- It is a class A misdemeanor to wave a burning torch around in the air.
- You cannot sell the clothes you are wearing to pay off a gambling debt.
- Merchandise may not be sold within a half mile of a church unless fruit is being sold.
- Cars parked in public places must be locked, and their windows must not be left down more than the width of a hand.
- It is illegal to have over 16 women live in a house together because that constitutes a brothel. However up to 120 men can live together, without breaking the law.
- It’s illegal to have a brothel within 400 yards of a church or school.
- Persons in possession of a “pea shooter” risk it being conviscated by police.
- Men may not buy drinks for female bartenders.
- Pigs less than 32 inches in length may be kept as pets provided there are no more than two in a house.
- Citizens may not greet each other by “putting one’s thumb to the nose and wiggling the fingers”.
- Having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal.
- Toilets be evenly divided among men and women in public theaters or arenas.
- It is illegal to mistreat anything of great importance.
- It is illegal to urinate on the Alamo.
- One man may not be on another man’s back.
- Ugly women must call out “Hideous Hag Coming” before entering a building where men may be.
- Appearing in public places wearing a “lewd dress” is prohibited.
- No member of the clergy is allowed to tell jokes or humorous stories from the pulpit during a church service.
- In an attempt to “foster kindness” in the citizens of New Jersey, the month of May is designated “Kindness Awareness Month”.
- Sandboxes may not be used as ashtrays.
- You can be stopped by the police for biking over 65 miles per hour.
- You cannot bathe two babies in the same tub at the same time.
- Rituals that involve the ingestion of blood, urine, or fecal matter are not allowed.
- Snowball fights are illegal.
- Local authorities can impose fines on people hiking nude in the Alps in the conservative canton of Appenzell.
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