American Laws That Time Forgot

Ever been so bored you wondered, what if I wrestled a bear — and the bear signed a waiver? In this episode of Time Tellers, Dan and Renee open a dusty legal atlas and step into America’s stranger corners: laws born of church mores, backyard feuds, and theatrical protest. We tell the origin stories, read the actual or reported wording, and decide whether each oddity is enforceable law, folklore, or something hilariously in-between. From Alabama’s bear-wrestling tall tales and church-mustache rules to a donkey-forbidden bathtub, a frog-jumping contest that forbids frog-eating, and the paperwork that turns roadkill into dinner: these are the statutes that make you laugh and then scratch your head. Short, punchy stories, historical color, and a Time Teller’s verdict — buckle up for Episode Two: Alabama.