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

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

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

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Slippers are not to be worn after 10:00 P.M.

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The penalty for jumping off a building is death.

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While riding in an elevator, one must talk to no one, and fold his hands while looking toward the door.

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Women may go topless in public, providing it is not being used as a business.

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You may not smoke within 100 feet of the entrance to a public building.

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