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New York Crazy Law

·  The penalty for jumping off a building is death.

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

·  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.

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

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

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

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

Staten Island

·  It is illegal for a father to call his son a "Faggot" or "Queer" in an effort to curb "girlie behavior."

·  You may only water your lawn if the hose is held in your hand.

Carmel

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

Greene

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

New York

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

·  Citizens may not greet each other by "putting one's thumb to the nose and wiggling the fingers".

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

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

Ocean City

·  It is illegal for men to go topless in the center of town.

·  It is illegal to eat in the street in residential neighborhoods, and the only beverage you can drink on the beach is water in a clear plastic bottle.

 

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