theoklahomacitythunder:

krafteasymac:

louisiana priest in 1807: well since this was a roman catholic territory, we always just designated districts based on the nearest church

louisiana lawmaker: very well. for our new state we shall draw county lines based on their proximity to churches

priest: hang on, if it’s strictly based on the churches, wouldn’t it be arbitrary to call it a county?

lawmaker:

jordan this is a grade-a post and i refuse to let it die