Stupid Laws in New York

A fine of $25 can be levied for flirting. This old law specifically prohibits men from turning around on any city street and looking “at a woman in that way.” A second conviction for a crime of this magnitude calls for the violating male to be forced to wear a “pair of horse-blinders” wherever and whenever he goes outside for a stroll.

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A license must be purchased before hanging clothes on a clothesline.

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A man can’t go outside while wearing a jacket and pants that do not match.

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A person may not walk around on Sundays with an ice cream cone in his/her pocket.

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Citizens may not greet each other by “putting one’s thumb to the nose and wiggling the fingers”.

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Donkeys are not allowed to sleep in bathtubs

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During a concert, it is illegal to eat peanuts and walk backwards on the sidewalks.

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Every business must have spitoons and clean them every 24 hours

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Homeless people may not start a fire in the park unless they intend to cook food.

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If one wishes to bathe in the city limits, they must be clothed in a “suitable bathing suit”

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It is against the law to throw a ball at someone’s head for fun.

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It is illegal for a father to call his son a “faggot” or “queer” in an effort to curb “girlie” behavior.

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It is illegal for a woman to be on the street wearing “body hugging clothing”.

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It is illegal to carry an open can of spray paint.

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It is illegal to disrobe in a wagon.

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It is illegal to jump off the Empire State building.

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It is illegal to shine shoes after 1:00 on a Sunday afternoon

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It is still illegal to shoot a rabbit from a moving trolley car.

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It’s illegal to have a puppet show in your window and a violation can land you in jail for 30 days.

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It’s illegal to shake a dust mop out a window.

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It’s illegal to start any kind of public performance, show, play, game or what have you, until after 1:05 p.m.

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It’s illegal to throw swill into the street.

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Jaywalking is legal, as long as it’s not diagonal. That is, you can cross the street out of the crosswalk, but you can’t cross a street diagonally.

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Members of nine New York Indian tribes are exempt from the city’s eight percent parking tax.

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New Yorkers cannot dissolve a marriage for irreconcilable differences, unless they both agree to it.

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