Lucid Idiocy officially has a favorite piece of legislation for 2009.

House Resolution 146, congratulating the city of Hoschton on breaking the world record for most scarecrows within a city limits, will be very difficult to beat.

WHEREAS, the committee set a goal to have 4,000 scarecrows within the city limits of Hoschton, Georgia, on September 1, 2008, and this goal was surpassed with an amazing 5,441 scarecrows, earning the city a world record from the World Records Academy; and

WHEREAS, the scarecrow count of 5,441 was proudly verified by John Oxendine, State Insurance Commissioner, and Shane Short, Executive Director of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce; and

WHEREAS, the committee worked valiantly advertising the Hoschton Fall Festival of September 26 and 27, 2008, which resulted in a new record for attendance with approximately 25,000 attendees...

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend the Hoschton Fall Festival Committee on its world record with the Most Scarecrows in One Location, its worldwide recognition through media coverage, and the enormous contribution this effort made to the local economy.