Hello, New Jersey!
Well, Jack's bittersweet tale of a love that never was has been linked by nj.com, endearing him to the locals, who are rooting him on with comments and tributes such as, "What a wuss" and "stop wasting time and space on this crap."
First of all, the concern about "column inches" seems to be misplaced. But more importantly, a further investigation of nj.com reveals a disturbing reality. I'm sure people who live there are sick of the Sopranos references. But the stark truth is that New Jersey is a land of too many laws. I don't know about the rest of you, but I can't risk living in a state where this is illegal:
MEDFORD, N.J. -- An 18-year-old Sherwood Drive man was arrested Sunday afternoon on charges of disturbing the peace for allegedly firing a homemade potato gun into the air, according to the Burlington County Times.
The man reportedly was firing potatoes into a lake near where he lives. He was processed and released to await a municipal court hearing.
First of all, the concern about "column inches" seems to be misplaced. But more importantly, a further investigation of nj.com reveals a disturbing reality. I'm sure people who live there are sick of the Sopranos references. But the stark truth is that New Jersey is a land of too many laws. I don't know about the rest of you, but I can't risk living in a state where this is illegal:
MEDFORD, N.J. -- An 18-year-old Sherwood Drive man was arrested Sunday afternoon on charges of disturbing the peace for allegedly firing a homemade potato gun into the air, according to the Burlington County Times.
The man reportedly was firing potatoes into a lake near where he lives. He was processed and released to await a municipal court hearing.
Labels: Hoboken, New Jersey, public transportation, the single life
posted by John Levenstein at
11:27 AM
6 Comments:
no one tells me i can't fire my potato into my lake!
It is illegal to pump your own gas in Jersey. The reason this law was passed? It was considered too dangerous for the folks of New Jersey to be handling a flammable liquid!
too many laws!
I am very attracted to potatoes and six months ago, I clandestinely took a photo of some:
http://blog.stayfreemagazine.org/2007/08/the-new-apple-p.html
John,
I've actually been on that very lake! We shot an episode of our old show Small Shots in Medford. And I can tell you from firsthand experience, it's a town where the police certainly have some time on their hands. It was the only place we ever got shut down for filming. Maybe they thought we were going to start chucking potatoes from our production van.
You'll be sorry when they allow drivers to pump gas and they set fire to all the potatoes and shoot them. Don't come crying to me.
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