I was arrested for selling illegal-sized paper.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Arrested for violating a nonsensical or overly specific law.
- In plain terms
- I got caught selling paper that was too big or small.
- What can you take from it?
- Rules can be arbitrary and funny.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What silly laws exist?
- How do rules fail?
Another view
It lacks a clear punchline beyond confusion.
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