Which is one of the reasons as to why it is a "dumb" law, you know, the subject matter of this thread.

so basically you could speak english as long as you called it American (If you ever got caught because I doubt it was enforced)

New York:

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


Now you understand why I live here ;)

UK...

- Any person found breaking a boiled egg at the sharp end will be sentenced to 24 hours in the village stocks (enacted by Edward VI).

- Any boy under the age of 10 may not see a naked manequin.

- Picking up abandoned baggage is an act of terrorism.

YOU CANT RENT GAMES HERE, it's illegal =[

Not amused.

@Khuutra: Very true.  I actually discussed this very topic with the individual that I quoted.  The laws were made after somebody did these things.  It's just that a lot of them don't apply today.  And some of them are simply dumb.  With that said, here's some dumb NY laws:

Donkeys are not allowed to sleep in bathtubs in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Citizens may not greet each other by “putting one’s thumb to the nose and wiggling the fingers”.

The penalty for jumping off a building is death.

New Yorkers cannot dissolve a marriage for irreconcilable differences, unless they both agree to it.  Lmao!  This one is priceless.

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