Day: November 3, 2023
Five Weird Laws In The US State of Kentucky
YOU CANâT THROW FLOWERS AT A PUBLIC SPEAKER
No matter how captivating their speech may be, Kentucky law says you cannot throw flowers at a public speaker. You can stand, you can applaud, you can even shout âAmen!,â but apparently tossing a fragrant rose is a step too far. You also canât throw rotten eggs or tomatoes at speakers â no matter how bad their jokes are. Everyone knows tomatoes are best when slathered with mayo between two slices of bread, anyway.
FANCY A HAT? GET YOUR HUSBANDâS PERMISSION FIRST!
Women in Owensboro may be fashion experts, but if they find a hat they particularly like, they need to obtain their husbandâs say-so before making the purchase.
NO SERPENT HANDLING IN CHURCH
If you worship a higher power, you have to keep snakes, lizards, crocodiles, and turtles out of it. Kentucky law KRS 437.060 says if you use a reptile of any kind during a religious service, you could be fined up to $100.
STOP THE CAR BEFORE YOU HUNT!
This has to be among the weirdest laws in Kentucky. Letâs say youâre riding along minding your own business, and you spot a 10-point buck grazing in a field. Before taking aim at your next big meal, you must first stop your vehicle. The same applies if youâre flying in a helicopter, riding on a scooter, or hitching a ride on a semi. You simply cannot hunt from a moving vehicle. Unless, of course, youâve spotted a whale. Thatâs right, the only exception to this law is if the elusive game animal youâre after is a whale. Think about it; someone actually made the exception for whales. Kentucky hasnât been underwater since the Devonian period â roughly 419.2 million years ago.
WHAT YOU DO ON SUNDAY IS NOW YOUR OWN BUSINESS
While this law has since been repealed, in the past you could be fined $50 if you were found to be working on Sunday. Clergy members, athletic game officials, and certain businesses were excluded from the law.
Scariest Movies Ever According To Rotten TOMATOES : 1 To 5
Rotten Tomatoes held a little poll on the site to try and determine the Scariest Movie Ever. Based on other lists and suggestions from the RT staff, they listed together 40 of the scariest movies ever made and asked people to vote for the one that terrified you the most. Here is their list 10 Scariest Horror Movies Ever, 1-5
1. THE EXORCIST (1973)
You may not agree that The Exorcist is the scariest movie ever, but it probably also isnât much of a surprise to see it at the top of our list â with a whopping 19% of all the votes cast. William Friedkinâs adaptation of the eponymous novel about a demon-possessed child and the attempts to banish said demon became the highest-grossing R-rated horror film ever and the first to be nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars (it earned nine other nominations and took home two trophies). But outside of its critical and commercial bona fides, the film is well-known for the mass hysteria it inspired across the country, from protests over its controversial subject matter to widespread reports of nausea and fainting in the audience. Its dramatic pacing and somewhat dated effects may seem quaint compared to some contemporary horror, but thereâs no denying the power the film continues to have over those who see it for the first time.
2. HEREDITARY (2018)
Writer-director Ari Aster made a huge splash with his feature directorial debut, a dark family drama about the nature of grief couched within a supernatural horror film. Toni Collette earned a spot in the pantheon of great Oscar snubs with her slowly-ratcheted-up-to-11 performance as bedeviled mother Annie, but the movieâs biggest shock came courtesy of⌠Well, we wonât spoil that here. Suffice it to say Hereditary struck such a nerve with moviegoers that it instantly turned Aster into a director to watch and shot up to second place on our list.
3. THE CONJURING (2013)
James Wan has staked out a place among the modern masters of horror, directing films like Saw, Dead Silence, Insidious, and this inspired-by-true-events chiller based on the experiences of real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. The Warrens, best known for their work on the strange case that inspired the Amityville Horror movies (which played a part in The Conjuring 2), were portrayed by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga, who grounded the effective jump scares and freak-out moments with a believable world-weariness. Together, Wan and his co-leads found fresh terror in familiar genre tropes, and the end result is a sprawling cinematic universe that only continues to grow.
4. THE SHINING (1980)
Literally dozens of Stephen Kingâs novels and stories have been adapted for the big screen, and several of those films are considered classics today, like Carrie, Misery, and Pet Sematary (and that doesnât even account for non-horror stuff like The Shawshank Redemption and Stand By Me). But the mother of them all is easily Stanley Kubrickâs adaptation of The Shining. A marvel of set and production design and a genuinely unnerving take on the traditional haunted house story, The Shining features a host of memorable images and an iconic Jack Nicholson performance. The filmâs relatively few jump scares are still absolutely chilling, but its true power lies in the way it crawls under your skin and makes you experience Jack Torranceâs slow descent into madness. Itâs rightfully considered one of the greatest horror films ever made, and it ranked fourth in our poll.
5. THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1974)
While the top four movies on this list collectively garnered 42% of the total votes counted, they were followed by six films that all earned around 3% of the vote each. In other words, these last six films were separated by no more than 60 votes. The first of them is this low-budget slasher directed and co-written by Tobe Hooper, very loosely inspired by the crimes of Ed Gein. Texas Chainsawâs grimy aesthetic helped lend it an air of authenticity, which made it all the more frightening (âThis could actually happen, you guys!â), and the massive, menacing presence of Gunnar Hansenâs Leatherface paved the way for other brutes like Michael Myers and Jason Voorhees. Multiple attempts have been made to breathe new life into the franchise, but none have equaled the original in sheer, over-the-top, power tool-inspired terror.