Stupid Laws » New York http://www.stupidlaws.com We have a huge collection of stupid, dumb, and crazy laws from the United States, individual states, and many other countries. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:28:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 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/ 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.
  • If a Leprechaun calls at your door you must, by law, give him a share of your dinner.
  • It is illegal for a male to be sexually aroused in public.
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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.
  • If a Leprechaun calls at your door you must, by law, give him a share of your dinner.
  • It is illegal for a male to be sexually aroused in public.
    • ]]>     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/ 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
  • Clothes may not be hung to dry on Sunday.
  • 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.
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  • Clothes may not be hung to dry on Sunday.
  • 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.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/a-license-must-be-purchased-before-hanging-clothes-on-a-clothesline/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/ 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
  • Ice cream may not be eaten on Sundays.
  • Ice cream men must obtain a license before selling any ice cream from their car.
  • It is a violation of the local law for any pilot or passenger to carry an ice cream cone in their pocket while either flying or waiting to board a plane.
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  • Ice cream may not be eaten on Sundays.
  • Ice cream men must obtain a license before selling any ice cream from their car.
  • It is a violation of the local law for any pilot or passenger to carry an ice cream cone in their pocket while either flying or waiting to board a plane.
    • ]]>     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/ 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     It is against the law to throw a ball at someone’s head for fun. http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-against-the-law-to-throw-a-ball-at-someones-head-for-fun/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-against-the-law-to-throw-a-ball-at-someones-head-for-fun/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:28:51 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=2002
  • It is against the law to throw a bag containing both cats and dogs into Parramatta River. But it is okay to throw a bag of cats or a bag of dogs.
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  • It is against the law to throw a bag containing both cats and dogs into Parramatta River. But it is okay to throw a bag of cats or a bag of dogs.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-against-the-law-to-throw-a-ball-at-someones-head-for-fun/feed/ 0     It is illegal for a woman to be on the street wearing “body hugging clothing”. http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-for-a-woman-to-be-on-the-street-wearing-body-hugging-clothing/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-for-a-woman-to-be-on-the-street-wearing-body-hugging-clothing/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:29:33 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=2010
  • 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.
  • No sand may be taken from the beach. The law states that sand must be removed from body, shoes and clothing before leaving the beach.
  • One may not bathe without wearing “suitable clothing,” i.e.,that which covers one’s body from neck to knee.
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  • 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.
  • No sand may be taken from the beach. The law states that sand must be removed from body, shoes and clothing before leaving the beach.
  • One may not bathe without wearing “suitable clothing,” i.e.,that which covers one’s body from neck to knee.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/it-is-illegal-for-a-woman-to-be-on-the-street-wearing-body-hugging-clothing/feed/ 0     New Yorkers cannot dissolve a marriage for irreconcilable differences, unless they both agree to it. http://www.stupidlaws.com/new-yorkers-cannot-dissolve-a-marriage-for-irreconcilable-differences-unless-they-both-agree-to-it/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/new-yorkers-cannot-dissolve-a-marriage-for-irreconcilable-differences-unless-they-both-agree-to-it/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:30:02 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=2015
  • A marriage can be declared void if either of the two persons is physically impotent.
  • By law, if a man promises to marry an unmarried woman, the marriage must take place.
  • If an older brother asks to marry your girlfriend by law and honor you, and your girlfriend, must agree.
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  • A marriage can be declared void if either of the two persons is physically impotent.
  • By law, if a man promises to marry an unmarried woman, the marriage must take place.
  • If an older brother asks to marry your girlfriend by law and honor you, and your girlfriend, must agree.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/new-yorkers-cannot-dissolve-a-marriage-for-irreconcilable-differences-unless-they-both-agree-to-it/feed/ 0     Slippers are not to be worn after 10:00 P.M. http://www.stupidlaws.com/slippers-are-not-to-be-worn-after-1000-p/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/slippers-are-not-to-be-worn-after-1000-p/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:27:34 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1989
  • Face masks may not be worn in public.
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  • Face masks may not be worn in public.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/slippers-are-not-to-be-worn-after-1000-p/feed/ 1     The penalty for jumping off a building is death. http://www.stupidlaws.com/the-penalty-for-jumping-off-a-building-is-death/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/the-penalty-for-jumping-off-a-building-is-death/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:27:23 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1986
  • Any carport added to a building increases the value of the building by 15.5 times the cost of building the carport
  • If you challenge a man to a fist fight to the death, he must accept or pay a penalty of 4 deer.
  • Interfering with the mail or sleeping with the consort of the Queen is classed as treason, and as such, carries the death penalty.
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  • Any carport added to a building increases the value of the building by 15.5 times the cost of building the carport
  • If you challenge a man to a fist fight to the death, he must accept or pay a penalty of 4 deer.
  • Interfering with the mail or sleeping with the consort of the Queen is classed as treason, and as such, carries the death penalty.
    • ]]>     http://www.stupidlaws.com/the-penalty-for-jumping-off-a-building-is-death/feed/ 1     While riding in an elevator, one must talk to no one, and fold his hands while looking toward the door. http://www.stupidlaws.com/while-riding-in-an-elevator-one-must-talk-to-no-one-and-fold-his-hands-while-looking-toward-the-door/ http://www.stupidlaws.com/while-riding-in-an-elevator-one-must-talk-to-no-one-and-fold-his-hands-while-looking-toward-the-door/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:28:21 +0000 admin http://new.stupidlaws.com/?p=1997
  • If someone knocks on your door and requests the use of your toilet, you must allow them access
  • It is illegal to urinate in an elevator.
  • It’s illegal to carry a Bible or to talk to anyone about Jesus Christ.
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  • If someone knocks on your door and requests the use of your toilet, you must allow them access
  • It is illegal to urinate in an elevator.
  • It’s illegal to carry a Bible or to talk to anyone about Jesus Christ.
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