laws/laughs
got these off Bored.com, you can tell i was pretty bored! these are all true New York state laws..
- 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 license must be purchased before hanging clothes on a clothesline.
- Citizens may not greet each other by "putting one's thumb to the nose and wiggling the fingers".
- Donkeys are not allowed to sleep in bathtubs in Brooklyn, N.Y.
- It is against the law to throw a ball at someone's head for fun.
- It is illegal to jump off the Empire State building.
- New Yorkers cannot dissolve a marriage for irreconcilable differences, unless they both agree to it.
- You may only water your lawn if the hose is held in your hand.
- The New York City Transit Authority has ruled that women can ride the city subways topless, since women may go topless in public, providing it is not being used as a business.
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