wheels (but hoo buy, does it sound fun...)
- In Montana, the word "ditch” can be used to order a drink. It means "with water." "I'd like a Jack Daniel's ditch, please" means, "I'd like a Jack Daniel's and water." This is not a joke. In fact, all you really have to ask for is a "Jack ditch."
I haven't been to Helena yet, but I want to throw something across the street now. And take a woman fishing. But the 'ditch' part confuses me. Adding water to a drink lessens the alcohol. If you need to make your drink weaker, wouldn't that make you a bitch?
Anyway, I digress.. off to more traveling in Big Sky Country!
24 witty retorts:
I always let sheep ride un-chaperoned. guess I shouldn't go to Montana.
Nice facts, I didn't know!
Montana is full of weird and pointless people, but the land there is some of the most beautiful on earth.
All things I'll keep in mind on my next trip to Montana. And no, that won't be happening anytime soon.
SD
Phil Jackson, Ted Turner & David Lynch are all from Montana.
Fun fact: Montana boasts the least amount of non-white people of any state (North Dakota is a close #2).
I'm off to celebrate my freedom by tossing a baby across the street!
These can't be true. O_o'
All I can say is that I'm glad it's you investigating that part of the country and not me or I'd probably pull a red-headed angry move and go fishing (and I'm a single gal!)
Any time I go to montana, I get so mad when I hear Crick. Also, how can you make a post about Montana and not bring up their love for Huckleberries and Taxidermies!
I want to go to Montana sometime. People make it sound like a mini southern Alaska.
Thanks for the update! Followed!
Brandini. OK, Montana is pretty and all that. But any state that's more backward is just plain fucked up.
Maybe the sheep regulations are because no smart-minded woman would want to live there.
Baaaa, and FUCK RICK PERRY!
Woo hoo! I am totally going to go fishing on the wrong day. Fight the power!
jill
http://inbedwithmarriedwomen.blogspot.com
jack ditch? what the?
wife opening husband's mail should be a felony
Ahhhh Montana! Where men are men and sheep sleep scared. AAAHAhahahahahahahahaaa!
Some of these were quite silly
They really got some weird laws over there! lol.
Have you noticed the Liquor store/casino in EVERY gas station? Also of note - You can buy liquor there that is not legal in Idaho. Everclear for example.
I'm laughing out loud - I live in China, and I've YET to see sheep in the cabs of trucks.
God bless America.
lol.
Good thing I'm a bitch then! Whoa!
If you must throw something across the street, I would suggest the baby... I mean, the ball. Yes, definitely the ball ;)
Wow, so random. I've never been to Montana and I didn't know the unibomber was from there. Also, that's weird about the fishing law. And haha, never make a drink weaker, just drink half of it. :)
Have a good weekend,
Dale
Ok, what's up with the sheep in the cab of the vehicle deal? Who even had a reason to make that a rule?
Now that is weird. I have a co worker from Montana and the first thing I asked her was were their any blacks in Montana? She laughs and said, yeah there was 1.
LOL @ Logallot! Hey, they had more than one when The Real Blogger Shore's Amazing Undercover Idols were there in Helena! :)
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