Yahoo! News - Mayor seeks ban on lying Fri Mar 28, 6:44 PM ET
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - The mayor elect of a Midwest U.S. town has heard one too many tall tales.
Jo Hamlet, who is set to take over in Mount Sterling, Iowa when the current mayor leaves, said he is pushing for a ban on lying in the town of 40 residents.
"People shooting 16-pound geese and catching 9-pound bass and 28-pound gobbler turkeys and over 200-point bucks -- I thought maybe we ought to ... tame this down a little bit," said Hamlet, a 69-year-old cattle buyer.
Hamlet said he will conduct an informal poll before putting his anti-lying ordinance to a vote before the city council.
"There's some sentiment that hunting and fishing stories don't count," but unsubstantiated claims of high corn yields and run-of-the-mill gossip might qualify as lies, he said.
As for possible penalties, Hamlet was weighing options such as mouth-washing or a tongue-lashing.
"We're going to have an awful time finding judges," he admitted.
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