"When I was in primary school, Ling, they taught us (in Dutch) how (Dutch) laws are made."
"Yes Master."
"It appeared not all to be True Words, many a law is made by the judges. I'll tell you of one. Our car-license plates, by law, are very dark blue with the number in white. You know of course of the 'Applause Paradox', people wanting to be exactly like others, yet, absolutely different (see Wyndham's 'Chocky'), Now, some twit provided his new car with yellow plates with the number in black, because he wanted it to reflect, and dark blue does not reflect very much. Probably he had seen an English car, i.e. only its tail end. Of course he broke the law and got fined. He did not pay, hence a court case. The judge apparently was, ... enfin, he was put in the right. From then on all car owners wanted such yellow plates and in a year's time they will be the law. And you know what? Most of them do not reflect at all. Yokels and judges often make the laws, not the state."