Stupid Laws » New York http://www.stupidlaws.com Browse and discuss the largest collection of dumb, crazy, and stupid laws covering the United States, England, Australia, Europe, Florida, California, Texas and many other countries and states. Stupid state laws, local law, and national laws. Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:14:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 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. http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-fine-of-25-can-be-levied-for-flirting/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-fine-of-25-can-be-levied-for-flirting http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-fine-of-25-can-be-levied-for-flirting/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:27:54 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1992
  • A recently passed anti-crime law requires criminals to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed.
  • It is illegal for a male to be sexually aroused in public.
  • It is legal for a male to have sex with an animal as long as it does not exceed 40 lbs.
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  • A recently passed anti-crime law requires criminals to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed.
  • It is illegal for a male to be sexually aroused in public.
  • It is legal for a male to have sex with an animal as long as it does not exceed 40 lbs.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-fine-of-25-can-be-levied-for-flirting/feed/ 0     A license must be purchased before hanging clothes on a clothesline. http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-license-must-be-purchased-before-hanging-clothes-on-a-clothesline/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-license-must-be-purchased-before-hanging-clothes-on-a-clothesline http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-license-must-be-purchased-before-hanging-clothes-on-a-clothesline/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:28:41 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1999
  • It is against the city ordinance to hang your clothes outside on a clothesline.
  • It is against the city ordinance to hang your clothes outside on a clothesline.
  • Beer may not be purchased after midnight on a Sunday, but it may be purchased on Monday.
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  • It is against the city ordinance to hang your clothes outside on a clothesline.
  • It is against the city ordinance to hang your clothes outside on a clothesline.
  • Beer may not be purchased after midnight on a Sunday, but it may be purchased on Monday.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-license-must-be-purchased-before-hanging-clothes-on-a-clothesline/feed/ 0     A man can’t go outside while wearing a jacket and pants that do not match. http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-man-cant-go-outside-while-wearing-a-jacket-and-pants-that-do-not-match/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-man-cant-go-outside-while-wearing-a-jacket-and-pants-that-do-not-match http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-man-cant-go-outside-while-wearing-a-jacket-and-pants-that-do-not-match/#comments Sun, 30 Jan 2011 15:00:55 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=3666
  • Women are forbidden from wearing pants in public.
  • No horses are allowed into Fountain Inn unless they are wearing pants.
  • Any woman who wears pants faces a possible punishment of having the pants ripped off her and torn to pieces by soldiers.
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  • Women are forbidden from wearing pants in public.
  • No horses are allowed into Fountain Inn unless they are wearing pants.
  • Any woman who wears pants faces a possible punishment of having the pants ripped off her and torn to pieces by soldiers.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-man-cant-go-outside-while-wearing-a-jacket-and-pants-that-do-not-match/feed/ 0     A person may not walk around on Sundays with an ice cream cone in his/her pocket. http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-person-may-not-walk-around-on-sundays-with-an-ice-cream-cone-in-hisher-pocket/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-person-may-not-walk-around-on-sundays-with-an-ice-cream-cone-in-hisher-pocket http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-person-may-not-walk-around-on-sundays-with-an-ice-cream-cone-in-hisher-pocket/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:28:07 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1995
  • It is against the law to have an ice cream cone in your back pocket.
  • It is illegal to transport an ice cream cone in your pocket.
  • It is illegal to transport an ice cream cone in your pocket.
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  • It is against the law to have an ice cream cone in your back pocket.
  • It is illegal to transport an ice cream cone in your pocket.
  • It is illegal to transport an ice cream cone in your pocket.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-person-may-not-walk-around-on-sundays-with-an-ice-cream-cone-in-hisher-pocket/feed/ 0     Citizens may not greet each other by “putting one’s thumb to the nose and wiggling the fingers”. http://www.stupidlaws.com/citizens-may-not-greet-each-other-by-putting-ones-thumb-to-the-nose-and-wiggling-the-fingers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=citizens-may-not-greet-each-other-by-putting-ones-thumb-to-the-nose-and-wiggling-the-fingers http://www.stupidlaws.com/citizens-may-not-greet-each-other-by-putting-ones-thumb-to-the-nose-and-wiggling-the-fingers/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:29:43 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=2013
  • It is illegal for a husband to beat his wife with a stick larger in diameter than his thumb.
  • It is illegal for barbers to use their fingers to apply shaving cream to a customer’s face.
  • Picking your nose on Saturday is forbidden.
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  • It is illegal for a husband to beat his wife with a stick larger in diameter than his thumb.
  • It is illegal for barbers to use their fingers to apply shaving cream to a customer’s face.
  • Picking your nose on Saturday is forbidden.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/citizens-may-not-greet-each-other-by-putting-ones-thumb-to-the-nose-and-wiggling-the-fingers/feed/ 0     Donkeys are not allowed to sleep in bathtubs http://www.stupidlaws.com/donkeys-are-not-allowed-to-sleep-in-bathtubs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=donkeys-are-not-allowed-to-sleep-in-bathtubs http://www.stupidlaws.com/donkeys-are-not-allowed-to-sleep-in-bathtubs/#comments Sun, 30 Jan 2011 15:03:25 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=3672
  • Donkeys cannot sleep in bathtubs.
  • Donkeys may not be kept in bathtubs.
  • You are not allowed to sleep in a dog kennel (unless you’re a dog.)
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  • Donkeys cannot sleep in bathtubs.
  • Donkeys may not be kept in bathtubs.
  • You are not allowed to sleep in a dog kennel (unless you’re a dog.)
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/donkeys-are-not-allowed-to-sleep-in-bathtubs/feed/ 0     During a concert, it is illegal to eat peanuts and walk backwards on the sidewalks. http://www.stupidlaws.com/during-a-concert-it-is-illegal-to-eat-peanuts-and-walk-backwards-on-the-sidewalks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=during-a-concert-it-is-illegal-to-eat-peanuts-and-walk-backwards-on-the-sidewalks http://www.stupidlaws.com/during-a-concert-it-is-illegal-to-eat-peanuts-and-walk-backwards-on-the-sidewalks/#comments Sun, 30 Jan 2011 14:57:12 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=3658
  • You cannot walk backwards eating peanuts in front of the Barnstormers Auditorium during a performance.
  • You cannot eat a doughnut and walk backwards on a city street.
  • No one may walk backwards downtown while eating a hamburger.
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  • You cannot walk backwards eating peanuts in front of the Barnstormers Auditorium during a performance.
  • You cannot eat a doughnut and walk backwards on a city street.
  • No one may walk backwards downtown while eating a hamburger.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/during-a-concert-it-is-illegal-to-eat-peanuts-and-walk-backwards-on-the-sidewalks/feed/ 0     Every business must have spitoons and clean them every 24 hours http://www.stupidlaws.com/every-business-must-have-spitoons-and-clean-them-every-24-hours/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=every-business-must-have-spitoons-and-clean-them-every-24-hours http://www.stupidlaws.com/every-business-must-have-spitoons-and-clean-them-every-24-hours/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:02:24 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=5167
  • Bingo games may not last over 5 hours unless it is held at a fair.
  • Sexually oriented businesses may not open for business on Sundays.
  • Based on the number of a car’s license plate, cars are restricted from use on certain days of the week.
    • ]]>     § 378-5 D.Every corporation, proprietor or other person owning, operating or controlling any store, factory, theater or other building or room which is used in common by the public or any depot or railroad station shall provide a sufficient number of nonabsorbent receptacles for expectoration and shall provide for the thorough cleansing and disinfection thereof at least once in twenty-four (24) hours.

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    1. Bingo games may not last over 5 hours unless it is held at a fair.
    2. Sexually oriented businesses may not open for business on Sundays.
    3. Based on the number of a car’s license plate, cars are restricted from use on certain days of the week.

    ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/every-business-must-have-spitoons-and-clean-them-every-24-hours/feed/ 0     Homeless people may not start a fire in the park unless they intend to cook food. http://www.stupidlaws.com/homeless-people-may-not-start-a-fire-in-the-park-unless-they-intend-to-cook-food/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=homeless-people-may-not-start-a-fire-in-the-park-unless-they-intend-to-cook-food http://www.stupidlaws.com/homeless-people-may-not-start-a-fire-in-the-park-unless-they-intend-to-cook-food/#comments Sun, 30 Jan 2011 15:06:38 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=3684
  • The fire department is required to practice fire fighting for fifteen minutes before attending a fire.
  • It is illegal to be homeless.
  • All food in a childrens’ camp must be approved by the director before being used.
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  • The fire department is required to practice fire fighting for fifteen minutes before attending a fire.
  • It is illegal to be homeless.
  • All food in a childrens’ camp must be approved by the director before being used.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/homeless-people-may-not-start-a-fire-in-the-park-unless-they-intend-to-cook-food/feed/ 1     If one wishes to bathe in the city limits, they must be clothed in a “suitable bathing suit” http://www.stupidlaws.com/if-one-wishes-to-bathe-in-the-city-limits-they-must-be-clothed-in-a-suitable-bathing-suit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=if-one-wishes-to-bathe-in-the-city-limits-they-must-be-clothed-in-a-suitable-bathing-suit http://www.stupidlaws.com/if-one-wishes-to-bathe-in-the-city-limits-they-must-be-clothed-in-a-suitable-bathing-suit/#comments Sun, 30 Jan 2011 14:59:33 +0000 admin http://www.stupidlaws.com/?p=3662
  • It is illegal to disrobe in a wagon.
  • To swim in any pond in the city, one must wear a “suitable bathing suit”.
  • Six-year-old girls may not run around without being fully clothed.
    • ]]>     38-5. Bathing.

    It shall not be lawful for any person or persons to bathe in any of the waters within the corporate bounds of the village unless attired by a suitable bathing suit or covering, or to disrobe in any of the streets or public places or in any automobile or wagon in said streets or public places in said village.

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    1. It is illegal to disrobe in a wagon.
    2. To swim in any pond in the city, one must wear a “suitable bathing suit”.
    3. Six-year-old girls may not run around without being fully clothed.

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