Stupid New York Laws
(Real Laws and real stupid)
- 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.
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 City
- 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.
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.
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