new york crazy laws

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•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.