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.
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